Kazakhstan: Kazakhstan's manufacturing sector experienced year-on-year growth of 6.4% in 2025, according to Central Asia Economic Outlook. The production of building materials rose by 9.7%, supported by higher output in cement, ready-mix concrete, building solutions, lime and prefabricated concrete structures, linked to ongoing infrastructure and housing projects across the country.

France: Vicat has won a Major Industrial Decarbonisation Projects grant for its Vicat Advanced Industrial Alliance carbon capture project from the French government. The project aims to capture and store 1.2Mt/yr of CO₂ from the company’s Montalieu-Vercieu cement plant, the largest in the country. DPA-AFX News has reported that the project previously won EU Innovation Fund backing in November 2025, with a final investment decision due in 2027.

Peru: Cementos Pacasmayo recorded sales of US$632m in 2025, up by 6% year-on-year. The producer’s earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) – excluding transaction-related expenses for its acquisition by Holcim – rose by 11% year-on-year, to US$47.4m. Combined sales volumes of cement and concrete rose by 8%, mainly due to increased infrastructure activity and bagged cement demand, according to the producer.

Russia: MMK subsidiary Magnitogorsk Cement and Refractory Plant has completed reconstruction of slag drying drum furnaces at its plant in Chelyabinsk Oblast. The furnaces feature recirculating burners to prevent the formation of NOx and reduce the energy consumption of slag drying by 10%, according to the company. AK&M News has reported that the producer is now installing an automated emissions control system at the plant.

Plant director Yuri Kochubeev said "It is fundamentally important for us to ensure the plant's efficiency increases, while strictly adhering to high environmental standards."