Global Cement News

Egypt: Titan Egypt, a subsidiary of Greece-based Titan Group, plans to invest US$63.5m over the next two years to expand production capacity and increase the use of alternative fuels to reduce costs, according to CEO Amr Reda.

The company operates two cement plants in Beni Suef and Alexandria with a combined capacity of 4.5Mt/yr, which will rise to 5.5Mt/yr following the planned expansions. Titan Egypt currently exports 30% of its production. Exports were 550,000t in 2024, with targets of 850,000t by the end of 2025 and 1Mt in 2026. Key export markets include Libya, Syria, Europe, the US and West Africa, alongside reconstruction projects in Gaza and Sudan.

India: Adani Cement and Finland-based Coolbrook have announced an agreement to implement the world’s first commercial deployment of Coolbrook’s RotoDynamic heater (RDH) at Adani’s Boyareddypalli integrated cement plant in Andhra Pradesh. The project reportedly aims to ‘significantly’ reduce CO₂ emissions from cement production.

The RDH system will decarbonise the calcination phase of cement production by supplying ‘clean’ heat powered entirely by renewable energy from Adani. The installation is expected to cut around 60,000t/yr of CO₂ emissions, with potential for a tenfold increase in future phases, according to the producer.

The partnership also includes plans to expand the use of RotoDynamic technology across other Adani Cement sites, with five additional projects targeted within two years. The first-generation RDH will deliver hot gases of around 1000°C to dry and optimise the use of alternative fuels.

Tajikistan: The country produced 3.7Mt of cement between January and September 2025, up by 512,000t or 16% year-on-year, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. The Ministry of Economic Development and Trade forecasts further growth, with production expected to reach 4.62Mt in 2026 and 4.82Mt in 2027, a 4% annual rise. Tajikistan has 16 cement plants, with more than 80% of total output coming from three Tajik-Chinese joint ventures: Jungtsai Mohir Cement, Huaxin Gayur Cement and Huaxin Gayur Sughd Cement.

New capacity is also under development. Orion Invest is building a 1.8Mt/yr cement plant in the Qubodiyon district of Khatlon province, which will reportedly become the largest facility in the country upon completion. The current largest producer is Tojikcement, near Dushanbe, which opened in 2023 with a 1.2Mt/yr capacity.

Japan: Taiheiyo Cement reported net sales of US$2.84bn for the six months ending 30 September 2025, a 1% decline year-on-year. Operating profit fell by 10% to US$213m, while ordinary profit dropped by 7% to US$213m. For the full financial year ending 31 March 2026, the company forecasts net sales of US$5.87bn and an operating profit of US$453m.

China: The country’s carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions were unchanged year-on-year in the third quarter of 2025, continuing the flat-to-declining trend seen since March 2024.

Emissions from the production of cement and other building materials fell by 7% during the quarter, reflecting the prolonged real-estate downturn that has reduced construction activity. In the first nine months of 2025, China added 240GW of solar and 61GW of wind capacity, which could set a new record, according to Carbon Brief.