Germany: Heidelberg Materials announced its results for the first three quarters which ended on 30 September 2026. Revenue was recorded as €6.4bn, up by 10% year-on-year compared to the €5.8bn recorded in the corresponding period of 2025. Results from current operations rose to €1.3bn, up by 9% from €1.2bn in the same period of 2025.

The Transformation Accelerator Initiative announced in November 2024 continued to contribute to the Heidelberg Materials' results. According to the company, it will exceed its target of €500m in savings by the end of the 2026 financial year. Dr. Dominik von Achten, Chairman of the Board of Heidelberg Materials, said "We will continue the initiative in the next two years and expand it. By the end of 2028, we want to save another €300m."

Oman: Holcim has invested in 44.01, a developer of mineralisation technology where captured CO₂ is injected into naturally reactive ultramafic rock formations, and mineralised into stable carbonate rock. The investment, announced on 4 November 2026, will support 44.01's international expansion and marks the next step in an established commercial relationship between Holcim and 44.01.

Since July 2026, the two companies have been running a pilot project under live industrial conditions at Holcim's Fujairah cement plant in the United Arab Emirates, where CO₂ is now being safely stored underground and mineralised into solid rock. Other investors in 44.01 include Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Equinor Ventures, Air Liquide Venture Capital and Siemens Financial Services.

Pakistan: According to the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association, cement sales in Pakistan increased by 0.4% year-on-year to 4.81Mt in October 2026. Cement exports, on the other hand, fell by 3.7% year-on-year to 770,000t, mainly due to the closure of the border with Afghanistan.

In the first four months of the 2027 financial year (July-October), total cement sales rose by 2.9% year-on-year to 18Mt. Exports fell by 9.5% year-on-year to 3.1Mt.

India: Mangalam Cement's net profit for the quarter which ended 30 September 2026 was reported as US$782,792, down by 63.2% year-on-year from US$2.1m recorded in the corresponding period of 2025. Net revenue for the July-September quarter of 2026 was recorded as US$45.8m, up by 9.7% year-on-year from the US$41.8m recorded in the same period of 2025. Operating expenses increased by 11.5% year-on-year to US$41.5m from US$37.2m in the corresponding period of 2025.

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