US: Titan’s subsidiary Titan America has completed the acquisition of cement and aggregates producer Keystone Cement in Pennsylvania, finalising three acquisitions that were announced from November 2025. The agreement with Keystone Cement was announced in January 2025. The Keystone Cement integrated plant has a clinker capacity of 0.9Mt/yr.

The two other acquisitions that closed in February 2026 and March 2026 respectively, were the Vracs de L’Estuaire grinding plant in France with 0.6Mt/yr clinker capacity and the Traçim Çimento integrated plant in Türkiye with a capacity of 2.5Mt/yr.

Russia: Cement consumption in Russia could fall by up to 26% in 2026, according to Soyuzcement. The organisation said that consumption declined by 24% year-on-year to 8.30Mt in the first quarter of 2026, while consumption in March 2026 fell by 20% year-on-year despite a seasonal rise of 53% month-on-month.

Soyuzcement said that it expected a slowdown in the construction industry in the medium term. It said that a decrease in cement consumption in Russia of at least 20% was expected in 2026, with pessimistic forecasts of up to 26%.

Europe: Cemvision and Mannok, part of Çimsa Group, have signed a memorandum of understanding to deploy ‘near-zero CO₂’ cement technologies. The partnership will focus on commercial rollout of Cemvision’s Re-ment Massive product and aims to establish a multi-year offtake agreement to support industrial scale-up. The partnership will also allow for expansion into the new markets of Italy, Spain and Türkiye, through the companies’ European and Mediterranean distribution network.

Oscar Hållén, CEO of Cemvision, said “Together, we are creating the conditions required to scale Re-ment Massive into multiple geographies. This partnership is about moving from innovation to industrial impact.”

Iraq/Syria: Iraq has begun to export cement to Syria through the al-Waleed border crossing on a trial basis, according to Iraq’s Border Ports Authority, with shipments entering gradually to test procedures and ensure smooth operations at border crossings. It said that shipment volumes are expected to increase progressively based on evaluations during the initial operational phase. Cement is also beginning to arrive at the al-Yarubiyah-Rabia crossing, as part of a plan to distribute trade flows across multiple crossings.

The Iraqi Ministry of Industry and Minerals said in mid-2025 that it is developing a plan to set up new cement plants with a production capacity of 52Mt/yr, reportedly to meet growing demand and support ongoing construction projects in Iraq.