India: Ambuja Cements subsidiary ACC has commissioned a 1.5Mt/yr brownfield grinding unit at its Sindri plant in Jharkhand.

Russia: CEMROS has suspended cement production at its Belgorod cement plant due to market deterioration, reduced profitability and a rising share of imports on the domestic market. The company said ...

Colombia: Holcim Colombia has invested US$2m to modernise its co-processing platform at its Nobsa cement plant in Boyacá. The upgraded facility will process 100,000t/yr of waste into alternative fuels ...

Australia: Green360 Technologies has launched a 457t bulk calcining run of high-purity kaolin from its Pittong operation in Victoria to produce high-reactivity metakaolin as a substitute for Portland ...

Argentina: Cement shipments rose by 12% year-on-year to 0.81Mt in June 2025, according to Portland Cement Manufacturers Association (AFCP) data. The total includes 0.81Mt for domestic use, up 12% year ...

Moçambique Dugongo Cimentos is a joint venture between Mozambique-based SPI Gestão and China-based West International Holding ...

South Africa: Natal Portland Cement (NPC) has completed an upgrade to its kiln at the Simuma plant in Port Shepstone, ...

US: Heidelberg Materials in North America has appointed Bill Fedorka as Senior Vice President, Fly Ash, Southeast Region. He succeeds Jim Clayton, who is retiring. Fedorka started his career working ...

Portugal: Ailana Vilela has been appointed as Chief Supply Chain Officer at Cimpor. Vilela holds over 25 years of experience in the mining, steel and supply chain sectors. She previously worked in ...

Spain: Cementos Carral will expand its facilities at the Punta Langosteira Outer Port with four new silos, at a cost of more than €2m. The project will add 1242m² to its existing 3300m² plot, ...

Al Jouf Cement has appointed Qais Hussein Balas as its managing director. Other recent personnel changes at the company include the resignation of the CEO, Abdulkarim bin Mohammed Al-Nuhair, with ...

Before this, she held procurement jobs at Brazil-based steel product manufacturers Ternium and USIMINAS from 2013 to 2018. She holds a degree in international business from the Centro Universitário ...