New Delhi, Oct 29 (PTI) While India’s cement sector became more energy- and carbon-efficient, its groundwater usage in water-stressed regions increased sharply in Financial Year (FY) 2025, compared to FY2024, rising from 27 per cent to 38 per cent, according to a new report. It…
iFOREST study: India’s cement sector cuts CO2 intensity, but total emissions rise to 224.3 Mt; groundwater use and worker deaths increase; renewables just 5.1%.
BGFIBank Cameroon and Atlantic Group have signed a financing agreement for a CFA23 billion cement grinding plant in Kribi's industrial-port zone, southern Cameroon. The agreement, announced on October 27, 2026, will support a facility with an annual production capacity of 1 million metric tons,…
Former Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), Dr. Henry Kwabena Kokofu, has disclosed that Empire Cement Ghana Limited was given three months to prepare a relocation plan after concerns were raised about the location of its facility during…
EADaily, October 28th, 2026. Supplies of bitumen necessary for the production of asphalt have stopped in Estonia. This was announced by Vice-Mayor of Tallinn Kristjan Jarvan. Supplies of bitumen necessary for the production of asphalt have stopped in Estonia This was announced…
Lucky Cement is expanding its Karachi plant by 3.2 MTPA, boosting its total Pakistan capacity to 18.8 MTPA by 2027, driven by growing demand and significant renewable energy investments. Lucky Cement, one of Pakistan’s largest cement makers, has approved a 3.2 million-tonne-per-annum (MTPA) expansion of…
A robot sprays nearly a mile of filament around a mold. Three minutes later, it has made the upper of a running shoe. In another factory, bacteria grow the material that holds concrete together. In yet another, microorganisms turn gases…
Devki Group Narendra Raval (left) looks on as President William Ruto lays a foundation stone for the Sh70 billion Devki Group cement and clinker manufacturing plant in Ngaaie, Mwingi North Constituency, Kitui County on October 27, 2026. Billionaire Narendra Raval has tightened his…
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has warned that Empire Cement Ghana Limited could be required to relocate if it fails to address dust pollution from its operations. The warning follows the EPA’s shutdown of the factory on September 14 after investigations…
If you proceed with placement (pouring concrete into formwork) using the same setup as in summer, you may find yourself wondering what went wrong days or months later. The trouble with winter concrete failures is that they are difficult to…
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