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Chinese company Yaobai Cement, a subsidiary of WIH, has announced the launch of a new cement plant in Moroto, Northern Uganda. The project represents an investment of 300 million USD.

China’s West China Cement (WCC) has announced the acquisition of 100 % of the shares of South African company AfriSam, one of the key producers of construction materials in the region. The deal is part of WCC’s strategy to expand its presence in the African market.

Turkish company Oyak Cement has commissioned the Beypazan solar power plant in Ankara, significantly strengthening its position in sustainable energy. The new facility, with an annual generation capacity of 182,000 MWh, is built on an area of 1.5 million square meters and includes 210,000 solar panels.

Heidelberg Materials is nearing completion of the first phase of its Airvault cement plant upgrade in France, a project aimed at making the facility one of the lowest-CO₂-emitting plants in Europe by 2030.

A new player in the construction materials market, LATCEM, has completed a deal to simultaneously acquire control of two leading cement producers in the region – InterCement in Brazil and Loma Negra in Argentina. The transaction marks one of the largest consolidations in the Latin American cement industry in recent years.

Portuguese cement producer Secil is implementing a modernization project at its Maceira-Liz plant aimed at reducing the carbon footprint of its production. The initiative is carried out under the ProFuture CCL (Clean Cement Line) program and targets a reduction of CO₂ emissions by approximately 30 % compared to 2019 levels.

Vietnam’s Hoang Long Group (HLG) has commissioned a new clinker production line with a capacity of 7,200 tonnes per day at the Hoang Long Hoa Binh cement plant.