Morocco: Cement deliveries reached 2.09Mt in the first two months of 2026, down by 16% year-on-year, according to the Ministry of National Territorial Planning Urban Development Housing and Urban Policy. Distribution deliveries were 1.08Mt, down by 21%. In February 2026, deliveries reached 1.05Mt, down by 13% year-on-year. Cement deliveries had already fallen in January 2026 to 1.04Mt, down by 19%, amid heavy rainfall that slowed construction activity.
Jamaica: Caribbean Cement Company has reported profit of US$37.9m for the year ending 31 December 2025, unchanged year-on-year despite the impact of Hurricane Melissa. The company posted record sales of US$202m, up by 13% from 2024, supported by a capacity expansion and stronger export volumes. The expansion commanded an investment of US$42m over three years and increased cement capacity by around 0.3Mt/yr to an estimated 1.3Mt/yr. The company said that it strengthened its ability to meet domestic demand, even in the face of the adverse impact of Hurricane Melissa. Earnings before taxation reached US$52.1m and operating earnings rose to US$50.7m.
“CCC is strategically positioned to support Jamaica’s rebuilding efforts following Hurricane Melissa, while continuing to advance the country’s broader development objectives. This export strategy is intended to optimise capacity utilisation, expand our regional footprint and generate foreign currency earnings for Jamaica.”
The company also cited kiln efficiency, reduced energy use and 1000 consecutive days without a lost-time safety incident as foundations for the year ahead.
Nigeria: Dangote Cement has announced audited results for the full year ending December 2025. Its profit after tax was US$732m, up by 102% year-on-year and its sales rose by 20% year-on-year to US$3.12bn. The ‘record’ financial performance was reportedly driven by operational efficiency and strategic capacity expansion. Earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) increased by 43% to US$1.44bn.
Group production volumes fell by 1% to 27.5Mt, while Nigerian cement and clinker exports rose by 19% to 1.4Mt, including the despatch of 34 ships to Ghana and Cameroon. The company inaugurated a 3Mt/yr grinding plant in Côte d’Ivoire in 2025, increasing total capacity to 55Mt/yr.
Canada: Climate tech startup CURA is collaborating with Aecon Group to test, validate and pilot its low-carbon cement, which it claims can reduce emissions from production by as much as 85% compared to ordinary Portland cement. The electrochemical process removes CO₂ from limestone before kiln use. The company says that the cement is produced at cost parity or below the price of conventional cement with lower emissions.
CURA expects to produce 1.6t/yr of the product at its University of Calgary laboratory by the end of March 2026 and to scale the pilot to 100t/yr by the end of 2026. Aecon will conduct material validation and concrete failure testing and build a prototype, followed by a flagship project in 2027-2028. CURA is raising US$8m in seed rounds to fund the pilot and a 30,000t/yr demonstration plant targeted for 2028.
