India: JSW Cement has commissioned an additional 1Mt/yr of cement grinding capacity at its Nagaur plant in Rajasthan, taking the facility’s total grinding capacity to 3.5Mt/yr. JSW’s total grinding capacity is now 25.1Mt/yr. JSW Cement reportedly plans to build a larger presence in north India, where cement demand has been supported by new infrastructure and government capital expenditure.

UK: Reclinker, a Wales-based company that turns demolition waste into low-carbon cement, has secured €11m in funding to take its process from trial through to full commercial production. The new funding will scale production at the company’s facility in Cardiff and create new jobs. The technology has been proven through trials at 7 Steel UK’s Cardiff plant, with first commercial sales already secured. Reclinker’s process was developed at the University of Cambridge. It recovers cement paste from construction demolition waste and turns it back into clinker inside the electric arc furnaces already used to recycle steel, producing new cement and recycled steel simultaneously. The process requires no kiln, no quarried limestone and no fossil-fuel-driven heat. The material produced is expected to deliver an ‘immediate’ 50% reduction in emissions, with further reductions as the technology scales. The company said it will be at cost parity with conventional cement.

Bill Yost, CEO of Reclinker, said “We are thrilled to have received backing from both our existing and incoming investors. This oversubscribed round sends a strong signal that UK investors are serious about decarbonisation. We are particularly glad this investment will support the growth of green industries in Wales.”

Kyrgyzstan: 3.5Mt of cement was produced in Kyrgyzstan from January to August 2026, which represents an increase of 34% year-on-year, or 0.89Mt. 2.6Mt of cement was produced in January to August 2025. Cement production reached 0.5Mt in August 2026, an increase of 16% compared to August 2025, when it was 0.46Mt. The monthly volume of cement production increased by 72,500t year-on-year.

Vietnam: Hoang Long Group has started operations on a new production line at a US$190m cement plant in Vietnam’s northern province of Phu Tho, according to local press.

The 35-hectare Hoang Long Hoa Binh Cement plant in Cao Duong commune includes a 30,000m² raw material warehouse and about 15,000t of installed equipment. The plant is designed to produce about 2.3Mt/yr of cement. The plant also has a 170,000t integrated silo system to support stable product supply and quality.