Saudi Arabia: Najran Cement says that an anticipated increase in its production costs due to rising fuel prices has been mitigated by it signed an agreement with the Industrial Competitiveness Program. The program is intended to enhance operational efficiency, reduce production costs and improve the sustainability of industrial operations. Subsequently, it now forecasts that its production costs will rise by 8%. In January 2026 it warned that an increase in the price of fuels by its supplier Saudi Aramco would lead to a 13% rise in production costs.

The cement producer also confirmed that it is continuing to work on operational improvement and cost optimisation projects to further mitigate fuel costs. These measures are planned to reduce production costs by a further 3% and should start be reflected in the company's financial results for the second quarter of 2026.

Sweden: Cemvision has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Germany-based Siemens to develop and scale plants to produce its 95% reduced-CO₂ alternative cements. Under the terms of the agreement, Siemens will act as preferred supplier of electricity distribution equipment, control systems, variable speed drives, process instrumentation, cybersecurity, plant lifecycle management, information technology/operational technology integration and plant simulation. The partners are also exploring a digital twin solution to support pre-design activities, value engineering and virtual commissioning of Cemvision's facilities. Siemens will in turn become an early customer of the producer's Re-ment circular materials-based cement.

Siemens CEO Andrea Waenerlund said "Digital twins and advanced process control can optimise cement production in ways that weren't possible before. By combining Cemvision's cement chemistry expertise with our digital and automation capabilities, we're creating a blueprint for sustainable manufacturing."

Cambodia: Prime Minister Hun Manet has announced that tax incentives for local cement producers will be extended for two years until the end of 2028. He made the declaration during a meeting with Cambodia Cement Manufacturing Association (CCMA) chair Vinh Huor at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh, according to the Xinhua News Agency. The CCMA chair revealed that CCMA member companies have invested approximately US$1.2bn to reach a production capacity of 12My/yr. CCMA members  supply 8 – 9Mt/yr to the local market and 85% of raw materials are sourced locally.

Europe: Australia-based engineering firm Worley has signed a non-exclusive owner's engineering master services agreement (MSA) with Holcim to support carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) projects across the producer's EU and UK cement plants. The MSA covers 14 projects, eight of which currently have backing from the EU Innovation Fund. Worley will provide engineering oversight, project management and engineering integration across multiple sites, from early-stage development through execution.

Holcim aims to capture 5Mt/yr of CO₂ from 2030 in order to achieve near-zero cement production of 8Mt/yr.