Armenia: The Armenian government will exempt Dragsman Cement from customs duties on imports. The producer will invest US$5m to build a new cement plant using imported equipment. It will invest US$3.6m in fixed assets, US$654,000 in dismantling and installation,  US$130,000 in construction and US$523,000 in specialised equipment. According to local press, there will be 40 new jobs available. The customs duty exemption is valued at US$107,000.

Uzbekistan: 488,700t of cement were exported from Uzbekistan into Kyrgyzstan in the first nine months of 2025, according to the National Statistics Committee of Uzbekistan. Kyrgyzstan is the main market for cement exports from Uzbekistan, accounting for 41% of the total 1.2Mt in the nine-month period. Other major consumers of cement from Uzbekistan included Kazakhstan (317,000t) and Afghanistan (273,000t).

Türkiye: The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a €50m loan to cement producer Çimsa to support its decarbonisation efforts. According to the EBRD, the financing will fund a calcium aluminate cement (CAC) kiln and decarbonisation upgrades for existing grey and white cement kilns at Çimsa’s Mersin plant. CAC production has a ‘significantly’ lower carbon footprint than traditional grey cement, according to the producer.

The EBRD said that the project aligns with Türkiye’s Industrial Decarbonisation Investment Platform, the world’s largest industrial decarbonisation programme, which provides policy guidance and low-carbon pathways for hard-to-abate sectors, including cement.

Erdem Yasar, EBRD Deputy Head for Türkiye, said that the partnership supports both Çimsa’s competitiveness and broader industry sustainability.

Egypt: Misr Cement Qena generated a net profit of US$36.2m during the first nine months of 2025, up by a factor of 33 from just US$1.1m in the first nine months of 2024. The company’s net profit after tax over the same period increased by a factor of eight, from US$1.96m to US$16.0m.