Vietnam: Vietnam exported 2.81Mt of cement and clinker worth US$100m in February 2026, down by 7% year-on-year in volume and by 8% in value, according to the government’s National Statistics Office. In the first two months of 2026, exports reached 6.47Mt, worth US$230m, up by 24% year-on-year in volume and by 24% in value. In 2025, Vietnam exported 37.1Mt of cement and clinker worth US$1.37bn, up by 25% in volume and by 21% in value.

Colombia: Cemex will divest certain operations in Colombia through several transactions ‘with different parties’, for a combined purchase price of approximately US$555m. The producer signed an agreement with Holcim to sell the Caracolito cement plant, the Santa Rosa grinding mill and selected ready-mix concrete, aggregates, mortar and admixture plants for a purchase price of US$485m. The transaction with Holcim is expected to close at the end of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals.

Cemex is also negotiating with other parties on the sale of remaining assets in ‘the same general geographic area’, that were not included in the Holcim transaction, for approximately US$70m. Following the completion of the transactions, the company will retain the Maceo and Cúcuta cement plants, with a combined installed capacity of 1.6Mt/yr, as well as the Clemencia grinding mill, ready-mix concrete plants and aggregates quarries.

CEO Jaime Muguiro said “We are pleased with the continued progress we are making in further streamlining our portfolio, while we focus on investing and strengthening our position in key geographies and businesses in the US, Europe and Mexico. We began our portfolio rebalancing effort in 2018 and have accomplished most of what we have set out to do.”

Holcim said that the acquisition will add more than 20 production sites, and complement its existing operations in Colombia, which include one cement plant in Nobsa, eight ready-mix concrete plants, one admixtures plant and one aggregates plant.

Spain: Five people have been arrested in Marbella after police seized 1.5t of cocaine hidden inside 1000 bags of cement from Brazil, which entered the country through the port of Algeciras. The criminals used a shell company based in the German city of Bremen to cover the transport of the illegal goods. The bags were all marked with a small ‘x’ to identify which bags contained the packages of drugs.

Italy: Cementir Holding recorded cement and clinker sales of 11.0Mt in 2025, up by 3% year-on-year, with growth in the Asia Pacific region, Egypt and Türkiye offsetting declines in the Nordic & Baltic region and Belgium. Group revenue was €1.64bn, broadly stable year-on-year, while earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) rose by 15% to €460m and profit before tax rose by 10% to €325m. Net profit reached €246m. The company said that exchange rate movements, particularly the devaluation of the Turkish Lira, reduced sales by around €97m.

For 2026, Cementir Holding expects sales of approximately €1.70bn, mainly supported by price increases in line with inflation and by a slight recovery in volumes in the second part of 2025, with the exception of China and Türkiye. EBITDA is expected to be between €400-420m. The company plans investments of approximately €128m, including €32m for sustainability projects.

Chair and CEO Francesco Caltagirone Jr said “2025 was a year of consolidation for our group. We optimised our industrial footprint and delivered higher profitability and return on capital, despite results being affected by the strengthening of the Euro against all reference currencies, and in particular against the Turkish Lira. We are prepared to face the next three years with a strengthened industrial base and a very solid financial position, enabling us to look at future challenges with renewed confidence.”