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Kenyan industrial group Devki Group has begun construction of a Ksh 50 billion cement plant in Kitui County, with operations expected to start in mid-2027.
In July 2026, Akhangarancement opened a new line of railway supplies. For the first time, cement was shipped in polypropylene bags of 40 kg to Hairaton station, Afghanistan. As part of the first delivery, 15 covered wagons were successfully shipped.
According to an announcement by the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran, Abbas Abdolkhani said cargo shipments between Iran’s Dayyer Port and Qatar’s Al Ruwais Port had restarted following efforts by the Iranian embassy in Doha and coordination with Qatari authorities.
The French company Vicat has received a second grant for the implementation of the VAIA (Vicat Advanced Industrial Alliance) carbon capture and storage project at the cement plant in Montalieu-Versier, the largest in France.
India is introducing a new policy aimed at expanding freight transportation by rail as part of the growing demand for cement delivery in bulk. The new rate for bulk cement has been rationalised to Rs 0.90 per tonne per km. Earlier, it was based on different distance bands.
The cement terminal of CEMROS has started operating in Novocheboksarsk.