UK: Industrial decarbonisation company Carbon Re has announced a change in its company name to Gigaton. It said that the rebranding reflected the product it believed ‘would define the next era of industrial control.’ It said that Gigaton is a ‘self-learning control system’, that sits at the heart of plant operations, applying AI to both the control and optimisation layers to directly control actuators, explain its actions to the operator, and learn as the plant conditions change. Regarding the reason for the change to Gigaton, it said that a gigatonne is the unit climate scientists use when they talk about the scale of the change needed to affect climate change, and that the company name represents its understanding of the scale needed to achieve its mission.

Pakistan: Lucky Cement’s revenues were US$1.36bn in the first nine months of the 2026 financial year (FY2026), which began on 1 July 2026. This corresponds to a rise of 13% year-on-year from FY2025. Cost of sales also rose, by 19%, resulting in growth of profit after tax of 8%, to US$246m.

Saudi Arabia: Fuller Technologies has announced a new agreement with Sinoma Nanjing to supply Qassim Cement's 10,000t/day expansion project in Buraidah, Saudi Arabia. The scope includes a new Cross-Bar cooler, a complete Ventomatic packing plant, and Pfister feeders. The company posted the news on LinkedIn, saying that it has a decades-long history with Qassim Cement and has built ‘trust through consistent delivery.’

Latvia: Schwenk Latvija plans to invest €500m in a project to neutralise the carbon footprint of its Brocēni cement plant in Saldus by 2032. This will eliminate 800,000t/yr of CO₂ emissions, Baltic Business Daily has reported. The project is an EU Net Zero Emission Industry Act strategic project.

Latvian Minister of Economy Viktors Valainis said "Latvia is able to compete for European industrial projects and become one of the leaders in the development of green industry in the Baltics."