Vietnam: The country produced an estimated 89.5Mt of cement in the first nine months of 2026, up by 10% year-on-year, according to the National Statistics Office. In September 2026, the country’s cement production reached 10.4Mt, up by 1% month-on-month and 12% year-on-year.
Syria: Türkiye-based Çimko, which operates under SANKO Holding, is investing approximately US$200m in an integrated cement plant in Aleppo. The project will have a clinker production capacity of 1.5Mt/yr and a cement production capacity of 2Mt/yr. The plant will be developed under a Build-Operate-Transfer model.
The plant will be established in the Al-Muslimiyah area, located in the industrial zone north of Aleppo and close to limestone deposits and major transportation corridors. The project aims to meet the region’s cement demand through local production. The project is planned to be implemented in two main phases, with the plant ultimately reaching a production capacity of 1.5Mt/yr of clinker and 2Mt/yr of cement.
A protocol between Adil Sani Konukoğlu, chair of the board of SANKO Holding and Çimko, and Mahmud Fadile, general manager of the Syrian Cement and Building Materials Production and Marketing Company (OMRAN), was officially signed at a ceremony held in Aleppo on 1 October 2026. The ceremony was attended by Syrian Minister of Economy and Industry Mohammed Nidal al-Shaar, Turkish Ambassador to Syria Dr Nuh Yılmaz, Mohammad Hazim Lutfi, Head of the Aleppo Office of the Syrian Investment Authority, and Aleppo Governor Azzam Al-Gharib.
Morocco: Cement deliveries in Morocco amounted to 1.46Mt in September 2026, compared to 1.22Mt in the same period of 2025, representing a year-on-year increase of 19%, according to data published by the Ministry of National Territorial Planning, Urban Planning, Housing and Urban Policy. Deliveries from January to the end of September 2026 amounted to 11Mt, compared to 10.9Mt at the end of September 2025, representing an increase of 1%. The data is based on internal data from members of the Professional Association of Cement Manufacturers (APC).
Honduras: The new ‘Technical Regulations’ applicable to cement sold domestically will come into effect on 6 October 2026 the Secretariat of Economic Development (SDE) has reported. The regulations establish technical, registration, certification, labelling, storage and marketing requirements for products distributed in the local market. According to the SDE, the regulation seeks to establish clear technical rules and conditions equal for producers and importers, with the aim of ensuring that companies compete under the same standards and quality requirements. Once the new rules start, cement that does not have the corresponding registration cannot be imported or marketed in Honduras, including the product in transit.
Eddy Ordóñez, the Minister of Economic Development, said “In Honduras, the market is not closed; the door is closed to cement without a guarantee.” He said that the regulation does not establish differences according to the country of origin of the product but requires that all cement marketed in the national territory comply with the established technical requirements. The Secretariat indicated that the application of the standards will allow for the regulation of marketing conditions and will give producers, importers, distributors and marketers clarity on the rules they must comply with. Consumers, in turn, will be able to access information about the type of cement, its registration and the date of manufacture.
As part of the implementation of the regulations, the SDE has granted 15 registrations corresponding to different products from three companies: Argos Honduras; Cementos del Norte (CENOSA); and Inversiones Cementeras de Centroamérica (Duracem). The registrations are valid for five years.
