European cement news

Molins has reported its results for the first quarter of 2026, in a global environment characterised by economic and geopolitical uncertainty.

The World Cement Association (WCA) convened its Annual Conference from 19 – 22 April 2026 at The Athenee Hotel in Bangkok, bringing together global industry leaders.

Heidelberg Materials continues to scale the global deployment of autonomous heavy mobile equipment in North America, Australia, and Europe.

RADOM Corporation (Pewaukee, Wisconsin) has successfully completed the engineering and procurement stages in the development of an electrodeless, high efficiency 1 MW thermal plasma torch for use in industrial process applications in cement and mineral processing.

Shareholders approved a special, one-time dividend for 2025 of US$0.44 per share to be paid on May 4, 2026 to shareholders.

Heidelberg Materials has accepted to acquire the offered 39.72% stake of Sabanci Holding in Akçansa, increasing its shareholding from 39.72% to 79.44%.

MMD Group Limited has signed an agreement with global mining company Anglo American to transfer the intellectual property rights for TraxIQ to MMD.

Ecocem welcomed the EU Commissioner for Climate, Net Zero, and Clean Growth – Wopke Hoekstra to its flagship production facility in Dunkirk, France, on Tuesday, 14 April.

French cement company Lafarge has been found guilty by a Paris court of paying millions in protection money to jihadist groups to keep its Syrian factory running during the country's civil war.

Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies announce the strengthening of its partnership with the Groupe Angevin through the signing of a new agreement with its subsidiary Angevin Île-de-France.