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Vietnam: Vietnam produced 90Mt of cement in the first half of 2025, up by 15% year-on-year, according to the latest data from the government’s National Statistics Office. June 2025 production rose by 27% year-on-year to reach 17.1Mt in June 2025. Revised 2024 data showed full-year output at 184.2Mt, up by 3.5% year-on-year.

France: Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies has reported a 250% rise in production volumes to 19,640t in the first half of 2025, compared to 7833t in the first half of 2024. The result also exceeded the company’s total 2024 output of 16,269t. The company supplied its products to more than 130 construction sites across France during the period. It said that the result was primarily driven by a ‘strengthened partnership’ network and the successful diversification of targeted markets.

Colombia: National grey cement production rose by 9% year-on-year to 1.2Mt in May 2025. Domestic shipments also increased, up by 8% to 1.08Mt. In the first five months of the year, grey cement production totalled 5.44Mt, down by 0.3% from the same period in 2024. Shipments to the domestic market during this period rose by 0.8% year-on-year to 5Mt.

Armenia: The government will extend restrictions on cement and clinker imports from Iran and ‘other countries’ for another six months, from 21 July 2025 to 21 January 2026. The measure aims to support local producers, who reportedly face falling competitiveness and reduced production volumes, according to local press.

Armenian cement output declined by 7% year-on-year to 1.05Mt in 2024, despite a domestic capacity of 2.5Mt/yr and market demand of around 1.4–1.5Mt/yr. Imports from Iran rose by 72% year-on-year to 436,000t in 2024, following a 3.5-fold increase in 2023.

The Ministry of Economy said the restrictions ensure sufficient market supply while maintaining fair competition between domestic manufacturers and importers.

Peru: National cement shipments rose by 5% year-on-year to 1.01Mt in May 2025 and by 0.7% over the 12-month period, since the start of June 2024, according to national cement association ASOCEM. Cement production reached 929,000t, up by 5% year-on-year and down by 1% in the 12-month period. Clinker production rose by 16% year-on-year to 832,000t but fell by 7% across the 12-month period.

Cement exports dropped by 27% to 7900t year-on-year, while rising by 4% over 12 months. Clinker exports rose by 0.4% year-on-year to 70,600t but declined by 31% across the 12-month period. Cement imports dropped by 28% year-on-year to 9000t and rose by 99% in the 12-month period. Clinker imports rose by 213% year-on-year to 88,000t and increased by 31% across the 12-month period.

India: Cement production rose by 7% year-on-year to 39.9Mt in April 2025, up from 37.4Mt in April 2024, according to data from eight core companies compiled by Thurro Research.

Despite the annual growth, April output fell 17% from March 2025’s peak of 47.9Mt due to a typical slowdown in construction activity following fiscal year-end completions.

Analysts attributed April 2025’s strong figure to residual fourth-quarter demand and pre-monsoon construction schedules. Output is expected to moderate during the monsoon, with a rebound forecast in the second half of the 2026 financial year.

UAE: Fujairah Cement has resumed production activities following a halt in January 2025 due to a technical malfunction. The company expects to resume cement despatches from 23 June 2025.

Bolivia: Fábrica Nacional de Cemento (FANCESA) will temporarily halt production due to a diesel shortage, which it attributed to the country’s ‘difficult economic, political, and social situation’, according to La Razón newspaper.  The company said it had not received supplies since mid-May 2025. In a statement, it said that it faces a “severe restriction on the supply of diesel, a fundamental element for the operation of our production equipment and for the transportation of cement.”

The producer added that it had written to Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos and the National Hydrocarbons Agency requesting urgent fuel delivery. It expressed apologies to customers and partners and said it would resume operations immediately once fuel supplies returned. The government said the shortage stemmed from roadblocks preventing the transport of diesel and gasoline.

Cameroon: A new cement brand, Cimaco, has entered the market, starting in June 2025, according to the Business in Cameroon newspaper. Chinese-owned company Sinafcam Sarl made the announcement, stating that it will produce the cement at its 1Mt/yr-capacity plant in Edéa, Littoral region. The launch will include three product grades: 32.5, 42.5 and 52.5. Sinafcam becomes the country’s seventh cement producer.

The Ministry of Industry expects two additional Chinese plants in Edéa: Central Africa Cement with 1.5Mt/yr of capacity and Yousheng Cement with 1.8Mt/yr. However, despite the rise in production facilities over the past decade, the retail price of a 50kg cement bag still remains high, reportedly due to the elevated cost of clinker imports.

US: A research team led by the University of Michigan’s Charles McCrory, in collaboration with the University of California, Davis (UCD) and the University of California, Los Angeles, has developed a process to capture CO₂ and convert it into metal oxalates for use in cement production. The method uses electrodes to transform carbon dioxide into oxalate, which binds with metal ions and precipitates as a solid suitable for alternative cement. The researchers reduced the required lead catalyst to parts per billion by modifying the polymer environment around the catalyst, mitigating environmental risks. The researchers next want to focus on scaling up the process and are working on electrolysis on a large scale.

UCD associate professor Jesús Velázquez said “Metal oxalates represent an underexplored frontier – serving as alternative cementitious materials, synthesis precursors and even carbon dioxide storage solutions.”