Burkina Faso: The government has signed four financing agreements totalling US$148m for industrial and mining projects deemed ‘strategic.’ The investments are funded through the Diaspora Bond and are expected to stimulate domestic production and support local businesses. An initial agreement worth US$26m was signed with Cim-Sahel to strengthen national cement production capacity and reduce dependence on imports. On 2 July 2026, the government established Cim-Sahel, a 60% state-owned public-private partnership to guarantee the availability of cement throughout the country.

Kazakhstan: Steppe Cement increased its revenue by 43% year-on-year to US$63m after selling 978,950t of cement in the first half of 2026, up by 15% from 850,424t a year earlier. It said that higher average selling prices, supported by increased sales volumes and positive currency exchange movement, helped bring about the result. The company increased its market share to 15%. It expects full-year sales of around 1.95Mt, below 2025 levels, reflecting reduced clinker inventories. The company said that exports and imports ‘held steady’ at 2025 levels. Its project to expand production capacity to 2.5Mt is apparently progressing according to schedule, with final commissioning expected in mid-2027.

Philippines: Republic Cement entered into a partnership on 3 July 2026 with PETValue Philippines for a zero waste to landfill initiative. PETValue is a joint venture between Coca-Cola Europacific Aboitiz Philippines and Indorama Ventures. It is a food-grade PET recycling facility, which turns post-consumer PET bottles into recycled PET resin used to manufacture new bottles. Under the partnership, plastic components separated during the recycling process are recovered by ecoloop, Republic Cement’s resource recovery arm, and co-processed as alternative fuel in the cement kiln. Republic Cement has reportedly diverted more than 1.5Mt of residual plastic waste from landfills through such initiatives.

Russia: Heidelberg Materials said that it plans to expand in Russia after previously saying that it had halted investments in the country due to the war in Ukraine, according to Bloomberg. The company is planning a US$200m expansion of its plant near St. Petersburg. Heidelberg said in a statement “It is a self-financed project of the local subsidiary related to environmental and CO₂ constraints. It does not constitute an investment by Heidelberg Materials.” There is reportedly no evidence that the company broke any laws or sanctions, and it previously said that it operates a ‘pure local business in Russia, on a limited scale.’

It operates three cement plants in Russia with a total capacity of 4.7Mt/yr.