Thailand: Thai Cement Manufacturers Association (TCMA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Chulalongkorn University to advance a strategic collaboration, with support from international partners. The partnership aims to develop and pilot carbon capture technologies in the Saraburi Sandbox project, paving the way for industrial-scale deployment and future policy development. Surachai Nimla-or, chair of TCMA, said that the collaboration reflects the proactive role of the industrial sector in advancing the country's climate commitments through a public–private partnership (PPP) model. The initiative brings together industry, academia, government and international partners, including Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA), to accelerate the transition toward a low-carbon cement industry in line with the Thailand 2050 Net Zero Cement and Concrete Roadmap.

Chana Poomee, honorary chair of TCMA and president of ASEAN Federation of Cement Manufacturers (AFCM), said “By integrating cross-sector collaboration through PPP, linking policy, technology, knowledge and workforce development to real-world implementation, this initiative will establish the foundation of a low-carbon industrial ecosystem and evolve into a system-level model that can be scaled across the region."

Saudi Arabia: Fuller Technologies has announced a new agreement with Sinoma Nanjing to supply Qassim Cement's 10,000t/day expansion project in Buraidah, Saudi Arabia. The scope includes a new Cross-Bar cooler, a complete Ventomatic packing plant, and Pfister feeders. The company posted the news on LinkedIn, saying that it has a decades-long history with Qassim Cement and has built ‘trust through consistent delivery.’

UK: Industrial decarbonisation company Carbon Re has announced a change in its company name to Gigaton. It said that the rebranding reflected the product it believed ‘would define the next era of industrial control.’ It said that Gigaton is a ‘self-learning control system’, that sits at the heart of plant operations, applying AI to both the control and optimisation layers to directly control actuators, explain its actions to the operator, and learn as the plant conditions change. Regarding the reason for the change to Gigaton, it said that a gigatonne is the unit climate scientists use when they talk about the scale of the change needed to affect climate change, and that the company name represents its understanding of the scale needed to achieve its mission.

Pakistan: Lucky Cement’s revenues were US$1.36bn in the first nine months of the 2026 financial year (FY2026), which began on 1 July 2026. This corresponds to a rise of 13% year-on-year from FY2025. Cost of sales also rose, by 19%, resulting in growth of profit after tax of 8%, to US$246m.