Uzbekistan: Cement production in Uzbekistan increased by 35% year-on-year to 6.5Mt during the first four months of 2026, according to the National Statistics Committee of Uzbekistan. The country remained the largest supplier of cement to Kyrgyzstan throughout 2025 and 2026. By the end of 2025, cement imports from Uzbekistan to Kyrgyzstan had grown nearly fivefold, reaching almost 0.7Mt. This upward trend continued into the first four months of 2026, with supplies to Kyrgyzstan expanding 4.6 times year-on-year to reach 0.34Mt.