India: UltraTech Cement plans to scale up its electric vehicle fleet in its logistics operations to over 600 EV trucks by the end of 2026. UltraTech has signed service contracts with electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers such as Tata Motors, Energy in Motion and Sany to deploy EV trucks. The total fleet of 600 EV trucks will transport about 5Mt/yr of clinker and other key materials across Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra and Odisha. Once fully operational, the fleet of trucks will enable a net carbon reduction of over 111,700t/yr, displacing the equivalent of 39 million litres of diesel per year. UltraTech currently operates over 850 trucks as part of its green logistics operations, including compressed natural gas and electric trucks.

Vietnam: Exports of cement and clinker rose in the first seven months of 2026, with the country exporting 22.5Mt of cement and clinker worth US$840m during the period, up by 13% in volume and 13% in value year-on-year. In 2025, Vietnam shipped 37.5Mt of cement and clinker in 2025. Vietnam is the second largest cement supplier to the US, behind Türkiye. Production reached 70.3Mt in the first seven months of 2026, while domestic sales stood at 49.7Mt.

Jordan: Qatrana Cement has signed an agreement with the National Advanced Natural Gas Company to supply its Al-Qatrana cement plant with compressed natural gas. The move is part of an effort by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources to diversify energy sources and enhance security of supply, aiming to supply the plant in 2027. This means that the plant would rely on a local non-imported source, thus reducing costs.

India: Union Cement has commissioned a Gebr. Pfeiffer MVR 6000-6C vertical mill, adding more than 2.5Mt/yr to its cement grinding capacity, according to Shree Cement’s process manager Nitin Asnani. He thanked managing director Anuj Todi and manufacturing and project head Xavier Arul Kennedy in a post to LinkedIn.