Spain: Molins recorded sales of €1.37bn in 2025, in line year-on-year, with comparable sales growth across all regions. Net profit was €185m, up by 1% year-on-year. It said that effective pricing management and the integration of new businesses in Portugal and Southeast Europe offset the negative impact of foreign exchange movements, particularly in Argentina and Mexico. Earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) reached €356m, in line with the previous year, while like-for-like sales rose by 8% and EBITDA by 10%. The company invested €170m during 2025, up by 74% year-on-year, with 40% allocated to sustainability, digitalisation and efficiency and 60% to growth initiatives.

CEO Marcos Cela said “2025 has once again been a year of solid results and the culmination of our commitment to growth across all businesses, aligned with the priorities of our strategic plan. These results reflect the dedication and execution capabilities of our teams. During the year, we completed acquisitions such as Concremat and Baupartner, advanced the new industrialised construction plant in central Spain, strengthened our construction solutions facility of Quer in Spain, and expanded our urban landscape presence with a new plant in the United States.”

Molins updated its decarbonisation strategy, targeting a 20% reduction in scope 1 and 2 emissions per tonne of cementitious product by 2030 compared to 2023, and has submitted the targets to the Science Based Targets initiative for validation.

Germany: Loesche signed an exclusive partnership with Metso Corporation to introduce the Metso Loesche vertical roller mill dry grinding technology for mineral processing applications. The collaboration combines Loesche’s vertical roller mill technology with Metso’s mineral processing solutions and global service capabilities.

Global head of mining applications at Loesche Stefan Baaken said “With Metso at our side, we are excellently positioned to offer significant added value to the mining industry and actively shape the transition to more resource-efficient processes. Our VRM technology has a proven track record, with more than 2400 references in the cement and other industries worldwide. We are delighted to now be able to use this proven technology in mineral processing, where it offers considerable advantages.”

Metso said that the new technology provides a steeper, more uniform particle size distribution and reduced oxidation of sulphide mineral particles to improve downstream processing performance.

UK: Holcim UK is advancing construction of its Tilbury Cement Works, targeting completion of steelwork and mechanical equipment installation for a new vertical roller mill in spring 2026. Electrical installation testing and commissioning of the full grinding system are planned for completion later in 2026, with initial operations starting by the end of the year.

The vertical roller mill will grind granulated blast furnace slag and recycled concrete fines to produce low-carbon cementitious products. The facility will operate 24/7 to serve customers across the south of England from six loading heads and five weighbridges. Other investments at the facility include a ship-to-shore conveyor, a 50,000t raw material storage hall and a 30,000t cement dome silo. Five steel silos will provide a further 6500t of additional storage.

US: Total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the US and Puerto Rico in October 2025 were an estimated 10.3Mt, a 3% year-on-year decrease from October 2024. Shipments for the year through October 2025 totalled an estimated 86.7Mt, a 2.1% decrease from those for the same period in 2024. Texas, Missouri, California, Florida and Michigan accounted for 39% of cement produced in October 2025. Texas, California, Florida, Ohio and Illinois received 38% of shipments in October 2025.

Clinker production, excluding Puerto Rico, was an estimated 6.6Mt in October 2025, a 1.5% decrease year-on-year. Production for the year through October was an estimated 56.7Mt, a 4.2% decrease from the previous corresponding period. The leading clinker-producing states matched the leading cement-producing states with the exception of Michigan, which is replaced with Alabama. October 2025 imports of cement and clinker totalled 2.34 Mt, a 38% year-on-year increase. Imports for the year through October were 21.6 Mt, a 1% increase from those for the same period in 2024.