Pakistan’s cement dispatch up +12.5% in 02M 2026
In the first 2 months in 2026, Pakistan’s cement dispatch (local and exports) increased by +12.5% to 8.737 Mt, after 7.764 Mt in the same period last year and 6.679 Mt in the year before.
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Türkiye’s local cement sales up +8.0% in 11M 2025
In the first 11 months 2025, Türkiye’s local cement sales increased by +8.0% to 70.985 Mt, after 65.739 Mt in the last year and 60.618 Mt in the year before.
New milestone for Holcim’s Go4Zero in Belgium
Last week, Holcim and Air Liquide signed a strategic agreement for the Go4Zero flagship CCS project at the Obourg cement plant in Belgium, however the Final Investment Decision (FID) remains subject to additional effective partnerships across the value chain, as…
Türkiye’s cement exports up +15.1% in 11M 2025
In the first 11 months in 2025, Türkiye’s cement exports increased by +15.1% to 13.982 Mt, after 12.146 Mt in the last year and 14.181 Mt in the year before.
Türkiye’s cement production up +9.4% in 11M 2025
In the first 11 months 2025, Türkiye’s cement production increased by +9.4% to 85.829 Mt, after 78.483 Mt in the last year and 74.799 Mt in the year before.
Brazil’s Votorantim will expand capacity by 3.7 Mta
As part of an R$ 5bn investment programme, Votorantim Cimentos is expanding its cement capacity in Brazil by 3.7 Mta. This includes the completed production capacity increase at the Salto de Pirapora (SP) plant (photo), the modernisation of a cement…
Taiwan’s cement production up +2.3% in 12M 2025
In the year 2025, Taiwan’s cement production increased by +2.3% to 10.106 Mt, after 9.881 Mt in 2024 and 10.246 Mt in 2023.
Russia’s cement prices up +5.4% YoY in Jan 2026
In Jan. 2026, the average cement prices in Russia increased by +5.4% YoY to 6897 Rub/t, after 6543 Rub/t in the same period last year and 5942 Rub/t in the year before.
Dangote’s determined capacity expansion across Africa
Two weeks ago, we posted about Nigeria’s Dangote Cement capacity expansion targets of 66.4 Mta by 2028 across Africa. Now Dangote signed a $1bn strategic agreement with Sinoma International to construct multiple new cement production facilities. The existing assets across…
Kenya’s cement consumption up 17.8% in year 2025
In the year 2025, Kenya’s cement production increased by +18.0% to 10.443 Mta, after 8.852 Mta in 2024 and 9.615 Mta in the 2023.