Special reports

Hanson UK, a leading supplier of heavy building materials to the construction industry, has been awarded a £350 million contract for Cwmbran hospital in south Wales.

CRH PLC have received US Federal Trade Commission authorisation for the acquisition of the Ash Grove Cement Company.

Van Tongeren opens new North American headquarters in Lebanon, Pennsylvania.

Orion Group Holdings, Inc., a leading specialty construction company, has been awarded a US$18 million contract Port of Corpus Christi, Texas.

LafargeHolcim, a leading building materials company, has aided Russia's construction and reconstruction of key infrastructure projects, including eight of the twelve stadiums that will be used for the football tournament.

The Making Concrete Change: Innovation in Low-carbon Cement and Concrete report argues that although the sector has made some progress reducing its emissions, any progress made has been more than matched by increasing demand.

CEMEX, a global building materials company, has launched www.construrama.com, new digital tool for the online sale of construction materials.

AUMUND Fördertechnik GmbH receives order for two main bucket elevators, one for the raw meal silo and one for the heat exchanger, as well as two pan conveyors for clinker for Flying Cement's new 8000 tpd kiln line.

Portland Cement Association's US cement producers are urging congress to reauthorise federal legislation needed to maintain and improve the nation's water infrastructure.

World Cement talks with Martin Schneider, Managing Director of the European Cement Research Academy (ECRA) about his career, the challenges facing the cement industry – and the historical figure he would most like to meet.

A selection of come of the week's most popular stories from the team at World Cement.

With the global trade back in the headlines, World Cement Editor, Jonathan Rowland, considers what impact the imposition of tariffs could have on the cement industry.

According to CW Research's update of the Global Quicklime, Slaked Lime, and Hydraulic Lime Market Report, the world lime market is expected to reach over US$30 billion by 2023.

Algoma Central Corporation has announced that NovaAlgoma Cement Carriers Limited has acquired a 25% ownership interest in JT Cement, joining KGJ Cement Holdings AS and Erik Thun AB of Sweden in the cement company.

A selection of come of the week's most popular stories from the team at World Cement.