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Holcim has completed the acquisition of Xella, the German leader in the walling market with projected 2026 net sales of EUR 1 billion. The transaction process began in October 2025. 

Holcim UK has commenced import and distribution of cement at its flagship Tilbury Cement Works at the Port of Tilbury. The first deep-sea vessel has already discharged material into the site, marking the facility’s transition from construction through to active operations.

Amrize will install an MVR 3750 R-4 roller mill for grinding cement raw material at the Saint-Constant cement plant near Montreal. The equipment will be supplied by a German manufacturer of industrial equipment.

Cementos Avellaneda, which is a subsidiary of the Molins Group, has acquired a 70 % majority stake in construction products company Prokrete Argentina.

Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies has announced the launch of H-CLAY®, a new technology for the cold processing of clay for use in the production of 0 % clinker cement.

Cement sales in Brazil totaled 5.7 million tonnes in May 2026, down 1.0 % from the same month a year earlier, according to the National Cement Industry Union (SNIC).

Ecocem and Tata Steel IJmuiden in the Netherlands have signed a memorandum of understanding to advance the use of BOF and EAF steel slags as next-generation materials for low-carbon cement. The slags will be used as Supplementary Cementitious Materials (SCMs).