France: Hoffmann Green Technologies has partnered with France-based CSBT Environnement, a company specialising in the recovery of scallop shells. The shells are byproducts of the fishing industry, and are collected and processed using a mechanical fine grinding method to yield calcium carbonate with 99% purity suitable for the construction sector. Hoffmann Green will incorporate the material into its 0% clinker cement.

Julien Blanchard and David Hoffmann, cofounders of Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies, said "This partnership demonstrates our ability to incorporate alternative raw materials from the circular economy without compromising the performance of our 0% clinker cements. The utilisation of marine calcium developed by CSBT is fully aligned with our decarbonisation strategy and opens up new possibilities for the production of binders with a very low carbon footprint."

Peru: National cement shipments reached 1.12Mt in July 2026, representing an increase of 9% year-on-year and 11% in the accumulated 12-month period. 1.06Mt of cement was produced, rising by 9% year-on-year and 10% in the 12-month period. Clinker production also rose, to 0.78Mt, a 14% year-on-year increase. 10,551t of cement was exported, representing a 20% year-on-year decrease, and 71,305t of clinker was exported. 72,472t of cement was imported and 58,790t of clinker was imported. 96% of imports came from Vietnam via the Ports of Chancay and Matarani, and 4% came from Chile via the Tacna land terminal.

India: Bangalore-based climate tech start-up CarbonStrong has raised US$1.3m in a seed round. The start-up turns industrial waste into a supplementary cementitious material (SCM) that can replace up to 50% of the cement used in concrete. It says that its product is 30% cheaper than cement, improves durability and works within existing plants without new equipment. The seed round will fund CarbonStrong’s first production facility, team expansion and further product testing as it moves from trials to commercial-scale output. The company aims to produce 100,000t/yr of the material by 2028. It has run pilots and demonstration projects across Banglaore, Hyderabad and Chennai, and now targets long-term supply deals with producers, builders and contractors.   

Chile: Cemento Polpaico, part of Polpaico Soluciones, and utility company Colbún have commissioned a 9.9MW photovoltaic facility in the Santiago region, which the producer has said is the largest private photovoltaic self-generation park in Chile. The facility is located on 12 hectares of the Cerro Blanco mining and industrial complex and features 15,000 photovoltaic modules. The project is designed to produce approximately 21.5GW/yr and will account for 15% of the electricity consumed by the Cerro Blanco plant. The cement plant will now operate with 100% renewable energy, provided by Colbún from other facilities.