US: Titan America has secured Department of Transportation (DOT) approvals in Florida, Virginia and North Carolina for its Type 1T blended TriForce cement. The company said that the approvals confirm the product’s compliance with DOT performance requirements across multiple states. TriForce cement combines multiple materials into a single product to support construction performance and reduce CO₂ footprint. Titan America said that the product is designed to support infrastructure and construction applications with improved performance and flexibility.

CEO of Titan America Bill Zarkalis said “TriForce cement represents more than a new product for Titan America - it reflects a scalable platform for innovation at the intersection of performance, sustainability and long-term value creation in construction. 'With TriForce, we are offering a smarter, more resilient cement engineered to address real-world challenges in concrete production and placement.”

UK: First Graphene has completed a ‘world-first’ production trial of graphene-enhanced cement roof tiles with UK-based precast concrete manufacturer and supplier FP McCann. The five-month project used 40t of PureGRAPH enhanced cement, developed by First Graphene’s partner Breedon Group, to produce more than 10,000 tiles at FP McCann’s Cadeby plant. The trial showed a cradle-to-gate reduction in CO₂ emissions of up to 14% and a reduction in cement use of up to 8%, while maintaining equivalent strength compared to CEM I cement, with fewer materials and lower costs. The tiles will be used in a variety of projects, including installation on a new building at the Cadeby site, while discussions are underway with industry partners for wider use across the UK.

Global: CURA Climate and Titan Group have signed a memorandum of understanding to evaluate electrochemical limestone-splitting technology for low-carbon cement and lime production across Titan’s global cement operations. The collaboration will begin with laboratory testing and validation of CURA’s materials, followed by technical and commercial assessments to explore pilot deployment across Titan’s operations. The technology uses electricity and a proprietary redox mediator platform known as CURALYTE to split limestone into calcium hydroxide and a concentrated CO₂ stream, aiming to reduce process emissions by 85% compared to conventional clinker production.

CEO of CURA Erin Bobicki said “Decarbonising cement requires technologies that can integrate with existing infrastructure while dramatically reducing emissions.”

Elli Argyrou, head of ventures and partnerships at Titan, said “Titan Group continuously evaluates breakthrough technologies that can transform our industry, accelerating the decarbonisation of cement production. We look forward to testing CURA’s electrochemical approach and exploring how it could complement our already strong pathway to net-zero cement.”

India: India’s carbon credit trading scheme will become stricter by the 2027 financial year, increasing compliance costs for cement companies, according to an ICRA ESG analysis.

The report looked at 14 companies, including 10 cement producers, and found that the 2026 financial year will be a ‘transition period’, with companies able to meet targets by reducing emission intensity by around 1.5%. Failure to reduce emissions may force companies to buy carbon credits. By 2027, the report said that around 30% of cement companies could face deficits, even under favourable conditions, with financial impacts reaching up to US$74.3m and carbon costs reducing profits by up to 19%. Companies will need to reduce emission intensity by around 0.7% in 2026 and 2.7% in 2027 compared to 2024 levels.