Indonesia: Government Minister for Standardisation and Industrial Services PoIicy Emmy Suryandari says that the Indonesian cement sector’s revenues rose by 6.2% year-on-year in 2025. Exports were valued at US$443m, up by 18%, with their primary destination being Bangladesh, followed by Australia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Taiwan. The industry serves a domestic demand of 64Mt/yr, with a current installed capacity of 122Mt/yr. It employed 900,000 people in 2025. In 2010 – 2025, the sector reduced its clinker factor from 81% to 68%, raised its alternative fuels (AF) substitution rate from 3% to 13%, and reduced its Scope 1 and 2 CO₂ emissions from 724kg/t to 566kg/t of cement equivalent, surpassing its 2025 target.

LKBN News has reported that Suryandari said "The global cement industry is currently navigating a complex business environment shaped by three major influences: urbanisation, decarbonisation and digitisation."

Indonesia: The Ministry of Industry’s Standardisation and Industrial Services Policy agency has told Indonesian cement producers that it will enact policy frameworks in line with the industry’s five-pillar cement decarbonisation strategy, LKBN News has reported. The strategy consists of: process optimisation; alternative fuels and raw materials substitution; technology upgrades; electrification/renewables and carbon capture.

New Zealand: Fletcher Building has reported its sales volumes across its business during the third quarter of its 2026 financial year (1 January – 31 March 2026). Cement subsidiary Golden Bay cement sold 98.3Mt, down by 2% year-on-year; concrete subsidiary Firth sold 94.3Mm³ of ready-mix concrete, down by 1%, and 62.6Mm³ of concrete blocks, down by 0.8%, and concrete pipes subsidiary Humes sold 50.8Mm³, down by 5%.

Fletcher Building characterised its heavy building materials performance during the period as ‘mixed,’ with new major infrastructure project starts helping to offset declines elsewhere.

US: Türkiye-based producer Medcem plans to begin operations at its brownfield clinker grinding facility in western Florida by September 2026, following construction that began in February 2025, according to the company’s business development and investments director Enver Çelikbaş. The facility has two mills and will initially operate one line, with full capacity reaching 450,000 - 500,000t/yr when both lines are operational. Commissioning and testing are scheduled for August 2026 ahead of commercial production, according to Platts, part of S&P Global Energy. Medcem will supply clinker from Türkiye to support the project, which follows a long-term lease agreement signed in May 2024. The site has been idle since 2008.

The company is planning to increase clinker capacity in Türkiye by 500,000-600,000t/yr and is evaluating further investment opportunities in the US. Enver Çelikbaş said “The US is our biggest export market, and US cement imports have increased from 15Mt to 22Mt over the last seven years, and we expect this trend to continue. That is why we want more investment in the US, and we are already engaged in discussions - solely and together with some potential partners - for a few more locations and also actively searching for both greenfield and brownfield investments there."

Çelikbaş said that beyond standard cement production, Medcem plans to use the mill's flexibility to grind ground granulated blast furnace slag in the near future, though no supplementary cementitious materials will be used from day one. Production volumes are expected to ramp up gradually through 2027, when both grinding lines become fully operational, with further increases targeted for 2028. Medcem is also considering further investment in Manatee, Florida by utilising the additional leased area, he said.