South Africa: Heidelberg Materials has reportedly entered talks with banks to appoint advisers, as it considers a potential acquisition of cement producer PPC, according to Engineering News. The company is assessing a full takeover of the South African cement producer as part of plans to expand its presence in Africa. However, Heidelberg Materials reportedly declined to comment and discussions are at an early stage. PPC is valued at US$560m and operates in Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Europe: Cemvision and Mannok, part of Çimsa Group, have signed a memorandum of understanding to deploy ‘near-zero CO₂’ cement technologies. The partnership will focus on commercial rollout of Cemvision’s Re-ment Massive product and aims to establish a multi-year offtake agreement to support industrial scale-up. The partnership will also allow for expansion into the new markets of Italy, Spain and Türkiye, through the companies’ European and Mediterranean distribution network.
Oscar Hållén, CEO of Cemvision, said “Together, we are creating the conditions required to scale Re-ment Massive into multiple geographies. This partnership is about moving from innovation to industrial impact.”
US: Titan’s subsidiary Titan America has completed the acquisition of cement and aggregates producer Keystone Cement in Pennsylvania, finalising three acquisitions that were announced from November 2025. The agreement with Keystone Cement was announced in January 2025. The Keystone Cement integrated plant has a clinker capacity of 0.9Mt/yr.
The two other acquisitions that closed in February 2026 and March 2026 respectively, were the Vracs de L’Estuaire grinding plant in France with 0.6Mt/yr clinker capacity and the Traçim Çimento integrated plant in Türkiye with a capacity of 2.5Mt/yr.
Russia: Cement consumption in Russia could fall by up to 26% in 2026, according to Soyuzcement. The organisation said that consumption declined by 24% year-on-year to 8.30Mt in the first quarter of 2026, while consumption in March 2026 fell by 20% year-on-year despite a seasonal rise of 53% month-on-month.
Soyuzcement said that it expected a slowdown in the construction industry in the medium term. It said that a decrease in cement consumption in Russia of at least 20% was expected in 2026, with pessimistic forecasts of up to 26%.
