Peru: National shipments totalled 1.1Mt in June 2026, registering an increase of 12% year-on-year and 11% in the accumulated 12 months. Cement production reached 1Mt, representing an increase of 11% year-on-year and 10% in the accumulated 12 months. 0.6Mt of clinker was produced, representing a decrease of 29% compared to June 2025 and 0.7% in the accumulated 12 months.

As for exports, 12,820t of cement was exported in June 2026, representing an increase of 7% compared to June 2025 and 6% in the accumulated 12 months. 62,747t of clinker was exported, representing a decrease of 36% compared to June 2026 and 28% in the accumulated 12 months. 12,014t of cement was imported, an 83% increase from June 2025 and an 18% increase in the accumulated 12 months. 74% of imports came from Chile via the Tacna land terminal and 26% came via the Port of Matarani from Vietnam. 72,250t of clinker was imported, equivalent to a year-on-year decrease of 33% and a 14% increase in the accumulated 12 months. 61% of imports via the Port of Callao and 39% came via the Port of Matarani, both from South Korea.  

Armenia: Employees of Armenia's Ararat Cement plant staged a protest on 9 July 2026 after the facility remained sealed by investigators, leaving hundreds of workers unable to return to their jobs, according to Panorama news. The demonstration comes after law enforcement officers carried out searches on 6 July 2026 at the residence of businessman and leader of the Prosperous Armenia party Gagik Tsarukyan. Investigators sealed the cement plant as part of the investigation. Company director Artyom Poghosyan said that authorities have provided no timeline for lifting the restrictions, despite the company's requests to resume production.

"They apparently came to carry out an order, sealed the plant and left," Poghosyan told local press. "We asked them what we were supposed to do next, but no one could give us an answer. We've contacted the Investigative Committee and asked them to remove the seals so we can get back to work and people can earn a living, but we still haven't received a response."

Poghosyan also alleged that investigators exceeded the scope of the legal authorisation presented during the searches.

"We told investigators that their actions were unlawful and beyond the authority granted in their warrant," he said. "Their response was, 'We're doing our job. If you disagree, file a complaint elsewhere.'"

The protesting workers said that the prolonged closure has left them worried about missing paycheques and falling behind on loan repayments and other financial obligations.

"The factory is what puts food on our tables," one employee said. "Now a single official has jeopardised the livelihoods of all these people. Who is going to protect our rights?"

Germany: CI4C, the consortium comprising cement producers Dyckerhoff, Heidelberg Materials, Schwenk Zement and Vicat, has officially inaugurated its oxyfuel carbon capture project at the Mergelstetten cement plant. Vicat said that the ‘catch4climate’ project had been seven years in the making. The oxyfuel process was designed by thyssenkrupp Polysius and the project received private investments of more than €120m, with a 450t/day rotary kiln line built at the plant. The facility is reportedly the first to use the ‘pure oxyfuel’ process for carbon capture and is dedicated exclusively to research and development. More than 200 guests attended the event, including Baden-Württemberg’s Minister for the Environment Thekla Walker.  

The project had already reached important milestones: At the end of May 2026, clinker was successfully produced for the first time. In mid-June 2026, the first supply of oxygen to the facility took place.

Switzerland: Swiss cement plants slightly increased their deliveries in the second quarter of 2026, according to the latest report by the cement industry association Cemsuisse. They supplied 1Mt of cement to the domestic market (including Liechtenstein) between April 2026 and the end of June 2026, 1% more than the previous quarter. For the first six months of 2026, deliveries reached approximately 1.8Mt, up by 0.7% year-on-year. The share of CEM II and III cements reached a new record of 98.7%, with ordinary Portland cement accounting for just 1.3%. The association said it was ‘observing with concern’ the transport sector, where the share of deliveries by rail continues to decline. Rail transported 32.6% of deliveries, compared to 34.6% in the same period of 2025. It attributed this to the ‘persistently difficult’ conditions in the transport sector and the ‘constant deterioration’ of the price-quality ratio offered to the Swiss cement industry.