Morocco: Cement deliveries were 1.04Mt in January 2026, a decrease of 19% compared to January 2025, according to the Ministry of National Territorial Planning, Urban Development, Housing and Urban Policy.

By segment, deliveries intended for distribution were 533,870t, followed by deliveries to ready-mix concrete plants of 374,256t, to precast concrete plants of 119,500t, to building sites of 35,080t, to infrastructure of 76,023t and to mortars plants of 5565t.

These statistics come from internal data from members of the Professional Association of Cement Manufacturers (APC), namely Asment Temara, Ciments de l’Atlas, Ciments du Maroc, LafargeHolcim Maroc and Novacim.

Sweden: The Land and Environment Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of the county administrative board in a dispute over bottom sediment in the bay outside Heidelberg Materials' Slite cement plant on Gotland.

The county administrative board has demanded investigations into levels of, among other things, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS – so-called ‘forever chemicals’), uranium, dioxins, furans, aliphatic hydrocarbons, poly-aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and heavy metals such as chromium in the bay. The authority assesses that the area is contaminated and that this may pose risks to both the environment and human health, with links to the cement plant's historical and current operations in Slite.

France: Vicat Group has received two 100% electric trucks from Renault Trucks, which will operate from SATM Transport, the group’s transport and logistics subsidiary in Chambéry, Savoie, south east France. SATM Transport will use the trucks to transport cement and aggregates – without CO¬2 emissions – in the Rhône-Alpes and Savoie regions.

Philippines: Holcim has signed a deal with Singapore-based Peak Energy, committing to procure electricity from a 25MW behind-the-metre solar park in the Philippines.
The 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) will facilitate the construction of two plants with capacities of 13MW and 12MW, according to Peak Energy.

The renewables developer and power producer, itself owned by US investment firm Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, will build, install, operate and maintain the facilities, while Holcim Philippines will use the power at its cement manufacturing plants in Bacnotan, La Union, and Norzagaray, Bulacan.

Once commissioned, the photovoltaic farms will be capable of producing around 40GWh of electricity annually, mitigating around 28,500t/yr of CO2. Together, they will create the largest behind-the-meter industrial solar complex in the Philippines.