14 August 2025

US: Hollingshead Cement, a division of SRM Concrete, has opened a cement terminal in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on the same site as an SRM Concrete ready-mix plant and block production facility. The terminal will receive cement by rail and can store over 50,000t.

SRM Concrete CEO Jeff Hollingshead said “We are excited to begin distributing cement from our new facility in Chattanooga. With this investment, we are better positioned to ensure a consistent and reliable supply of cement across our entire network of ready-mix and block locations, while also serving our cement customers with greater efficiency.”

The facility is the eleventh in Hollingshead Cement’s US terminal network, which supplies bulk cement for multiple construction applications.

Indonesia: PT Solusi Bangun Indonesia (SBI) is developing a pier and cement production facility at its Tuban plant, East Java, to export up to 1Mt/yr to the US in collaboration with Taiheiyo Cement, according to national news agency Antara.

Corporate communications manager Novi Maryanti said that the project was a priority amidst the contraction of the domestic cement market. Maryanti said “With our large export capacity, we are optimistic that we can maintain the company's profitability and expand our contribution to the national economy.”

SBI, 83.5% owned by SIG, operates four plants in Narogong, Cilacap, Tuban and Lhoknga with a combined capacity of 14.8Mt/yr and more than 2000 staff.

Vietnam: Vietnam’s cement sector is in the midst of a turnaround, as local newspaper The Star reports that several companies published profits despite pressures from oversupply. Vicem Ha Tien Cement reported consolidated sales of over US$73.6m in the second quarter of 2025, with a net profit of US$4.41m, compared to a loss of US$0.36m in the first quarter of 2025. This marks the company’s highest profit and ends an 11-quarter run of poor results.

Revenue rose by 1% year-on-year, while net profit increased by 146%, supported by an 8.5% rise in cement consumption and lower costs from improved production cost control.

Kyrgyzstan: Cement production in the Chui region rose to 867,300t in the first half of 2025, up from 476,400t in the same period in 2024, according to Central Asia News. The region now accounts for 50% of the country’s cement production, up from 35% a year earlier.