Senegal: The country’s cement sector recorded a slowdown in August 2025, according to provisional figures from the Directorate of Forecasting and Economic Studies (Dpee), cited by the National Agency for Statistics and Demography (Ansd). Cement production fell by 14% month-on-month following several months of growth, reflecting weaker domestic and external demand. The decline was driven largely by a 24% drop in local sales, linked to a slowdown in construction activity and inventory adjustments. Exports also eased, falling by 8% from July 2025.

Despite the monthly setback, the sector maintained positive momentum year-on-year. Production in August 2025 was 10% higher than in August 2024, supported by strong export growth of 44% as regional demand remained firm. Local sales posted a modest increase of 0.9% compared to August 2025.

Peru: Grupo Unacem reported consolidated sales of US$530m in the third quarter of 2025, up by 0.3% year-on-year, driven mainly by the favourable performance of its operations in Peru, Ecuador and Chile. EBITDA reached US$121m. In Peru, third-quarter cement shipments were 1.56Mt, up by 3% from the third quarter of 2024, and sales were US$202m, up by 1.5% year-on-year. The company’s capital expenditure was US$138m, up by 11% year-on-year. In Ecuador, third-quarter 2025 revenues reached US$47.2m, a 3% increase compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Unacem North America reported cement shipments of 323,000t during the third quarter, representing a 0.7% year-on-year increase. Finally, Unacem Chile recorded shipments of 277,000m³ of ready-mix concrete, a 38% increase compared to the third quarter of 2024.

Corporate CEO Pedro Lerner said “In Peru, we continue to see a positive trend, with a quarter in which our prefabricated building business achieved record revenues and market activity supported this performance. In the US, despite the challenging environment, we have maintained our market share in Arizona and increased it in California, which reaffirms the strength of our operation. We also highlight the modernisation of Termochilca, which exceeded the expected efficiency levels.”

Corporate strategy manager Alicia Campos said “This quarter our portfolio showed resilient performance, with higher volumes in Peru, Ecuador and Chile, along with sustained growth in our energy platform. EBITDA reflects this operational strength, while capital expenditure responded to the execution of strategic and sustainability projects, including environmental and efficiency improvements in our operations. These advances continue to strengthen our position and support the year-to-date performance.”

Malaysia: YTL Cement has received environmental product declarations (EPDs) covering products across its cement, concrete and precast ranges. An EPD is a third-party-verified document that discloses a product’s environmental impact throughout its full life cycle in line with international standards. The newly certified products include the Castle Cement brand, as well as ECOConcrete Grade 40 and Grade 35.

Mozambique: Mozambique and China will together invest US$333m to build two new cement plants, a jetty and hospital services in Nampula and Cabo Delgado. The investment is the result of four agreements signed in October 2025 at an investment conference in Xian in China’s Shaanxi province, where representatives from the two countries’ governments were present. The timescale of the work was not given. The conference served to strengthen economic cooperation with the Shaanxi provincial government and establish new partnerships and investments by Chinese companies. A delegation of 50 Mozambicans attended, led by the Minister of Economy, Basílio Muhate.