Jamaica: Caribbean Cement has reported a net profit of US$45.1m in the first nine months of 2026, up by 48% year-on-year from US$30.4m in the corresponding period of 2025. Revenues increased by 13% to US$170m, compared with US$150m previously.

For the third quarter of 2026, revenues rose by 10% year-on-year to US$56m. However, net profit fell by 39% to US$8.8m, compared with US$14.5m in the corresponding period of 2025. The company attributed the decline to a planned annual kiln maintenance shutdown, which increased raw material, labour, repair and fuel costs.

US/Ireland: CRH has reported revenues of US$11.4bn for the third quarter of 2026, up by 3% year-on-year. Its net income was US$1.2bn, down by 22% year-on-year from US$1.5bn previously. Adjusted earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) was US$2.7bn, representing no change from the third quarter of 2025. Looking ahead to the full year outlook, CRH said that it expects continued favourable demand across its markets, underpinned by public investment in infrastructure and continued reindustrialisation activity.

CEO Jim Mintern said “Against a challenging and volatile inflationary cost backdrop, our teams delivered a resilient third-quarter performance reflecting disciplined commercial execution, performance improvement initiatives and positive underlying demand in key end-markets.”

India: Birla Corporation has reported revenues of US$250m for the second quarter of the 2027 financial year, up by 9.5% year-on-year. Net profit fell by 59% to US$3.9m, compared with US$9.5m in the corresponding quarter of the previous year. Earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) declined by 25% to US$23.9m, down from US$32.1m previously.

According to the company, cement sales volumes increased by 7% year-on-year to 4.5Mt in the second quarter of the present financial year. However, heavy rainfall disrupted construction activity in key markets, while higher input costs impacted profitability. The company also reported an increase of 13% in clinker costs and 15% in power and fuel costs. 

Afghanistan: The first integrated cement plant in southern Afghanistan was inaugurated in the province of Kandahar on 29 October 2026, according to Xinhua News Agency. Built on 40 hectares of land at a cost of US$113m, the plant has a production capacity of 0.5Mt/yr of cement. Sayed Sarwar Amani, head of the Kandahar Chamber of Industries and Mines, said that the plant’s capacity would increase to 1.65Mt/yr in the future.