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Nigeria's Dangote Cement has announced plans to expand its production capacity to more than 66 million tons of cement per year by 2028.

Japanese cement company Taiheiyo Cement reported a decrease in key financial results for the nine months to 31 December 2025. The group's consolidated revenue decreased by 1.6 % year-on-year and amounted to 4.3 billion USD against 4.4 billion USD a year earlier.

Holcim has closed the acquisition of Alkern, a leading French manufacturer of precast concrete, with estimated net sales of around EUR 250 million in 2025.

Heidelberg Materials Australia has agreed to acquire the construction materials business of Maas Group Holdings, an ASX-listed diversified industrial group which is a leading supplier of aggregates, ready-mixed concrete, and asphalt based in Eastern Australia.

TITAN Group has completed the acquisition of Vracs de L'Estuaire, an established cement business in Northern France.

Confidence Cement Dhaka Ltd has inaugurated a 1.8 Mta cement grinding unit at its newly established plant in Palash, Narsingdi in Bangladesh.

UltraTech Cement has placed an order for seven vertical roller mills (VRM) as part of its ongoing capacity expansion program across its cement plants in India.