25 December 2024

Mexico: Cruz Azul has inaugurated a new limestone crusher at its Oaxaca integrated cement plant in Lagunas in Oaxaca state. Construction of a new mill at the site has also started, according to the Herald of Mexico newspaper. It was announced in August 2024 that the new grinding mill has an investment of US$40m and it is scheduled for completion by October 2025. The company is also expanding a local hospital. The projects were presented as part of a ceremony linked to the community’s 493rd anniversary of the apparition of the Virgin of Guadalupe.

Saudi Arabia: Najran Cement Company has launched Wasel, an app for business-to-business cement distribution. Argaam News has reported that users can order and track cement deliveries on the app.

CEO Abdulsalam bin Abdullah Aldraibi said "The development of this system started at the end of 2023 and its modules were gradually launched during 2024 according to the priority of the operational need. Today, all modules of the system have been successfully completed and the system has been linked to other supporting systems such as the vehicle tracking system and the Saudi Public Transport Authority’s Waybill transport issuance system."