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Cement Europe has published updated Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for CEM I, CEM II and CEM III, based on the amended European standard EN 15804+A2. The new EPDs replace the 2020 versions and cover the cradle-to-gate life stages of cement production.

The French company Vicat has received a second grant for the implementation of the VAIA (Vicat Advanced Industrial Alliance) carbon capture and storage project at the cement plant in Montalieu-Versier, the largest in France.

Holcim has closed the acquisition of Alkern, a leading French manufacturer of precast concrete, with estimated net sales of around EUR 250 million in 2025.

TITAN Group has completed the acquisition of Vracs de L'Estuaire, an established cement business in Northern France.

The Government of South Australia will provide a AUD12m loan to the Hallett Group to back a green cement transformation project.

Spain’s Cementos Molins has reached an agreement to acquire 100 % of Secil Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento, S.A. (Secil).

Bamburi Cement PLC, now a subsidiary of Tanzanian conglomerate Amsons Group, will build a new clinker plant at a cost of $250 million in Matuga, Kwale County.