On the evening of October 24, Rongbai Science and Technology announced that it planned to invest about 3.603 billion yuan to build an integrated project with an annual output of 200000 tons of sodium cathode materials in Xiangyang, Hubei Province. The construction period is expected to be 12 months, and construction is expected to start in November 2026.

In order to help cement enterprises go through the cycle and green transformation, China Cement Network will hold the "16th China Cement Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Technology Exchange Conference and the First Solid Waste Comprehensive Utilization and Fluidized Solidified Soil Development Conference" in Wuhan, Hubei Province from December 3 to 4, 2026, and release the "2026 Cement Kiln Co-processing Hazardous Waste Capacity Ranking List" at the same time. The conference will focus on in-depth discussions on green low-carbon transformation of cement enterprises, energy saving, carbon reduction and efficiency enhancement, solid waste disposal and comprehensive utilization of resources, research and development and industrial application of green low-carbon cementitious materials, so as to provide the industry with authoritative policy interpretation, key technologies and incremental market expansion.