Ghana: Dzata Cement marked five years in Tema, Ghana, with CEO Ibrahim Mahama setting a target of 3Mt/yr of cement produced by the company. Its plant, which is reportedly Ghana’s only wholly locally-owned cement producer, sits on a 10-acre site near Tema Port and represents an investment of more than US$100m. It employs equipment from Haver & Boecker and can produce about 80,000 bags of cement per day. It currently has a production capacity of 2Mt/yr.

Plant manager Abderrahim Ouahab said that the company plans to add new cement grades and a 25kg bag alongside its 50kg bag. It will also install a 300t/hr bag receiver, expand storage to 40,000t and build an automated packing plant with a capacity of 6000t/day.

Honduras: A ship carrying 49,000t of cement was forced to return to its port of origin after attempting to enter Honduras without complying with the certifications required by the government, according to The Herald. The ‘Technical Regulations for Cement’ came into effect on 6 October 2026 and prohibit the import, distribution and sale of cement that lacks proven laboratory testing and regulated labelling, in an effort to guarantee the quality, durability and safety of construction materials in the market.

Officials explained that 57,000t of cement arrived for import and that authorities had allowed the unloading of 7000t, which had entered the port before midnight prior to the regulation coming into force, authorising its sale under strict supervision. The remaining 49,000t was sent back because the company reportedly failed to provide proof of storage conditions, stowage or the behaviour of the material during its transport. Currently, only three companies have the documentation and permits that comply with the new regulations, while a fourth will reportedly begin its accreditation process in the next few days. Authorities have granted a grace period until the beginning of December 2026, which will allow local business to sell off their remaining non-compliant cement, following which the General Directorate of Consumer Protection will carry out nationwide inspections to confiscate cement that does not meet the required standards.

Switzerland: Cement deliveries reached a volume of 988,702t in the third quarter of 2026, representing a 1% year-on-year increase. 73% of cement delivered is in bulk form to ready-mix concrete plants. 20% of deliveries since the beginning of 2026 were destined for concrete plants. Cemsuisse said that demand for cement with reduced clinker content represents 98% of deliveries. Ordinary Portland cement only represents 1.3% of deliveries. It also said that there was an increasing proportion of deliveries by rail (31.5% of the total), due to the ‘difficult conditions’ associated with transport by road.  

Tunisia: Ciments de Bizerte recorded sales of US$4.93m in the first half of 2026, down by 20% year-on-year. African Manager News has reported that the producer reduced its loss in earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) by 29%, to US$1.47m. Its net loss fell by 18%, to US$7.33m. The company purchased 59,900t of clinker. It reassessed its normal production capacity at 0.9Mt/yr. As a result, it lost US$3.7m in sold production and US$133,000 in inventory due to capacity underutilisation.

A joint statutory audit noted ‘significant’ uncertainty over Ciments de Bizerte’s ability to continue as a going concern, amidst a continued shutdown of clinker production and grinding capacity underutilisation. The kiln of the company’s erstwhile 1.6Mt/yr cement plant shut down amidst shortages of refractory bricks and petcoke and ‘financing constraints’ in October 2023. The government has approved a three-phase investment programme to restart clinker production and modernise equipment and IT systems at the plant. This includes financial restructuring and new financing via a banking pool led by Banque de l'Habitat. This is subject to the company’s completion of the debt consolidation.