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Cement production rose by 17.3% in the first half of 2025 to 4.85 million tonnes from 4.14 million tonnes in the same period of 2024 according to official data.

Limak Çimento is in a process to expand its solar power generation at 4 locations in Türkiye by about 35.9 MWp to safe electricity costs and support sustainable energy generation in the cement production.

Igor Shuvalov, chairman of VEB, commented on the results of the Russian-Chinese negotiations in Beijing.

Huaxin Cement is planning to consolidate all overseas production and operating assets into a new subsidiary, which it intends to list on an overseas stock exchange, according to a company announcement made on 31 August 2025.

Officials in western Libya have laid the foundation stone for a new cement plant in Nalut, with an estimated cost of $600m.

Construction of the third Ghori Cement factory in northern Baghlan province has begun, with a total cost of $86.7 million.

Holcim has completed the divestment of its Nigeria business, selling its entire 83.81% shareholding in Lafarge Africa PLC to Huaxin Cement at an equity value of USD 1 billion on a 100% basis before dividend adjustments.