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Dangote Cement Plc  is launching a US$336 million blending plant in Botswana to expand its footprint to 12 African nations and reduce dependence on struggling South African operations

The Punjab government has approved setting up a new cement plant in Chakwal.

Cemento Yura, a subsidiary of Grupo Gloria, has sold its 19.71% stake in Chile’s cement producer Cementos Bio Bio (CBB) to Belgium’s Carmeuse Holding for more than US$100 million. 

Birla Corporation Limited, a key player in central India's cement industry with a 20 million tonne capacity, aims to expand to 27.6 million tonnes by 2028-29 with a Rs 4335 crore investment. 

Cement sales in August fell to 6.0 million tons, a 2.5% decrease compared to the same month in 2024.

Nigeria’s Dangote Cement is planning to increase its regional footprint in Africa to 66.4 Mta cement production capacity by 2030.

The company said that it accounts for 35% of the country’s cement sector exports, equivalent to 3.4Mt/yr.