Sample structure made using ECM.

In our fifth article about the companies short-listed within the Global Cement & Concrete Association's Innovandi Open Challenge, Global Cement speaks to Charles Maddox, CEO of self-healing concrete developer Enzymatic...

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Ecocem's refuse-derived fuel plant in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq.

Ecocem Environmental Solutions, part of Faruk Group, is leading the way when it comes to RDF production in the Middle East. Global Cement spoke to the company's general manager Mohammed Fareed and Eugen Becker from Eggersmann Recycling Technology, the supplier of mechanical and biological treatment (MBT) equipment that made the plant possible...

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An architect of many years’ standing, Scott Shell moved to the philanthropic climate change organisation ClimateWorks Foundation in 2022. Here, he offers his thoughts on ‘what architects want’ from the cement and concrete sectors in 2024...

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Skyscrapers in downtown Riyadh, the Saudi capital. Source: Shutterstock.

A detailed delve into the cement market in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, historical trends, future prospects, industry consolidation, and the challenges and opportunities ahead.

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During recent discussions with construction, cement and building materials executives, one said that the next 12 months will be about the need to ‘survive until 2025.’ Proudfoot’s Angus Maclean looks at five ways global cement producers can do just that...

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