CSL/SMT global cement shipping JV

Heidelberg Materials is expanding in Morocco by increasing its stake in Asment de Témara to 63% and acquiring 100% of Grabemaro.

The growing demand for cement and clinker in the US, Africa, and the EU may lead to a supply shortage in the Mediterranean, prompting exporters to secure import facilities.

The Panama Canal’s operational issues led some bulk shippers to choose alternative routes, with future decisions based on capacity and transit assurances.

CSL and BCI will build and operate a transhipment vessel to support the Mardie Project, handling 5.35m tonnes of salt and 140,000 tonnes of potash annually.

The latest investment will help the business maintain a continuous supply of lower carbon cementitious solutions throughout the North of England & Wales.

Sigma Lithium has reached its second shipment target after trucking 15,000 tonnes of battery-grade lithium concentrate and 30,000 tonnes of by-products to Vitoria Port in Brazil.