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Holcim US announced a milestone clean energy investment in northeast Michigan with a new partnership to bring the company’s largest solar project in the Midwest to its cement plant in Alpena. When combined with existing renewable energy efforts, the solar initiative will help the plant self-generate 75 percent of its electric power needs with green energy—an important step toward fulfilling Holcim’s pledge to power all of its US operations with 100 percent renewable energy by 2030.

Nigeria’s second-largest cement producer, BUA Cement, has gotten a $500 million financing package from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to develop two new production lines in Sokoto State.

Crown Cement PLC is going to increase its annual production capacity by 40 per cent this year by establishing its sixth manufacturing facility, which will turn it into the country's fourth largest cement manufacturer.

Holcim US continues to strengthen its position in Colorado with its third acquisition in recent months in the rapidly growing state. Today the company announced the acquisition of Tezak Heavy Equipment (“Tezak”), a family-held aggregates producer and specialty civil construction business with deep roots in the Colorado Springs market.

For 12 months, Krasnoyarsk Cement (Sibcem Holding) produced 634.8 thousand tons and sold 633.4 thousand tons of products. The company's assortment includes ten types of cement: six general construction and four specials.

In 12 months, the plant produced 0.8 million tons of cement – 2 % more than in 2021. The company produced, in particular, 0.5 million tons of CEM I 42.5N and 0.1 million tons of CEM II/A-G 32.5B. These types of products proved to be the most in demand on the market last year.

Sibcem Holding continues its investment activities to upgrade and expand the fleet of special equipment of its plants. A hydraulic excavator and a bulldozer have been put into operation in TimlyuyCement (Sibcem Holding). Equipment with a total cost of RUB 66 million was purchased for the development of the second ore body of the south-western flank of the Tarakanovskoye limestone and porphyroid deposit.