Sri Lanka: Siam City Cement subsidiary INSEE Cement has secured EcoLabel certification for its products, in recognition of their environmental performance. Key initiatives included energy efficiency upgrades, raw materials optimisation, increased alternative fuels substitution, clinker factor reduction and emissions monitoring and control. Daily FT News has reported that EcoLabel Sri Lanka and the National Cleaner Production Centre awarded the label, the first of its kind for any cement producer in Sri Lanka.

Nigeria: Lafarge Africa recorded sales of US$533bn in the first nine months of 2025, up by 63% year-on-year from US$327m. Its operating profit more than doubled to US$204m, from US$88.9m in the first nine months of 2024. The company grew its profit after tax to US$142m, more than triple its nine-month 2024 figure of US$41.1m. The producer attributed the growth to an increase in sales volumes and operational efficiency gains.

CEO Lolu Alade-Akinyemi said "Building on the performance from previous quarters, the third quarter of 2025 showcased our cost discipline, strategic market positioning, unwavering commitment to value creation and strong operational efficiency – demonstrated by a 7% year-on-year improvement in capacity utilisation."

Asia: Three national sustainability certification providers have signed a tripartite mutual recognition agreement for harmonised green label criteria for cement products. Ecolabel Sri Lanka, the Singapore Green Labelling Scheme and Thai Green Label agreed to the mutual recognition of each other’s certification of cement. Through the collaboration, the bodies aim to enhance market access to environmentally preferable products across South and South East Asia, Daily FT News has reported.

China: The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has enacted new regulations requiring cement producers to align cement production with their registered production capacity. It further reminded the industry to adhere to a prohibition on building new capacity and an enforced phase-out of older existing plants. People’s Daily Online News has reported that the ministry is responding to the issue of oversupply and the need for sustainable development.

China Building Materials Federation (CBMF) has forecast a reduction in total national production capacity of 500Mt/yr under ongoing efforts. It plans to establish a disclosure and supervision platform for capacity management. Cement production fell by 23% between 2021 and 2024, according to CBMF data.

Cement producer BBMG Corporation said "We will restructure existing capacity, accelerate the phase-out of inefficient production and increase the share of advanced capacity to achieve value-added growth through optimising existing assets."