Italy: Cementir Holding recorded cement and clinker sales of 11.0Mt in 2025, up by 3% year-on-year, with growth in the Asia Pacific region, Egypt and Türkiye offsetting declines in the Nordic & Baltic region and Belgium. Group revenue was €1.64bn, broadly stable year-on-year, while earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) rose by 15% to €460m and profit before tax rose by 10% to €325m. Net profit reached €246m. The company said that exchange rate movements, particularly the devaluation of the Turkish Lira, reduced sales by around €97m.

For 2026, Cementir Holding expects sales of approximately €1.70bn, mainly supported by price increases in line with inflation and by a slight recovery in volumes in the second part of 2025, with the exception of China and Türkiye. EBITDA is expected to be between €400-420m. The company plans investments of approximately €128m, including €32m for sustainability projects.

Chair and CEO Francesco Caltagirone Jr said “2025 was a year of consolidation for our group. We optimised our industrial footprint and delivered higher profitability and return on capital, despite results being affected by the strengthening of the Euro against all reference currencies, and in particular against the Turkish Lira. We are prepared to face the next three years with a strengthened industrial base and a very solid financial position, enabling us to look at future challenges with renewed confidence.”

Spain: Molins has published its 2025 Sustainability Report, outlining progress in environmental, social and governance matters, as well as on progress on its Sustainability Roadmap 2030. The report details progress in areas such as decarbonisation, circular economy, natural resource management, biodiversity and social impact.

The company aims to reduce emissions to below 460kg/t of cementitious material by 2030. It will invest more than €65m over the next few years to reduce its carbon footprint. It also reported a 25% alternative fuel substitution rate and said that renewable electricity represents 44% of global consumption and 100% in Spain. The report also mentioned progress in social matters, stating that 22% of management positions are held by women.

Director of corporate development and sustainability Carlos Martínez said “At Molins, we understand sustainability as a strategic pillar that guides the evolution of our business. This report reflects the work carried out in different areas of the company to move towards an increasingly efficient and responsible industrial model.”

Sweden: Heidelberg Materials has withdrawn its application to build a carbon capture and storage (CCS) facility at its Slite cement plant after the Swedish Energy Agency rejected its request for nearly €747m in funding. The company had applied for an environmental permit in June 2024 and previously planned to complete the facility by 2030. It announced in November 2025 that it had ‘paused’ the project.

Head of public affairs Hannes Borg said “This is a result of us putting the CCS project on hold in November 2025 until there is more clarity about the financing. A permit application cannot be put on hold, while it was in the schedule for us to submit additional information. Since we still have not resolved the crucial issue of financing, we therefore had to withdraw the application. However, the ambition to build a carbon capture facility in Slite remains.”

Borg added that if the company bears the full cost of the project, the costs for end consumers would be too high for the project to be commercially viable. However, he said that the company remained ‘fully committed’ to getting a CCS facility in place in Slite, and was now working to identify sustainable financing solutions and ‘continuing the dialogue’ with decision-makers.

UK: Breedon Group launched its ‘British Cement Advocacy’ campaign alongside publication of its 2025 results. CEO Rob Wood wrote to ministers in the Departments for Business and Trade and Energy Security and Net Zero, and campaigned alongside the Mineral Products Association, calling for government action to support domestic cement production. The company said that rising cement imports risk exporting jobs, investment and emissions while increasing supply chain risks. Breedon called for the establishment of a carbon border adjustment mechanism, to address competitiveness challenges, to accelerate support for carbon capture technologies and for the promotion of domestically produced cement in public procurement.

Wood said “Using public procurement policy to support domestically produced cement would unlock huge opportunities and ensure the government’s investment in housing and infrastructure delivers wider economic growth. It would also protect thousands of highly skilled, well-paid jobs across all four UK nations. We will continue our engagement throughout 2026 as we strongly encourage the government and our customers to ‘Back British Cement’.”