Articles on the cement industry from Global Cement

Powering on at Power Cement

Power Cement already operates one of the largest and most modern cement plants in South Asia.

Power Cement already operates one of the largest and most modern cement plants in South Asia. It is now embarking on exciting projects in alternative fuels, microgrids and more...

Future Cement: Between Scylla and Charybdis...

Aerial view of sea waves and rocky coast, Montenegro. Source: Shutterstock.

This is the fourth and final article in a series to look at global cement sector trends over the past 40+ years. This time we take stock of recent events and how they will inform the exciting future of our industry...

CBAM: What is it and why now?

A cement plant in Kamenets-Podolsky, Ukraine, the third-largest importer of cement into the EU in the first half of 2023. Source: Shutterstock.

The EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) came into force on 1 October 2023, with full implementation from 1 January 2026. Dan Maleski, Lead CBAM Analyst at Redshaw Advisors, looks at its implications...

Orcan Energy: Modular WHR

Orcan Energy modular waste heat recovery unit.

Portlandzementwerk Wittekind Hugo Miebach outlines its experience of Orcan Energy's modular waste heat recovery units.

Cement 2000 - 2018: The party’s over

Cleaning. Source: Shutterstock.

This article is the third in a series of four to look at major trends in the global cement sector over the past 40+ years, this time focusing on the ‘morning after’ the 1990s cement ‘party.’