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Heidelberg Materials has commissioned a state-of-the-art kiln line at its Airvault cement plant in the French New Aquitaine region, marking a further milestone in the modernisation of the site.

Аfter successful cold tests with the new kiln7 line at Cimpor’s Alhandra cement plant in Portugal, the first kiln firing has been reported. 

 Fauji Cement, together with the energy company Kot Addu Power Company (KAPCO), has acquired a controlling stake in Attock Cement.

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.

The Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) of Pakistan removed regulatory bottlenecks for planned investments of 700m USD for seven new cement plants. 

Canadian climate technology company and international building materials producer TITAN Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to validate a new low-carbon cement production technology.

German company Heidelberg Materials has agreed to acquire an additional stake in Turkish building materials producer Akçansa from Sabanci Holding, increasing its ownership to 79.44 %. The deal effectively gives the international group a controlling stake and reinforces its position in Turkey and the broader Mediterranean region.