Ireland: Türkiye-based Çimsa said that it is set to deliver Ireland’s largest rooftop solar installation at its plant in Mannok. The company has already begun construction of the 6MW project, delivered in partnership with Activ8 Solar Energies and SSE Airtricity, which will cover approximately 38,800m² and will comprise 10,000 solar panels. The project will increase the company’s total installed solar capacity across all of its operations to more than 30MW and avoid an estimated 792t of CO₂ annually.

Canada: Three years after Heidelberg Materials’ pilot carbon capture project at its Edmonton cement plant, it has reportedly put plans on hold. Heidelberg Materials told local press that it is ‘not moving forward’ with the project ‘at this time.’ Carbon credits in Canada are currently traded at around US$32/t, which is reportedly too low to justify the costs associated with the project.

In 2023, Heidelberg Materials signed a partnership with the government to support the US$979m project which would capture 1Mt/yr by the end of 2026. The captured CO₂ would be transported by pipeline to the Open Access Wabamun Carbon Hub in Parkland County, expected to be completed by 2027.

Jeff Seig, corporate communications director of the company, said “Heidelberg Materials regularly reviews project requirements, external support needs and resource allocations to ensure responsible stewardship of company resources and shareholder capital.”

Senegal: Cement production in March 2026 registered a decline of 0.5% compared to February 2026, amid a decrease in sales on the domestic market, according to The National Agency for Statistics and Demography (ANSD). However, this figure represents an increase of 15% year-on-year. Cement sales decreased by 5% month-on-month in March 2026, while exports increased by 43% during the same period. Year-on-year, sales grew by 4% in March 2026 and exports increased by 110%.

Nigeria: The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCC) said that it has uncovered possible manipulation of cement prices in the market following a three-month investigation. The FCCPC said that the investigation followed complaints over the high cost of cement despite the country’s substantial limestone deposits and domestic production capacity. It said that the level of excess capacity had not produced the downward pressure on prices expected in a competitive market. The next stage will reportedly determine whether prices are justified by legitimate costs and market conditions or whether there is evidence of any anti-competitive practices.