Kenya: Cement production rose to 920,000t in August 2025, up by 1% month-on-month from 907,000t in July 2025, keeping pace with rising demand. Consumption also reached a record 907,000t, according to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS).

The rebound follows the release of US$487m by the Treasury earlier in 2025 to clear unpaid bills to contractors, which allowed hundreds of stalled road and infrastructure projects to resume. The sector had previously contracted by 3% in the quarter ending June 2025 due to budget cuts, high material costs and reduced private lending.

US: Amrize reported third-quarter 2025 revenue of US$3.68bn, up by 6.6% from US$3.45bn in 2024, driven by strong infrastructure demand and improving commercial markets. The company’s building materials revenue grew by 8.7%, supported by higher volumes in aggregates and shingles, while adjusted earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) reached US$1.07bn. Net income was US$543m, down slightly from US$552m in 2024. Cement sales volumes rose by 6% to 7.1Mt during the third quarter.

Chair and CEO Jan Jenisch said “Together, we delivered strong revenue growth of 6.6% and free cash flow generation of US$674m, up by US$221m. Our Building Materials business had strong sales with increased customer demand, while margin was affected by a temporary equipment outage in our cement network. This quarter, we made progress across our key organic growth investments and kicked off new projects to expand production and improve efficiency.”

Afghanistan: Ghori Cement Factory in Baghlan has more than doubled its daily cement production from 250-300t to 700t, according to Shafiullah Wahidi, head of the plant. He said that both the first and second units are operating normally, while construction of the third unit is ‘progressing rapidly’. Wahidi said that a third unit will be completed within 18 months, at an estimated cost of US$86m, increasing the plant’s total production capacity to 5000t/day.

India: FLSmidth has signed a contract with UltraTech Cement to supply two new Cross-Bar coolers with HRBs to upgrade the pyroprocessing lines at its Dalavoi and Sankar Nagar plants in Tamil Nadu. The upgrades aim to increase efficiency and productivity at both facilities.