Azerbaijan: The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) has called on governments at the COP29 climate conference to support the decarbonisation of the cement industry. The association published its Net Zero Progress Report 2024/25 to coincide with the conference. The report details the ‘extensive decarbonisation work’ currently underway in the industry, including accelerating carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS), switching to renewable energy sources, advancing the circular economy and reducing cement’s clinker factor. The sector expects to commission its first net zero cement plant, following a carbon capture upgrade to Heidelberg Materials’ Brevik plant in Norway, later in 2024.

GCCA president Fernando González said “Our industry is engaged in the most significant transformation in its history. To fully unlock our decarbonisation progress in this crucial Decade to Deliver, we urgently need effective policy support."

Türkiye: OYAK Cement has announced net sales of US$333m and a 17% year-on-year rise in earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) to US$111m for the third quarter of 2024. The company recorded a net profit of US$61.3m for the third quarter and US$155m for the first nine months of 2024.

India: UltraTech Cement announced plans to make a private placement of non-convertible debentures (NCDs) on 12 November 2024. MarketLine News has reported that the value of the proposed placement as US$356m.

India: RLJ Infracement plans to more than double the production capacity of its 0.3Mt/yr Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, grinding plant to 0.66Mt/yr.

Reuters has reported that the plant's cement supplier, Prism Johnson, now plans to terminate its supply agreement with Rockhill Hi-Tech Cement. Rockhill Hi-Tech Cement operates the 0.22Mt/yr Patna grinding plant in neighbouring Bihar.