Building Products

Sampyo Cement is expanding the use of artificial intelligence at its Samcheok cement plant in Gangwon Province, South Korea, as the company works to strengthen process control and address a growing shortage of skilled workers in the region. The Samcheok...

Construction materials specialist Siniat is enabling architects, contractors, and specifiers to meet sustainable building targets with the launch of VIVACycle, an innovative recycled gypsum plasterboard manufactured from 100% recycled gypsum. Delivering the identical performance profile of the manufacturer's standard...

The Ministry of Economy will launch the first phase of official standard NOM-251-SE-2025 on August 12, 2026, establishing a mandatory conformity assessment scheme for steel used in concrete reinforcement across Mexico. The initial implementation stage covers six specific categories...

Groundwork construction for the UK’s first carbon capture facility at a cement works is advancing at the Heidelberg Materials Padeswood site in north Wales, according to a report from World Cement. Initial engineering operations on the project have reached...

The European Commission is considering opening an official investigation into imports of specific construction materials originating from several Balkan countries over suspicions that they utilize low-cost Chinese glass fibre subject to EU anti-dumping duties. According to people familiar with the...

The European Commission has officially launched the Digital Product Passport Registry, establishing a centralized index for the registration and verification of digital identity cards for goods marketed within the European Union, including construction materials. Announced on July 22, 2026,...

President Donald Trump has announced plans to impose a 50% tariff on many Canadian imports beginning Aug. 19, a move that may force general contractors to revise their contract terms. According to a July 20 fact sheet from the...