India: UltraTech Cement’s sales revenue rose by 17% year-on-year to US$5.05bn in the first half of its 2027 financial year from US$4.30bn a year earlier. Net profit increased by 19% to US$432m from US$364m. However, expenses – particular energy and logistics costs – grew by 17% to US$4.49bn from US$3.85bn. Sales volumes of cement grew by 14% year-on-year to 35.9Mt in the quarter to 30 September 2026 from 31.6Mt previously. The company attributed its growth to higher sales volumes and improved profitability.

During the quarter it commissioned 3.6Mt/yr integrated capacity at Petnikota in Andhra Pradesh, and added 1Mt/yr through debottlenecking at its existing cement plants at Visakhapatnam, Patratu and Nathdwara. The company has a cement production capacity of just under 205Mt/yr, including 5.4Mt/yr outside of India. It is aiming to surpass 240Mt/yr by March 2028.

Kenya: Mamba Cement plans to build a 180t/day grinding and blending plant in Awasi. The US$460,000 unit will market cement in the west of the country, according to the Business Daily newspaper. Rai Cement also operates a cement plant nearby.

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Cement Kasaï SAS’ plant at Katanda plans to deliver its first cement bags in the first quarter of 2027. Technical director Bruno Tshitenga said that construction at the unit is 80% complete, according to the Congolese Press Agency. Tshitenga also noted that building the plant has been delayed due to ongoing logistics issues.

The new cement plant will start with a production capacity of 0.3Mt/yr. It will then expand to 1.2Mt/yr. Th project was launched in mid-2024. It is being built by China-based West China Cement.

Mongolia: Khovd Eco Cement intends to export 0.1Mt/yr to Russia. Prime Minister Nyam-Osoryn Uchral visited the 0.4Mt/yr integrated plant as part of a tour of the New Khovd industrial and technological park. The cement company has asked the Prime Minister to support its plans to export to Russia and other Eurasian countries.

Khovd Eco Cement opened in 2022 and employs over 350 people. The unit currently sells its products domestically to Bayankhongor, Uvurkhangai and Ulaanbaatar. It has installed an 8MW solar power plant and it says it is the first cement plant in the country to use renewable power. It reportedly aims to meet up to 60% of its energy demands from renewable sources.