London 14 November 2023 - The World Cement Association's (WCA) Annual Conference took place from the 24th to the 25th of October in Dubai, with a focus on "Improving Profitability in a Time of Multiple Global Crises." The gathering of senior cement sector leaders highlighted two critical challenges facing the industry: widespread overcapacity and the transition to a net-zero carbon future.  ..read more

1 November 2023 Gulf Construction Ian Riley, WCA CEO, has been interviewed by Gulf Construction on the challenges the the cement industry faces in terms of reducing its emissions and the range of revolutionary technologies that are available to help the industry achieve its goals ..read more

The WCA Innovation Award 2023 was awarded to Huaxin Cement’s Huangshi Plant for their "Development and Application of Low Carbon and Nitrogen Reduction Ultra Large Scale Cement Production Technology and Equipment" project ..read more

London 31 October 2023 - The World Cement Association (WCA) has appointed Wei Rushan to be President of the Association, replacing Founding President, Song Zhiping, on his retirement last week. Mr. Wei is is President and Executive Director of China National Building Materials Co. Ltd. (CNBM), the world's largest cement producer.   ..read more

London 30 October 2023 - The World Cement Association (WCA) announced today the official launch of its specialist networking platform, The Cement Network in cooperation with The World Cement Network (WCN ..read more

London 25 October - The World Cement Association's (WCA) Director, Ali Emir Adiguzel, addressed a gathering of distinguished industry leaders on Tuesday at the WCA's 6th Annual Conference, taking place in Dubai on October 24 and 25. During his speech, he highlighted the current state of the global cement industry, emphasizing the challenges it faces. Mr. Adiguzel underlined that the industry is grappling with a significant surplus, saying: "We have enough cement for the next 25 years ..read more

18 October 2023 Business Today Egypt Ian Riley, WCA CEO, has been interviewed by Business Today Egypt on sustainability and decarbonization within the cement industry.  ..read more

16 October 2023 Concrete Trends Amr Nader, Co-Founder and CEO of A³&Co.® and WCA Member, has been interviewed by Concrete Trends on the construction, cement and concrete sectors in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA ..read more

London, 11 October 2023 - The World Cement Association (WCA) announced today it is welcoming Chinese building materials company, Huaxin Cement Co., Ltd as a Corporate Member ..read more

28 September Construction Business News Middle East Ian Riley, WCA CEO, has been interviewed by Construction Business News Middle East on the construction sector's missed opportunity of using low carbon cement.  ..read more