India: Dalmia Bharat's wholly owned subsidiary, Dalmia Cement (Bharat), has signed a Business Transfer Agreement with Jaiprakash Associates and Adani Infra for the acquisition of cement assets with a total capacity of 5.2Mt/yr capacity in central India. Valued at US$297m, the acquisition includes cement plants in Rewa (Madhya Pradesh), Churk, Chunar and Sadwa (Uttar Pradesh), along with 3.3Mt/yr of clinker capacity. The deal also includes 99MW of thermal power capacity and railway siding infrastructure at select locations.

Following the acquisition, Dalmia Bharat's total cement capacity will rise to 54.7Mt/yr. Expansion projects at Belgaum, Kadapa and Pune will further increase capacity to 66.7Mt/yr by the second or third quarter of the 2028 financial year. Dalmia Bharat expects the deal to complete within two weeks.

Spain: Cement consumption in Spain rose by 13% year-on-year in April 2026 to 1.45Mt, according to data from the Spanish cement association Oficemen. Accumulated consumption in the first four months of 2026 reached 5.32Mt, up by 9% year-on-year.

Rolling year data for May 2025 to April 2026 shows that consumption rose by 13% to 17.1Mt. Exports fell by 18% year-on-year in April 2026 to around 355,000t. In the first four months of 2026, exports dropped by 16% to around 1.24Mt. Between May 2025 and April 2026, exports declined by 14% to 4.25Mt.

Director general Elena Guede said that the evolution of exports does not reflect a temporary adjustment, but rather a ‘loss of momentum’ that is intensifying month by month. She said that in the year-to-date figures for the first four months of 2026, the decline has intensified’ by 1.6 percentage points, going from -14.8% in March to -16.4% in April. Guede attributed this situation to high electricity costs, which, in her opinion, are behind the loss of Spain's ‘traditional leadership’ in cement exports at the European level, where Spain has now reportedly been overtaken by Germany.

India: JSW Cement's board has approved an additional 2.5Mt/yr cement grinding unit at its greenfield integrated Nagaur plant in Rajasthan. The expansion aims to increase utilisation of the Nagaur clinker line and make the plant largely self-sufficient in cement grinding capacity. The investment of US$44m will be funded through debt and internal accruals, with commissioning expected by January 2028. The greenfield plant at Nagaur was commissioned in March 2026.

US: Amrize has announced that it will upgrade its Midlothian cement plant in Texas, modernise surrounding logistics and improve operational efficiency for its customers. The project is part of US$900m of investments being made by the company during 2026.

The Midlothian expansion project, expected to be completed in 2027, will include the addition of 0.1Mt/yr through upgrades across the plant, upgrading it from 2.0Mt/yr to 2.1Mr/yr. Two new 15,000t silos will be built, taking the total number of silos to 14, and the number of truck loading lanes will increase from six to 11. Efficiency upgrades will include the implementation of self-service truck loading technology to reduce the average truck turnaround times to approximately five minutes. Amrize will also upgrade existing silos to unlock additional usable capacity.

"Texas is one of the most dynamic construction markets in America," said Patrick Cleary, Amrize’s Senior Vice President of US Cement and Supply Chain. "This investment strengthens our ability to partner with customers advancing critical infrastructure and commercial projects across the state. By expanding capacity and significantly improving efficiency, we are enhancing reliability, safety and service for the customers and communities we serve."