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10/01/2025

News: Holcim appoints Board and CEO for North American business

Switzerland/US: Holcim is progressing towards the planned listing of its North American business and has designated its future board members...



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Holcim appoints Board and CEO for North American business

09/01/2025

News: Cemex secures US$13m for lower-emission vehicles in Texan operations

US: Cemex has obtained US$13m through the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan (TERP) to deploy four lower-emission locomotives and two haul trucks at its cement and aggregate sites in New Braunfels and Katy...



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Cemex secures US$13m for lower-emission vehicles in Texan operations

08/01/2025

News: Argentina’s cement despatches see record low

Argentina: Cement despatches dropped by 24% year-on-year to 9.56Mt in 2024, the lowest annual level reported since 2009...



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Argentina’s cement despatches see record low

07/01/2025

News: Nuvoco Vistas to acquire Vadraj Cement

India: Nuvoco Vistas has won a bidding process to acquire Vadraj Cement through a corporate insolvency resolution...



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Nuvoco Vistas to acquire Vadraj Cement

06/01/2025

Change of presenter ❗

Luke Rogers from Carbon Re will take Daniel Summerbell's place to present at the Global FutureCem conference in Istanbul on 5 - February 2025 🌱

The presentation is titled 'Al-driven efficiency: Results in reducing fuel and emissions'

03/01/2025

News: JK Lakshmi Cement to merge three of its subsidiaries

India: JK Lakshmi Cement will merge three of its subsidiaries, Udaipur Cement Works, Hansdeep Industries and Trading, and Hidrive Developers and Industries, into its operations...



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JK Lakshmi Cement to merge three of its subsidiaries

02/01/2025

News: UltraTech Cement acquires stake in Star Cement

India: UltraTech Cement has acquired an 8.69% stake in Star Cement for US$99m, at US$2.74/share...



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UltraTech Cement acquires stake in Star Cement

20/12/2024

News: Heracles signs FEED contract with Air Liquide for Olympus CCS project

Greece: Heracles, part of the Holcim Group, has signed a front-end engineering design contract (FEED) with Air Liquide for CO₂ capture, liquefaction, storage and dispatch facilities at the Heracles plant in Milaki, as part of the Olympus carbon capture and storage (CCS) project...

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Heracles signs FEED contract with Air Liquide for Olympus CCS project

20/12/2024

🔥 New paper announced for the Global CemFuels conference on 17-18 September 2025 in Milan, Italy:

'Solutions for alternative fuels preparation and handling - presentation of new projects'

by Jan Tuma from BEUMER Group

18/12/2024

News: KHD to conduct FEED study for Heidelberg Materials' GeZero project at Geseke

Germany: KHD will carry out a front-end engineering design (FEED) study for the new oxyfuel kiln at Heidelberg Materials' Geseke cement plant, part of the GeZero carbon capture and storage (CCS) project...



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KHD to conduct FEED study for Heidelberg Materials' GeZero project at Geseke

18/12/2024

Magazine: Ditching diesel with Zenobe

UK-based Zenobē’s battery storage and charging technology is helping users of heavy goods vehicles to electrify their fleets, including in the cement and concrete sector.



Read the interview in our December 2024 issue here: https://www.globalcement.com/magazine/back-issues/dec-2024?utm_source=social&utm_medium=fb&utm_content=magazine&utm_campaign=dec24

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17/12/2024

Magazine: N+P - Alternative fuel trends

N+P’s Lars Jennissen outlines recent trends in cement sector alternative fuel use in Europe.



Read the interview in our December 2024 issue here: https://www.globalcement.com/magazine/back-issues/dec-2024?utm_source=social&utm_medium=fb&utm_content=magazine&utm_campaign=dec24

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17/12/2024

News: Niassa cement grinding plant inaugurated in Mozambique

Mozambique: President Filipe Nyusi has inaugurated a grinding plant in Niassa Province, northern Mozambique, valued at US$20m...



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Niassa cement grinding plant inaugurated

16/12/2024

🗣️ New paper announced for the Global CemCCUS conference in Vienna, Austria on 14 - 15 May 2025 !

'Value creation opportunity in cement industry decarbonisation and carbon capture'

Thomas Czigler, McKinsey & Company

16/12/2024

News: World Cement Association forecasts decline in cement demand by 2050

Global: The World Cement Association has released a white paper titled ‘Long-Term Forecast for Cement and Clinker Demand’, authored by CEO Ian Riley...



Read the full story here: https://www.globalcement.com/news/item/18215-world-cement-association-forecasts-decline-in-cement-demand-by-2050

16/12/2024

Download your copy of the Global Cement Directory 2025

You can now download - FREE - the Digital Beta version of the Global Cement Directory 2025 from Global Cement.

Download your FREE PDF copy of the directory and optionally let us know any corrections and additions by 1 February 2025 to receive a free digital updated copy of the full directory when it is published in March 2025.

Corrections and additions to cement and grinding plant details/contacts should be emailed to Dr Robert McCaffrey, [email protected], by 1 February 2025.

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16/12/2024

Magazine: WHR with Triveni Turbines

Triveni Turbines, installer of over 6000 steam turbines in over 80 countries, details projects in India and Türkiye.



Read the feature by S Narayana Prasad, CEO, Triveni Turbines in our December 2024 issue here: https://www.globalcement.com/magazine/back-issues/dec-2024?utm_source=social&utm_medium=fb&utm_content=magazine&utm_campaign=dec24

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