UAE: Shree Cement subsidiary Union Cement Company has commissioned a new US$31.3m, 3Mt/yr grinding plant in Ras Al Khaimah. The plant is equipped with a vertical roller mill, with an integrated grinding and separation system.

Press Trust of India News has reported that the plant increases the subsidiary’s installed cement capacity by 75%, to 7Mt/yr. India-based Shree Cement has a total global production capacity of 76.3Mt/yr. It has a renewable power generation capacity of 635MW, accounting for 66% of group energy consumption in the first quarter of the (current) 2027 financial year.

Netherlands/Taiwan: TCC Group Holdings has won shareholder approval for an overseas initial public offering of its Netherlands-registered subsidiary Cimpor International Holdings. China Times News has reported that shareholders representing 95% of attending shares approved the plan at an extraordinary general meeting on 13 October 2026.

TCC plans to separate Cimpor International Holdings, along with the group’s Portuguese, Turkish and African business, under TCC Dutch Holdings. It will then list the subsidiary on the Euronext international exchange or on the London Stock Exchange in the UK.

India: JK Cement and logistics partner Container Corporation of India (CONCOR) have launched a long-haul, containerised cement rail service between the Khemli cement terminal in Rajasthan’s Udaipur district and Inland Container Depot Whitefield (ICDW) in Bengaluru, Karnataka. Maritime Gateway News has reported that the service will connect JK Cement’s new Udaipur plant to the South India market. This will help the producer to further transfer its logistics from road to rail.

Vietnam: The Vietnam Institute for Building Materials has launched an 18-month project with Energiva Ventures to build an environmental product declaration (EPD) programme for cement produced in Vietnam. Việt Nam News has reported that the launch took place at an industry workshop event on 12 October 2026. The project may result in the subsequent launch of guiding circulars, regulations and standards published by the government, with mandatory implementation of EPDs to follow.