Cement

projects tracked
3
active
2
producing plants
11

Also known as Portland cement and Precast Concrete.

Cement projects

chemXplore tracks 3 projects producing cement, of which 2 are active.

  1. none Announced / Concept
  2. none FEED / Pre-FID
  3. none FID / Sanctioned
  4. 2 projects Under Construction
  5. none Commissioning & Start-up

Of the active ones, 1 revamp / retrofit.

What moved recently

  • September 2026 Holcim Čížkovice Calcined Clay Line · Operational / Completed · Czech Republic

Latest news on cement

7 October 2026
Heidelberg Materials to acquire NCC’s aggregates and asphalt units in Sweden and Norway

106 aggregates sites and 44 hot‑mix asphalt plants change hands for ~SEK 5.5bn on a cash‑ and debt‑free basis; pro forma EBITDA multiple below buyer’s; deal subject to approval.

5 October 2026
Enagás completes permanent sealing of Castor’s 13 wells

Permanently sealed 13 wells with three plugs each, seabed cleared and site prepared for final abandonment of surface facilities.

16 September 2026
Heidelberg Materials to close Ranville cement plant

Closure of Ranville cement site after weak French demand; 87 employees affected; shift to lower‑clinker, higher‑value cement to cut CO₂; €650m invested in other French sites.

8 September 2026
Holcim backs Cloud Cycle to add real-time ML quality control to concrete deliveries

In-truck sensors, edge computing and machine learning enable continuous quality control and mix optimization in transit, reducing returns and supporting low-carbon mixes across mixer fleets.

8 September 2026
Heidelberg Materials acquires 70% of Peru's Cementos Inka

Buys 70% of Cementos Inka, adding 1.3 Mt/yr grinding capacity and port-connected sites near Lima and Pisco; asset-light, highly accretive deal expected to close by Oct 2026.

7 September 2026
Heidelberg Materials secures 30-year quarry permit for Slite, Sweden

30-year quarry permit granted for Slite on Gotland; includes water and nature protection measures and underpins a planned CCS project currently paused for funding.

3 September 2026
Holcim opens calcined clay line at Čížkovice, Czech Republic

New line supports 580,000 t/y ECOPlanet low-carbon cement; 115,000 t/y calcined clay capacity cuts cement CO2 by ~30% while using local quarry feed.

13 August 2026
thyssenkrupp Q3 2025/26: sales up and adjusted EBIT improves as strategic realignment advances

Order intake fell to €7.7bn; adjusted EBIT forecast raised to €600–900m; shareholders approved tk accelis spin-off; TKMS backlog >€20bn with major July contract wins.

31 July 2026
Holcim: H1 recurring EBIT +11.5% organically, guidance upgraded

Net sales +5.2% organic H1; recurring EBIT margin 18.1%; closed Xella and Cementos Pacasmayo; FY2026 guidance raised to ~5% sales and ~10% recurring EBIT growth.

20 July 2026
Cimpor reactivates Sines grinding plant for GGBFS production

Sines grinding plant restarted to produce ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBFS); capacity >400,000 t/yr, 2,500 t ready for dispatch; near Port of Sines; supports decarbonisation and local jobs.

Cement plants by country

chemXplore tracks 11 plants producing cement in 9 countries.

plants

The 4 with the most plants, of 9 countries.

Cement producers

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The 3 with the most plants, of 6 producers.

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