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The Government of Kazakhstan has entered the active phase of implementing five major cross-border hubs designed to strengthen the country’s role as a key transport and logistics node and increase the volume of non-primary exports by 30 %.

BirlaNu, building materials producer (part of the CKA Birla Group), announced the establishment of a new Fibre Cement Board Plant in Andhra Pradesh’s Nellore district. The greenfield project is a major step in the company’s expansion strategy and is supported by the state’s industrial ecosystem.

CEMEX REGENERA, CONCRETOS SUSTENTABLES and an engineering company have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the purpose of establishing a framework for cooperation aimed at developing innovative solutions for the sustainable management of construction and demolition waste in Mexico.

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.

Q3 result increases by 5 % to 1,179 million EUR (previous year: 1,124).

Iraq inaugurated the VAN Cement Plant, launching what the company calls the country’s largest cement production line.

Serbia's economy ministry said it has agreed to provide a 10.6 million euro ($12.3 million) subsidy to Lafarge Srbija, part of Swiss building materials maker Holcim Group, to help finance the construction of a new cement plant in Belgrade's Obrenovac municipality.