France: In its third quarter financial results, Holcim has announced the acquisition of Cem'In'Eu Group. No value for the transaction has been disclosed.
Cem'In'Eu's first plant, Alienor Ciments in Tonneins, was inaugurated in 2018. Its second facility, Rhone Ciments in Portes-les-Valence, began operating in 2021. Both sites have a production capacity of 240,000t/yr of cement.
India: JSW Cement has approved two capacity expansion projects involving a combined investment of US$113m. At its Vijayanagar plant in Karnataka, the company will install a ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS) grinding system with a capacity of 2Mt/yr. The project will cost US$53m.
At its Dolvi facility in Maharashtra, the company will establish an additional cement grinding mill with a capacity of 2Mt/yr. Commissioning is expected by October 2028.
Vietnam: Cement consumption reached 93Mt between January - September 2026, as domestic demand increased market growth. Domestic sales reached 65Mt in the first nine months whilst exports reached 28Mt worth US$1bn. Peak construction season and public investment disbursement are expected to support domestic demand in the fourth quarter of 2026. Total cement sales could exceed the 112Mt recorded in 2025.
According to Viêt Nam News, the cement industry produced approximately 11Mt in September 2026, up by 27% year-on-year. Cement and clinker production reached 94Mt in the first nine months of 2026.
Among the three groups of producers, large corporate groups accounted for the biggest share of total cement output, followed by subsidiaries of the Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (Vicem) and foreign-invested enterprises (FIE). All three groups increased production year-on-year, with FIEs recording the fastest growth.
US: Amrize has released its financial results for the third quarter of 2026, which ended on 30 September 2026. The company reported that revenues increased by 2.2% year-on-year to US$3.8bn, with net income also rising by 3.3% to US$560m. Adjusted earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) increased to US$1.1bn.
