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Bulgaria’s Zlatna Panega, which is a member of the Titan Group, has achieved an alternative fuel rate of 65 % for 4 consecutive months, which is a historic success for the cement producer.

Peru’s leading cement producer, Cementos Pacasmayo, intends to install a separate grinding unit at its cement plant La Libertad, about 670 kms north of Lima.

CIMERWA Plc had signed a quarry license agreement with the Rwanda Development Board and the Rwanda Mines, Gas and Petroleum Authority which allows them to invest $190 million to build a ‘clinker’ factory in Musanze District.

Noida International Airport (NIA) has become India's first large-scale project to utilise limestone calcined clay cement (LC3), a low-carbon alternative to traditional cement.

After completing the acquisition of Lafarge Africa Plc with a cement production capacity of 10.6 Mta, Huaxin Cement has become the largest overseas cement producer from China.

Romania’s minister of economy, Radu Miruta, announced that he has requested the European Commission to examine the possibility of restricting cement imports from outside the European Union, citing concerns of unfair competition raised by local producers.

The IFC is considering a total financing package of US$ 24.0m to Mackie Building Materials and MACCEM Industries SL in Sierra Leone.