Latvia: Schwenk Latvija plans to invest €500m in a project to neutralise the carbon footprint of its Brocēni cement plant in Saldus by 2032. This will eliminate 800,000t/yr of CO₂ emissions, Baltic Business Daily has reported. The project is an EU Net Zero Emission Industry Act strategic project.

Latvian Minister of Economy Viktors Valainis said "Latvia is able to compete for European industrial projects and become one of the leaders in the development of green industry in the Baltics."

Tajikistan: Cement plants produced 1.55Mt of cement in the first quarter of 2026, up by 9% year-on-year. Demand is also high, amidst increased homebuilding, roadbuilding and other infrastructure projects and increased exports to Afghanistan. Reconstruction work following a mudslide in Kulob, Khatlon, on 1 May 2026 also further increased cement demand. As a result, there are widespread reported shortages. Limited supplies of cement are reportedly available in the Tajik capital, Dushanbe, during morning hours. Meanwhile, builders in Khorog, Gorno-Badakhsha, have been without access to cement since April 2026.

Asia-Plus News cited industry sources that reported on-going shutdowns for maintenance at plants, including the 1.2Mt/yr Jung-Tsai Mohir cement plant in Yovon, Khatlon.

Saudi Arabia: Al Jouf Cement has awarded US-based Altec a six-month turnkey contract worth US$7.43m for the design, supply and installation of electrical interconnections at its Turaif cement plant in Northern Borders Province. The project will connect the plant to the electrical grid, as part of the government’s Liquid Fuel Displacement Programme to supplant oil-fired generators in industry, agriculture and utilities. In a filing to the Saudi Stock Exchange, the cement producer said that the project is scheduled for delivery in early 2027.

Honduras: The government has introduced a new technical standard for hydraulic cement.
The El Heraldo newspaper has reported that the standard is also accompanied by updated requirements for product labelling and registration. The Honduran Construction Industry Chamber (CHICO) denied importers’ accusations that the requirements will lead to price rises or a de facto ban on imports.

CHICO General Manager Silvio Larios said "We are asking that we work the right way — that products are sold to the specified quality, under already-established technical standards. There is a third cement producer that is participating very actively in the market and we invite them to become domestic producers."