India: STLC RE 1 plans to build a captive solar power plant at JK Lakshmi Cement’s Sirohi cement plant in Rajasthan. Renewables Now News has reported that the plant will have a capacity of 29MW alternating current or 49MW direct current and be equipped with a 28MWh battery energy storage system. The partners expect a return on the investment within two years.

JK Lakshmi Cement plans to acquire a stake of at least 26% in STLC RE 1 Ltd for up to US$2.15m by the end of 2026.

Mozambique: The Minister of Economy, Basílio Zefanias Muhate, laid the first stone for the construction of the Clay & Gravel Holding cement plant in Chibabava district, Sofala province, on 5 August 2026. The plant was a US$220m investment in partnership with China Energy Overseas Investment. Muhate said that the plant will produce 1.2Mt/yr of cement (3000t/day) and 0.95Mt/yr of clinker. Following its commissioning, Sofala province will have five cement plants.

Uzbekistan: Cement plants in Uzbekistan produced 10.1Mt of cement in the first six months of 2026, according to the National Statistics Committee. Compared with the same period of 2025, cement production increased by 0.2Mt (2%).

Jamaica: Despite ‘operational challenges’ during the second quarter ending 30 June 2026, Caribbean Cement achieved a second-quarter sales volume of 0.11Mt, which it said was the highest ever recorded for the period.

As for the first half of 2026, gross profit rose to US$58m from US$33m, representing a 75% year-on-year increase. The company said that this reflects stronger operating efficiency and a more favourable production environment compared with 2025, when it incurred substantial costs associated with its planned maintenance shutdown. Operating earnings more than doubled to US$44m from US$19.6m in the first half of 2025.