India: UltraTech Cement has announced that it has commissioned 3.6Mt/yr of greenfield integrated capacity at Petnikota, Andhra Pradesh, and 1.0Mt/yr through debottlenecking at existing plants in Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), Patratu (Jharkhand) and Nathdwara (Rajasthan). UltraTech said that its total domestic cement capacity now stands at more than 204.7Mt/yr. It said that the additional capacity would strengthen the company’s presence in the southern, eastern and northern markets, extend its market reach and improve logistics efficiency.

The blue line shows the proposed boundary, the red line shows the new boundary following the consultation. Source: Peak Cluster

UK: Peak Cluster has revised the proposed pipeline route for its cement and lime carbon capture and storage (CCS) project, which involves Breedon Cement’s Hope plant, Tarmac’s Tunstead plant and Holcim’s Cauldon plant. The route was revised following over 5500 responses to Peak Cluster’s Phase 1 consultation, and as a result of ongoing technical studies, engineering assessments and environmental surveys. It said that the previously 300m consultation corridor was reduced to approximately 100m, but that this was wider than the land expected to be required permanently for the pipeline, and allows scope for further design development, environmental mitigation and construction planning as the project progresses. Approximately 15% of the proposed route was amended.

It will continue to consult with landowners throughout the year and, in November 2026, it will hold a consultation on the proposed locations for pipeline infrastructure, including above ground installations and block valve stations, temporary construction areas and access arrangements in Staffordshire, Derbyshire and Cheshire.

Italy: Colacem and energy supplier Engie have signed a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for the development of a photovoltaic system at Colacem’s Ragusa plant. With an installed capacity of 5MW, the plant will be able to produce over 9.6GWhr of electricity annually, which will be used for the plant’s consumption. As a result, the Ragusa plant will avoid approximately 800t/yr of CO₂ emissions. The photovoltaic system will be built on a total ground surface area of ​​approximately 40,000m². Engie will handle the design, installation and commissioning. For the entire duration of the agreement, Engie will guarantee Colacem access to the electricity generated by the system at ‘favourable’ terms compared to market prices and will cover approximately 20% of the plant's electricity needs.

Spain: In Spain, 11Mt of cement were consumed between January and August 2026, representing a growth of 5% compared to the same period of 2025, according to the latest figures published by Oficemen. From September 2025 to August 2026, consumption increased by 9% to 17Mt, 1.4Mt more than in the preceding period (September 2024 to August 2025). However, the decline experienced in July (-1.6%) and August (-5.2%) 2026 resulted in a combined loss of 86,000t compared to the same months in 2025.

“These figures align with the anticipated slowdown in cement consumption for the second half of the year, which we already warned about mid-year. In fact, we believe this slowdown will intensify even further in the coming months, ending the year at around 2%,” said Elena Guede, CEO of Oficemen.

In the first eight months of 2026, exports fell by 15% to 2.6Mt, representing a loss of 0.47Mt compared to the same period in 2025. In July, exports fell by 13%, while in August they dropped by 22%. Therefore, approximately 0.14Mt of cement sales abroad were lost compared to the same period in 2025. Rolling year data from September 2025 to August 2026 also shows a decrease of 17%, with a volume of 4Mt, 0.83Mt less than in the previous period (September 2024 to August 2025).