Peru: Cementos Pacasmayo, part of Holcim, reported sales of US$159m in the first quarter of 2026, up by 11% year-on-year. Earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) rose by 32% to US$50.7m. The company said that the positive results were primarily due to higher sales of cement and concrete. Net profit increased to US$23m, up by 55%, and cement volumes reached 785,000t, up by 10%. Clinker volumes rose by 12% to 576,000t, driven by high cement demand.

Annual cement production capacity at the Pacasmayo, Piura and Rioja plants remained stable at 2.9Mt, 1.6Mt and 0.44Mt respectively. Installed clinker production capacity for the year at the plants was 1.8Mt, 0.99Mt and 0.29Mt respectively. Cement capacity utilisation reached 63.5% and clinker capacity utilisation was 76%.

Philippines: Solid Cement, a subsidiary of Concreat Holdings Philippines, has secured a loan facility of up to US$82.9m from BDO Unibank. The company said that the funds will support capital expenditure and general corporate purposes as it increases production. A new production line at its Rizal plant began operations in April 2025, increasing total capacity to 7.2Mt/yr from 5.7Mt/yr.

Nigeria: The Edo State government signed an agreement with a Chinese firm on 27 April 2026 to build a 10Mt/yr cement plant, according to local press. State Commissioner for Information and Strategy Kasim Afegbua stated in a press conference in Benin City that groundwork on the project will begin by the mid-May 2026.

“By the middle of next month, the first step towards realising the dream of producing 10Mt/yr of cement will commence. We are hopeful that even the commencement of the project alone will generate employment and help tackle social vices,” he said.

Spain: Cement consumption in Spain reached 3.89Mt in the first quarter of 2026, rising by 9% year-on-year, according to the latest data from Oficemen. Consumption in March 2026 reached 1.54Mt, up by 28% year-on-year, and rolling annual consumption from April 2025 to March 2026 reached 17Mt, up by 12%. The country previously saw declines in January and February 2026 due to heavy rain. The association said that March 2026 was its best month for cement consumption in the past 15 years.

Exports fell by 15% to 0.88Mt in the first quarter of 2026, by 18% to 0.36Mt in March 2026, and rolling annual exports were down by 12% to 4.33Mt.