Spain: Cement consumption in Spain rose by 13% year-on-year in April 2026 to 1.45Mt, according to data from the Spanish cement association Oficemen. Accumulated consumption in the first four months of 2026 reached 5.32Mt, up by 9% year-on-year.

Rolling year data for May 2025 to April 2026 shows that consumption rose by 13% to 17.1Mt. Exports fell by 18% year-on-year in April 2026 to around 355,000t. In the first four months of 2026, exports dropped by 16% to around 1.24Mt. Between May 2025 and April 2026, exports declined by 14% to 4.25Mt.

Director general Elena Guede said that the evolution of exports does not reflect a temporary adjustment, but rather a ‘loss of momentum’ that is intensifying month by month. She said that in the year-to-date figures for the first four months of 2026, the decline has intensified’ by 1.6 percentage points, going from -14.8% in March to -16.4% in April. Guede attributed this situation to high electricity costs, which, in her opinion, are behind the loss of Spain's ‘traditional leadership’ in cement exports at the European level, where Spain has now reportedly been overtaken by Germany.

Peru: Unacem Group recorded consolidated revenues of US$524m during the first quarter of 2026, a 7.1% increase compared to the same period in 2025. The company said that this was primarily driven by the performance of cement operations in Peru and Ecuador, benefiting from higher volumes and better average prices, as well as by the contribution of its cement, concrete, and aggregates businesses in Chile.

US: Amrize has announced that it will upgrade its Midlothian cement plant in Texas, modernise surrounding logistics and improve operational efficiency for its customers. The project is part of US$900m of investments being made by the company during 2026.

The Midlothian expansion project, expected to be completed in 2027, will include the addition of 0.1Mt/yr through upgrades across the plant, upgrading it from 2.0Mt/yr to 2.1Mr/yr. Two new 15,000t silos will be built, taking the total number of silos to 14, and the number of truck loading lanes will increase from six to 11. Efficiency upgrades will include the implementation of self-service truck loading technology to reduce the average truck turnaround times to approximately five minutes. Amrize will also upgrade existing silos to unlock additional usable capacity.

"Texas is one of the most dynamic construction markets in America," said Patrick Cleary, Amrize’s Senior Vice President of US Cement and Supply Chain. "This investment strengthens our ability to partner with customers advancing critical infrastructure and commercial projects across the state. By expanding capacity and significantly improving efficiency, we are enhancing reliability, safety and service for the customers and communities we serve."

US: Cemex has been cleared to continue operating its cement plant east of Lyons, Colorado, in a reversal of a previous Boulder County decision. The plant was issued with a letter terminating its right to operate in April 2024, citing a traffic study that showed increased traffic had created a hazard and had expanded the use of the plant alongside a regional highway.

Boulder County Community Planning and Permitting Director Dale Case said at the time that Cemex was directed to stop operating because an expansion wasn't allowed under the county's land use rules. Cemex appealed the decision and was allowed to continue operating until a ruling was made on that appeal.

On 19 May 2026, Case said that Cemex had "provided satisfactory evidence that the termination determination was made in error. Specifically, the evidence shows that there was no significant increase in truck traffic to and from the property since the closure of the Dowe Flats Quarry, compared with 1994 traffic numbers.”

A press release said that the 2024 determination was based on the best information available to director Case at the time. Cemex had always argued that Boulder County should not have relied on the traffic study required by the Colorado Department of Transportation, saying that study didn't include historical traffic levels and that it used only a single day of recent data.

"The department's reliance on only one random day of data from the five decades the plant has been in operation is arbitrary and capricious, especially when viewed in light of the contrary conclusions reached after a more thorough historical evaluation," said Cemex in its response.