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Ramco Cements has completed debottlenecking works at its integrated Jayanthipuram cement plant in Andhra Pradesh, increasing clinker capacity from 4.61 million tonnes per year (MTPA) to 5.62 MTPA and cement grinding capacity from 3.65 MTPA to 4.38 MTPA.

Heidelberg Materials has entered into a binding agreement to acquire a 70 % majority stake in Cementos Inka, a family-owned cement producer in Peru.

Fujairah Natural Resources Corporation (FNRC) and Indian company JSW Cement have signed an agreement to build a new cement grinding unit in the Al Taween area of Fujairah, UAE.

German company ZKW Otterbein is investing about 30m EUR in the low-carbon cement program.

Over the past 14 months, 109,000m³ of reinforced concrete (RCC) has been poured at the site. Major civil works for the process buildings and clinker production facilities are expected to be completed by 15 September 2026, with around 3,000m³ of concrete work remaining.

Cimentos de Moçambique has tripled the cement production capacity of its factory in Nacala from 0.39 to 1.2 Mta by installing a kiln line and increasing the grinding capacity.

Votorantim Cimentos has announced an investment of BRL 260m to expand its cement plant in Xambioá, Tocantins, Brazil. The project includes the construction of a new cement grinding line, which will increase the plant's production capacity by 500,000tpa to 1.5Mta. The new line is scheduled to begin operations in July 2028.