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The US has increased its tariffs on cement imported from Vietnam to 20 %, effective Aug. 1, a move which is expected to significantly alter trade flows as the Southeast Asian country is the second-largest supplier to the US, just behind Turkey, according to industry participants and a White House statement July 31.

On August 2, 2025, construction of a high-tech plant for the production of ballast-free railway slabs for a high-speed highway was launched in Veliky Novgorod.

Cement despatches increased by 30.13 percent in Jul-2025 as the total despatches during Jul-2025 were registered at 3.997 million tons against 3.071 million tons despatched during the same month of last fiscal year.

Management of Dangote Cement has announced that it will commission the 3Mta grinding plant in Côte d’Ivoire by the third quarter of this year.

On July 25, 2025, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation hosted the conference "India's Economic Potential: Development of Relations and Prospects for Russian Business", organized by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation with the support of Sberbank.

Group revenue grew by 17.7% to 2,071.6 billion NGN, compared to 1,760.1 billion NGN in H1 2024.

Azerbaijan exported 449,800t of cement and clinker in the first half of 2025 according to the State Customs Committee.

