Italy: Cementir Holding reported its third quarter results for the 2026 financial year on 5 November 2026, with revenue up by 7.8% year-on-year to €455.2m. It recorded a 10.8% year-on-year increase in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) to €124.7m. Cement and clinker volumes reached 2.9Mt/yr, down by 6.3% year-on-year. Cementir Holding reiterated its 2026 full-year guidance, targeting approximately €1.7bn in revenue and €400-420m in EBITDA.
Saudi Arabia: Riyadh Cement reported its financial results for the nine-month period which ended on 30 September 2026, on 5 November 2026. Net profit was recorded as US$36.2m, down by 8% year-on-year compared to US$39.4m in the same period of 2025. According to the company, the decline was driven by lower sales volumes and selling prices of grey cement, partially offset by an increase in sales volumes and selling prices for white cement.
India: The JSW Group will invest close to US$5.3bn in Bengal in the power, power equipment, port and cement sectors, its chairman Sajjan Jindal said after meeting chief minister Suvendu Adhikari in Calcutta on 4 November 2026. Jindal said US$4.3bn was for power, while another US$1.1bn was for other areas.
JSW, one of the country’s largest industrial groups, is a long-time investor in Bengal, where it operates a cement plant and a steel unit. It is also in the process of building a power plant at Salboni in West Midnapore district.
Argentina: Loma Negra, the leading cement producer in Argentina, has announced results for the three-month period that ended on 30 September 2026. The company reported net sales of US$177m, down by 3.2% year-on-year. The decline was driven primarily by a 23.2% year-on-year drop in the concrete segment and a 1.8% year-on-year decrease in the cement sector. It recorded a 16.2% year-on-year increase in adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EDITDA) to US$42m. Sales volumes for cement, masonry cement and lime decreased by 6.3% year-on-year to 1.28Mt/yr, heavily impacted by winter rains in July and August 2026.
