Israel: Alternative cement developer Starstone has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with building materials producer Ashtrom Industries for an applied evaluation of its biogenic cement. Starstone produces cement using bacterial fermentation inside bioreactors, removing the need for heating or quarried minerals and facilitating an 80% reduction in energy consumption. Following a successful evaluation, the partners will consider possibilities for commercial integration.

Brazil: Steelmaker CSN announced on 10 August 2026 that it had begun to review binding bids for a potential full divestment of its cement business CSN Cimentos. It was earlier reported that the sale could fetch more than US$2bn, with China-based Huaxin Cement and a consortium of Votorantim Cimentos and Italy-founded Cementir Holding among the leading contenders.

Costa Rica: Holcim Costa Rica has published its second Sustainability Report, covering 2025. During the year, the producer more than doubled its sales of ECOPact 30% reduced-CO₂ concrete year-on-year. It added two new concrete plants, increasing its concrete capacity by a factor of 10, and sold 682,000t of cement. A link to the report is available on Holcim Costa Rica’s website.

France: The Rhône Décarbonisation project, involving Vicat, H4 Marseille Fos, Société du Pipeline Sud-Européen (SPSE) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal developer Elengy, has secured 50% of the long-term biogenic CO₂ supply needed for H4 Marseille Fos’ production of electrically-derived sustainable aviation fuel (e-SAF). This will come from 1.2Mt/yr of CO₂ captured from Vicat’s Montalieu-Vercieu cement plant in Isère, with transport through an SPSE pipeline running for approximately 350km. The scheme, being developed by Hy2gen and H2V, will create France’s first structured carbon capture and utilisation value chain, with a final investment decision expected in 2028.

H4 Marseille Fos is targeting production of 75,000t/yr of e-SAF using methanol-to-jet fuel technology from 2032 onwards. The project aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 240,000t/yr of CO₂-eq compared to kerosene.

As well as e-SAF, the project will also export e-methanol delivered by ship at Fos-sur-Mer. Ports Europe reported in February 2026 that Marseille Fos port allocated 46.6 hectares at Môle Central to H4 Marseille Fos for the €1.5bn project.