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Cement production in Kyrgyzstan’s Chuy Region increased by 45.3 % in January–July 2026 compared with the same period in 2025, according to data from the National Statistical Committee.
Sampyo Cement is expanding the use of artificial intelligence at its Samcheok plant in South Korea to automate parts of the production control process.
Limak Cement has commenced operations at its Low Carbon Cement (LCC) Mediterranean Terminal in Iskenderun, Türkiye. Equipped with environmentally-focused, highly-automated infrastructure, the terminal entered operation on 19 July 2026 with its first shipment of low-carbon bulk cement to Italy.
Holcim has entered into an agreement to acquire Fermacell. Fermacell is a European provider of sustainable walling and flooring solutions with projected 2026 net sales of around EUR 430 million.
A meeting between Vladimir Naumovich, First Deputy Minister of Architecture and Construction of the Republic of Belarus, and a delegation from the Vietnam National Union of Construction Workers was held at the premises of the Management Company of the Belarusian Cement Company.
CEMROS’s Technical Innovations Department is developing a technology to transition from traditional mechanical regulation of exhaust gases in kiln departments to the use of variable frequency drives (VFDs) for electrostatic precipitator exhaust fans.
On August 26, the President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, laid the foundation stone for the construction of a new cement plant in Kushaniyon district, Khatlon Province.