he most popular area for AI implementation in industry is Predictive Maintenance, with cement leading the way. Source: Shutterstock.

The use of AI in the cement sector has moved firmly beyond the pilot stage but, as a new report from Augury shows, those with the greatest AI uptake are finding it increasingly hard to identify their next steps.

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The Cross Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). Source: Shutterstock.

As the EU begins to impose carbon costs on emissions-intensive imports, cement trade is emerging as an early test of whether climate policy can cut emissions... without simply relocating them.

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Excavators roll out at a plant in Maluku, Indonesia­­. Source: Rafy Kobandaha.

Global Cement gives an overview of new cement plant construction and expansion contracts signed in the second half of 2025 and first half of 2026.

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Render of a Loesche Compact Cement Grinding plant.

Rüdiger Zerbe, CEO of Loesche, discusses the company’s past, present and future in a rare interview...

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