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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.
Cemex in Spain has received a €200m grant under the PERTE Industrial Decarbonisation Program for its SOMZERO CCS project at the Alcanar plant in Tarragona.
Nuvoco Vistas Corp. Ltd inaugurated the 2.0 Mta Limla cement plant (LCP) in Surat, Gujarat.
Nigeria's Senate has approved the proposed acquisition of Lafarge Africa by Hainan Huaxin Pan-African Investment, subject to full compliance with Nigerian laws and regulatory requirements.
India's JK Cement plans to increase its cement production capacity to 50Mt/yr by 2030, while focusing on higher capacity utilisation and expanding its portfolio of premium building materials.
According to Alexey Matushansky, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of Russia, domestic production of air pollution control equipment continues to grow steadily. In 2025, output exceeded RUB 52bn, up 20% compared to the previous year. Export performance also improved, with overseas shipments reaching RUB 6.34bn, a 10% increase year-on-year.
The Uzsanoatkurilishmateriallari Association and the International Georgian-Uzbek Business Association have signed a memorandum of cooperation in Tbilisi aimed at developing partnerships in the field of construction materials manufacturing.