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The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) and the United Cities and Local Government of Africa (UCLG Africa) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will see increased collaboration towards decarbonising the cement and concrete industries on the African continent.

Cement producers in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) can halve carbon emissions with zero or low capital expenditure. 

Australian sand and gravel supplier Burdett’s has purchased a new, dredge and dry-fed wash plant from CDE after acquiring a new greenfield site in the state of Victoria.

Vicat Group has deployed a bespoke weighing solution from US tech company Topcon for use in its Gécamines Quarries site in Senegal.

Construction has started on the first new city to be built in Mongolia since 1980.

Birla Corporation posted a 25.2% increase in revenue in the first quarter of the 2022-23 financial year, despite tepid cement demand, as the company managed to ramp up like-for-like capacity utilisation to 101%.

The National Stone Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) organised a day-long tour for the Mine Safety & Health Administration’s (MSHA) Assistant Secretary, Chris Williamson, along with seven other Department of Labor/MSHA staff at Luck Stone’s Bull Run facility in Virginia.

CEMEX is partnering with Advent International (Advent), one of the largest and most experienced global private equity investors, to accelerate the growth and development of NEORIS.

CEMEX has signed a three-year agreement to support waste removal efforts in Egypt's Nile River. Some of the waste will be used as a more sustainable alternative to fossil fuels at CEMEX's Assiut cement plant.