France: Low-carbon cement producer Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies has announced that it has strengthened its partnership with Groupe Angevin through a new agreement with its subsidiary Angevin Île-de-France. The collaboration, focused on structural works in the Île-de-France region, will build on an initial partnership launched in September 2025 with other Angevin subsidiaries in western France. The agreement includes multi-year volume commitments and expands the application of the companies’ collaboration in structural construction.

Groupe Angevin, a family-owned construction group founded in 1936 that has operated for nearly 90 years, is active across western France and the Île-de-France region, delivering projects across industrial, civil engineering, housing and renewable energy segments. The group operates through an integrated network of subsidiaries enabling end-to-end project execution.

Kazakhstan: Steppe Cement’s cement sales volumes rose by 25% year-on-year, to 344,000t, in the first quarter of 2026. This generated US$19.5m in sales revenues, up by 54% year-on-year, following a 21% rise in the price-per-tonne of its cement, to US$57/t.

Steppe Cement’s domestic market share rose to 16%, compared to 13.5% in the first quarter of 2025. Alliance News has reported that the company forecast full-year cement consumption in Kazakhstan of 14.5Mt in 2026, in line with 2025 levels.

India: Ambuja Cements has completed its amalgamation of Penna Cement Industries, effective 10 April 2026. The Globe and Mail newspaper has reported that Penna Cement Industries stands dissolved without being wound up, with equity shareholders to receive a cash consideration.

India: Adani Group announced a new upcoming US$225m cement plant near Cuttack, Odisha, on 7 April 2026. One India News has reported that the move is part of US$3.53bn-worth of new Adani Group investments in Odisha, which also include a US$3.23bn thermal power plant.