US: Ozinga celebrated the opening of its new slag-based low-carbon cement mill in East Chicago, Indiana, with a ribbon cutting ceremony on 13 October 2026. It said that the mill would strengthen the domestic supply chain for building materials, promoting Midwestern construction and advancing innovation in US infrastructure. The plant will produce 1Mt/yr of ASTM C989-compliant slag cement, as well as proprietary blends under Ozinga's CarbonSense brand, reportedly delivering up to 80% reductions in embodied carbon over traditional Portland cement mixes. Once fully operational, the plant is projected to offset more than 0.7Mt/yr of CO emissions.

"We built this mill in the heart of the Midwest because we believe it is central to producing high-performing, American-made materials that will be the foundation of US infrastructure for years to come," said CEO Marty Ozinga. "We are taking the cement-to-concrete process from start to finish - with American ownership at every step of the domestic supply chain, with homegrown scientific innovation and with American workers all the way. Our message to the market is clear: We have new domestic capacity to meet your needs for reliable, sustainable and cost-effective materials.”

Ozinga's private investment in the project was supported by state, federal and local public officials, including the East Chicago City Council.  On-site water access and rail transportation will be key factors that will help to lower the total embodied carbon impact of the product. At full operation, the plant will create approximately 50 permanent union jobs between the mill and Ozinga's Burns Harbour operation at the site of the Cleveland Cliffs steel mill, where the slag is initially processed.

Peru: 1.31Mt of cement was shipped in Peru in September 2026, registering an increase of 11% year-on-year. 1.16Mt of cement was produced, equivalent to a growth of 10% year-on-year. 0.89Mt of clinker was produced, representing an increase of 33% compared to September 2025. 0.86Mt of cement was exported, showing a decrease of 17% year-on-year, and 36,083t of clinker was exported, equivalent to a decrease of 49%. 71,932t of cement was imported: 82% via the Port of Chancay from Vietnam; 13% via the Tacna Bus Terminal from Chile, and 5% via the Port of Matarani via Vietnam.

South Africa: The Simuma cement plant in KwaZulu-Natal province, which was acquired by Huaxin Building Materials (HBM) in December 2023, is upgrading its equipment after being in operation for decades.

"The operations here started in 1984, so it was in dire need to be upgraded, modernised and made efficient," said Simuma plant manager Rory Govender. "When HBM took over the plant and started the expansion and upgrading, we were very excited. It is something that we wanted for a long time."

Key facilities, including the preheater tower and clinker cooler, have been upgraded, alongside improvements to the limestone quarry and other parts of the production line. A waste heat recovery system has also been introduced, which now generates around 30% of the plant’s power. According to Govender, clinker output from Kiln 2 has risen from about 1500t/day to 4000t/day after removing bottlenecks, while Kiln 1, which has been operating for more than four decades, has increased from about 1500t/day to 2200t/day.

"The plant now has a clinker production capacity of about 1.8Mt/yr and a cement production capacity of around 2.5Mt/yr," said Govender.

Australia: Green360 Technologies has secured a binding agreement to supply Eifers Civil with up to 4800t of its MKX metakaolin supplementary cementitious material product, at a fixed price of US$173/t delivered, over an initial 12-month period. Green360 said that it had already used MKX-containing concrete in major infrastructure in Melbourne, with more than 3500m³ poured across infrastructure projects in the city. Together with Holcim, its supply agreements now cover up to 9600t. The company estimates the value of the contract to generate approximately US$831,000 of revenue for the initial 12-month supply period.