Uganda: A 6000t/day cement plant will officially be opened in the northeast of Uganda in the week beginning 27 April 2026, according to Ecofin Agency. Authorities say that the US$300m investment will reduce the country’s reliance on imports, currently estimated at over 2.5Mt/yr at a cost of US$154m in 2024.

In the medium term, increased local production will reportedly stabilise prices and improve access to cement. It is also expected to support job creation and stimulate local economic activity in largely underdeveloped areas.

Trinidad & Tobago:  Trinidad Cement Ltd (TCL) has reported that its revenue for 2025 was US$104m. It said that this was a ‘7% increase year-on-year, underpinned by sustained volume growth and effective pricing across core markets.’ Operating earnings before other expenses and other income and credits increased by 6% to US$20m, reflecting solid revenue performance and ongoing cost optimisation initiatives.

TCL’s overall net income for 2025 amounted to US$4m, compared to US$9.4m in 2024. The company attributed the lower profitability primarily to lower sales volumes in Trinidad & Tobago, following a market contraction exceeding 10% and the entry of cement imports into the market during the second half of the year. It also cited restructuring costs in Barbados, where it operates Arawak Cement. The company recently stopped clinker production at Arawak’s St Lucy plant and reduced its workforce accordingly.

Ireland/UK: Ireland-based CRH has completed the delisting of its shares from the London Stock Exchange (LSE), two years after making its Wall Street debut. The company, which left the Euronext Dublin Stock Exchange in 2023, said its London-listed ordinary and 7% preference shares had been cancelled as of 08:00 on 20 April 2026.

CRH’s ordinary shares are now listed only on the New York Stock Exchange, where it was admitted to the S&P 500 index - the most influential in global stock markets - late in 2025.

In March 2026, the Irish Times reported that CRH had asked the Irish Government to change the law on financial reporting, seeking Companies Act exemptions that could cut its annual accounting costs by more than €10m. The Dublin-based building materials giant has made direct approaches to the departments of finance and enterprise, saying it has faced a ‘burdensome anomaly’ under Irish law since moving its main market listing to New York in 2023.

CRH’s revenues rose by 5% to US$37.4bn in 2025, with growth of 6% in the final quarter, the group said in full-year results published in February 2026. Favourable demand and acquisitions were credited for the gain.

Pakistan: Local cement despatches are expected to increase by 10% year-on-year in April 2026, reaching 2.94Mt, despite a month-on-month decline attributed to recent price increases. According to JS Global, the projection is based on actual figures from the first 19 days of April, with sales recorded at 1.78Mt. The northern region's sales averaged between 87,000-90,000t in the first week, increasing to approximately 100,000t/day in the second week. The third and fourth weeks are expected to see average daily sales of around 95,000t/day. Meanwhile, the southern region's sales remained steady at about 20,000t/day.

Overall, total cement sales in Pakistan for April 2026 are projected to be around 3.61Mt, marking a 3% rise compared to April 2025, but a 4% fall compared to March 2026. In the period covering the first 10 months of the fiscal year 2026, total cement sales are anticipated to reach 42.1Mt, a rise of 9% year-on-year. This growth is largely driven by an 11% increase in domestic sales, while exports are also expected to rise by 4%. Cement capacity utilisation for April 2026 is estimated at 51%, slightly lower than in March, but higher than in April 2025.