Peru: National cement shipments reached 1.12Mt in March 2026, rising by 17% year-on-year and by 10% over the previous 12 months. Cement production was 1.03Mt, up by 17% year-on-year, while clinker production reached 0.78Mt, increasing by 2% year-on-year.

Cement exports rose by 5% to 12,800t. Cement imports through the Port of Chancay increased by 31% to 70,700t, mainly from Vietnam. Clinker imports rose by 249% to 0.16Mt, primarily from China and South Korea.

US: Total shipments of Portland and blended cement, including imports, reached 6.82Mt in December 2025, up slightly from 6.79Mt in December 2024. For the full year, shipments were 101Mt, down by 2% year-on-year. The leading cement-producing states were Texas, California, Missouri, Florida and Alabama. Texas, Florida, California, Georgia and Arizona together accounted for 47% of cement consumption.

Clinker production was 6.25Mt in December 2025, up by 2% year-on-year, while full-year production reached 69.5Mt, down by 4% compared to 2024. Cement and clinker imports totalled 1.80Mt in December 2025, unchanged year-on-year, while full-year imports reached 25.4Mt, up by 2% compared to 2024.

Vietnam: Hoang Long Group has commissioned the 2.3Mt/yr Hoang Long Hoa Binh cement plant in Phu Tho province, according to Viet Nam News. The clinker production line has a capacity of 7200t/day. The plant was built with an investment of around US$196m and sits on a 35-hectare site, including a 30,000m² raw material storage area.

The facility is equipped with a six-stage, seven-level preheater tower and vertical roller mills for raw material and cement grinding. Hoang Long Group said that the plant will increase its total production capacity to around 8Mt/yr and support local economic development.

However, Vietnam’s cement sector continues to face a supply-demand imbalance, with total capacity exceeding 130Mt/yr compared to domestic consumption of 65 - 70Mt/yr, while export volumes of more than 30Mt/yr remain under pressure due to low prices and rising input costs.

North Korea: Cement plants are increasing their output, with Sangwon Cement Complex reportedly ‘actively introducing inventions’ and ‘increasing the number of checking equipment’ to increase production, according to state-owned Korea News. The repair of the calciner for Kiln No. 2 is finished, which has also enabled higher daily output at the plant.

Supply of raw materials has increased, with the Sangwon Limestone Mine raising mineral output through improved blasting methods, and the Samchong Mine and Hwachon Coal Mine increasing ‘the proportion of mechanisation’ and equipment utilisation.

Other plants, including the Chonnaeri Cement Factory and Sunghori Cement Factory, are reportedly boosting production, but specific details are not disclosed.