Kenya: Mamba Cement plans to build a 180t/day grinding and blending plant in Awasi. The US$460,000 unit will market cement in the west of the country, according to the Business Daily newspaper. Rai Cement also operates a cement plant nearby.

US: Hollingshead Cement has opened a new 50,000t terminal in Tampa, Florida. The bulk cement division of SRM Concrete will use the site to support the supply of cement for its ready-mix concrete operations and other cement customers in the area. The unit will receive cement by ship.

Mongolia: Khovd Eco Cement intends to export 0.1Mt/yr to Russia. Prime Minister Nyam-Osoryn Uchral visited the 0.4Mt/yr integrated plant as part of a tour of the New Khovd industrial and technological park. The cement company has asked the Prime Minister to support its plans to export to Russia and other Eurasian countries.

Khovd Eco Cement opened in 2022 and employs over 350 people. The unit currently sells its products domestically to Bayankhongor, Uvurkhangai and Ulaanbaatar. It has installed an 8MW solar power plant and it says it is the first cement plant in the country to use renewable power. It reportedly aims to meet up to 60% of its energy demands from renewable sources.

Pakistan: Cherat Cement has expressed interest in using Pakistan Railways’ Peshawar Division to transport coal and cement. A delegation from the cement company, including Arshad and Wahid Islam Afridi, met with Divisional Superintendent Peshawar Imran Hayat  to discuss joint freight operations, according to the News International newspaper. Cherat Cement raised the prospect of moving coal from Karachi Port to Cherat Cement’s plant and carrying cement onwards from the plant to target domestic markets.