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On September 23, FAO, together with the Agency for Waste Management and Circular Economy Development of Uzbekistan, held a roundtable in Tashkent with representatives of government authorities and the cement industry.
The Swedish Land and Environmental Court has granted Heidelberg Materials a 30-year permit to continue quarrying operations in Slite on the Swedish Island of Gotland.
On August 26, the President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, laid the foundation stone for the construction of a new cement plant in Kushaniyon district, Khatlon Province.
In total, in 2026 and subsequent years, it is planned to implement 105 projects with investments of about 775 billion tenge and create 10.4 thousand permanent jobs.
The Government of Namibia has granted permission for Cheetah Cement to buy Ohorongo Cement.
In 2025, Iskitimcement JSC allocated about RUB 460 million for the implementation of programs to improve the environmental safety of production. The work is being carried out as part of the federal Clean Air project, in which Iskitim has participated since September 1, 2023.
SaltX Technology, Holcim and Paebbl are implementing a demonstration project for electrified cement production and the utilization of captured CO₂ across the industrial value chain. The project has received funding through the CET Partnership, an EU programme supporting energy and climate technologies.