Russia: JSC Angarskcement, a subsidiary of Sibcem based in the Irkutsk region, produced 719,000t of cement in 2025, down by 7% year-on-year, according to Interfax news. Sales reportedly fell by 7% to 716,000t. Managing director of Angarskcement Vladimir Afanasin said that Angarsk Cement operated in a ‘declining market’ in 2025. It supplied cement to customers in the Irkutsk region, Buryatia and Trans-Baikal Territory, including projects on the Baikal-Amur Mainline, the Trans-Siberian Railway, the Power of Siberia gas pipeline and Bratsk International Airport. The plant produced eight cement types in 2025 and began production of Portland cement in April 2025. Angarskcement has a production capacity of 1.3Mt/yr across four lines.

Pakistan: Cement despatches rose by 13% year-on-year to 4.54Mt in January 2026 from 4.03Mt, according to data from the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association. Domestic despatches reached 3.60Mt, up by 4% from 3.45Mt, while exports rose by 61% to 0.937Mt from 0.582Mt. In the first seven months of the 2026 financial year, total cement despatches reached 30.6Mt, up by 11% from 27.7Mt during the previous corresponding financial year. Domestic despatches rose by 12% to 25.0Mt, while exports increased by 3% to 5.57Mt.

Ireland: Mannok Cement has submitted plans for a ground-mounted solar PV power plant on about 100 acres west of its Ballyconnell headquarters. The producer will install steel-mounted PV panels, underground cable, a temporary construction compound and three transformer stations, with gravel access tracks, widened field entrances, CCTV, entrance gates and perimeter fencing, and will reportedly operate the facility under a 40-year licence subject to approval by Cavan County Council. Consultants estimated that the project could reduce Mannok’s CO₂ emissions by more than 3700t in the first year of operation.

Belgium: Medcem Cement Group and Euroports have inaugurated a long-term partnership at the TA168 Fertilizers & Minerals Terminal in the Port of Antwerp-Bruges. Euroports and Medcem Cement Group launched the collaboration with the discharge of the first Medcem vessel in December 2025, which delivered 20,000t of CEM I 52.5 N cement. Medcem exports around 90% of its production to more than 20 countries.

The terminal has 2540m of quay length, 400,000t of storage capacity and ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications, with multimodal distribution via road and inland waterways.