UK cement news

In cement manufacturing operations, reliability is a never ending concern. Equipment is routinely exposed to abrasive dust, vibrations, heat, and continuous operation – conditions that place significant stress on a variety of components. Bearings in particular play a critical role in maintaining uptime and failures often result in unplanned shutdowns, increased maintenance labour, and lost production.

Votorantim Cimentos, a building materials and sustainable solutions company, ended the first quarter of 2026 with global net revenue of R$6.3 billion, a 15% increase, excluding the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates, compared to the same period of the previous year.

With the carve-out, thyssenkrupp Polysius is bundling its activities in sustainable process technologies within a dedicated organisation.

Holcim shareholders approved all of the Board of Directors’ proposals at the Annual General Meeting that took place in Zug, Switzerland.

LOESCHE is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a contract by the Ferro Duo GmbH for the delivery of a slag grinding plant for its facility in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia.

Heidelberg Materials France has commissioned a kiln line at its Airvault cement plant in the French New Aquitaine Region.The new clinker production line has a capacity of 1.25 million tpy.

CIMPOR has integrated the first 100% electric concrete mixer to operate in Portugal into its industrial fleet.

Amrize will start its previously announced share buyback program on May 6, 2026.

Cemvision and Mannok (part of Çimsa Group) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish a strategic partnership with the ambition to accelerate the decarbonisation of the cement industry.

Total revenues of US$7.4 billion (Q1 2025: US$6.8 billion) were 9% ahead of the prior year driven by positive underlying demand, disciplined commercial execution, and contributions from acquisitions.