Spain: Cement consumption fell by 0.1% year-on-year in February 2026 to 1.28Mt, according to data from Oficemen. In the first two months of 2026, consumption declined by 0.2% year-on-year to 2.38Mt.

Syria: The project to rehabilitate and modernise the Tartous cement plant in partnership with UAE-based QZ Group is advancing, as part of efforts to revive the industrial sector and reduce reliance on ...

US: HWI, a subsidiary of Calderys, has officially opened a new lightweight monolithics production facility in Fulton, Missouri, increasing its production capacity for lightweight refractory materials.

Vietnam: Sinoma (Nanjing) and MeyGroup have signed an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for an 8000t/day clinker production line in Vietnam, according to a post on Linkedin by ...

Algeria: Algeria has reportedly transitioned from a cement importing country to a net exporter following major investments in new cement plants and expanded production capacity, according to local ...

Kyrgyzstan: The government has proposed introducing molecular marking of cement to combat the black market and improve transparency in production, imports and sales, according to Akchabar news. Under ...

For several weeks Burkina Faso has been facing a cement shortage that is disrupting the national market and causing price increases. Cement plant managers, speaking on national TV, denounced the ...

India: Vedanta Group has approached the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), challenging the National Company Law Tribunal’s approval for Adani Group's bid to acquire Jaiprakash Associates ...

Belgium: TotalEnergies and Holcim have commissioned a 31MW floating solar power plant in Obourg, located on a former chalk quarry site rehabilitated into a lake. The plant is expected to generate ...

Brazil: On 21 March 2026 CSN announced that it had signed a binding letter of commitment with a group of banks for a new secured syndicated credit facility of US$1.2bn, with the potential to increase ...

Sweden: Heidelberg Materials Sweden has announced that it intends to focus its activities at the Skövde site ‘on the end product cement’ from 2027 onwards. The reason for this is reportedly a decline ...