Greece: Titan Group reported sales of €2.67bn in 2025, representing a 6% like-for-like increase, supported by strong performance in Greece, Egypt and Southeast Europe, as well as positive contributions from US operations. Titan said that the year was ‘marked by heightened geopolitical uncertainty,’ including tariff pressures on cement in the US and another year of a ‘sluggish’ residential market. EBITDA rose by 9% to €606m, driven by ‘resilient’ pricing measures, volume growth in key markets and increased export activity from Egypt. Net profit reached €236m, up by 7% year-on-year. Cement sales closed the year at 18.0Mt, marking a 1% increase year-on-year.

In the fourth quarter, sales increased by 8% to €657m, while EBITDA rose slightly to €133m. Volumes grew across all core products and regions, supported by strong demand in December 2025.

UK/US: Climate technology company Origen has completed pre-front end engineering and design (pre-FEED) for its commercial-scale zero-emission lime production facility, with engineering conducted by Hatch. The study establishes a validated cost and performance baseline for a plant producing up to 315,000t/yr of zero-emission lime, reducing investment risk ahead of detailed design and construction planning. Hatch’s analysis indicates that costs are expected to decline further at larger scales. Origen’s oxyfuel kiln technology captures 100% of process CO₂ emissions directly during production, generating a pure CO₂ stream without the need for post-combustion capture systems. The company said that this enables zero-emission lime production without reliance on renewable electricity.

A lifecycle assessment conducted by Hatch as part of the study found that the process can reduce emissions intensity by around 90% compared to conventional lime production, which emits over 1t of CO₂ for every 1t of lime produced. Origen also plans to deploy the technology within industrial clusters to simplify integration with existing CO₂ infrastructure and customers. With pre-FEED complete, Origen is now preparing to select from several sites under evaluation and advance into front end engineering and design (FEED) prior to detailed engineering and construction.

Sweden: Heidelberg Materials Sweden has announced that it intends to focus its activities at the Skövde site ‘on the end product cement’ from 2027 onwards. The reason for this is reportedly a decline in cement sales, driven by continued weak construction demand in Sweden in the current economic conditions. Heidelberg Materials said that, as part of the ongoing optimisation of its European production network, it is aligning its cement portfolio towards low-carbon products, which require less clinker. Therefore, the company intends to concentrate most of its clinker production in Sweden at its larger cement plant in Slite, Gotland. Cement production in Skövde would primarily be based on clinker sourced from Slite, which supplies customers in south-western Sweden.

Heidelberg Materials is the only cement producer in Sweden. It says that around one quarter of the country’s total cement volume is produced at the company’s plant in Skövde, with the remaining three quarters supplied from Slite.

India: JSW Cement has commenced production at its greenfield integrated cement plant in Nagaur, Rajasthan. The facility includes a 3.3Mt/yr clinker unit and a 2.5Mt/yr cement grinding unit, with an additional 1Mt/yr grinding unit under construction. Following commissioning, the company’s total cement grinding capacity has reached 24.1Mt/yr, while clinker capacity stands at 9.74Mt/yr. It was financed through a mix of equity and long-term debt, including US$85m allocated from the company’s initial public offering.

Managing director Parth Jindal said “We look forward to servicing the growing needs of Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab and the National Capital Region area. I am truly excited that the company was able to commission this greenfield integrated unit within 21 months. With this commissioning, the company is firmly on track to achieve its 41.9Mt/yr capacity on or before the 2029 financial year.”

The facility includes provisions for co-processing alternative fuels and features a 7km overland belt conveyor to transport limestone. A 16MW waste heat recovery system is also planned to improve energy efficiency.