Morocco: The cement market experienced a slight decline in the first seven months of 2026. Deliveries reached 8.22Mt at the end of July 2026, compared to 8.28Mt for the same period in 2025, representing a decrease of 0.75% year-on-year, according to data from the Moroccan Cement Industry Association (APC). In July 2026, cement deliveries reached 1.42Mt, compared to 1.4Mt in July 2025, an increase of 2%.

Thailand/Canada: The Thai Cement Manufacturers Association (TCMA) has advanced its collaboration with Canada by piloting carbon capture technology. The project is called ‘Decarbonisation of the Cement and Concrete Sectors in Thailand’ and involves the deployment of a mobile carbon capture unit (MCCU). The MCCU will be rotated across cement plants operated by TCMA member companies in Saraburi province. The project is funded by the government of Canada through Environment and Climate Change Canada, with the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) serving as the implementing agency.

The MCCU was developed by the Clean Energy Technologies Research Institute (CETRI) at the University of Regina, Canada. It will be tested in Thailand to evaluate its performance and applicability within the cement industry. The MCCU will be rotated across cement plants operated by TCMA member companies in Saraburi province.

Austria/India: RHI Magnesita has announced the completion of its joint venture with India-based Khemka Refractories. The new company will operate under the brand MINPRO, and will be a dedicated refractory recycling business focused on advancing circular solutions in India. MINPRO will be established as a refractory recycling platform in Odisha to recover, process and reuse spent refractory materials. RHI said that MINPRO will increase the availability of high-value circular minerals or refractory production and other applications.

Lebanon: ES Processing has launched its fully autonomous Kiln Process Optimiser (KPO) at Sibline Cement’s Kiln 2, a SECIL Group subsidiary. The equipment produced a 2% rise in kiln throughput, a 3% fall in specific electrical energy consumption, a 2.5% fall in thermal energy consumption and a 15% fall in essential climate variable-based variability.