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Syria’s General Company for the Manufacturing and Marketing of Cement and Building Materials held talks with a Chinese investment delegation on expanding technical, commercial and investment cooperation in the cement and construction materials sector.

India’s JK Cement has launched the ignition of the 4.4 Mta clinker line at Panna in Madhya Pradesh, India.

Ebonyi State Governor Francis Nwifuru has unveiled a landmark $604 million budget proposal for the 2026 fiscal year. A major highlight of the budget is the planned construction of a new state-owned cement factory.

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.

The cement market in India is expected to grow by 6.6% annually to reach US$18.39 billion in 2025.

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.