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On 25 July 2026, an Uzbek delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister Jamshid Khodjayev held meetings in Afghanistan with Herat Governor Nur Ahmad Islamjar and Bamyan Governor Al-Haj Qari Gul Haidar.

According to an announcement by the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran, Abbas Abdolkhani said cargo shipments between Iran’s Dayyer Port and Qatar’s Al Ruwais Port had restarted following efforts by the Iranian embassy in Doha and coordination with Qatari authorities.

The Mineral Products Association of Great Britain (MPA) called on the government to give priority to British construction materials in the implementation of major public projects. The statement was made at a parliamentary reception on 30 June, where representatives of the cement industry, MPs, members of the House of Lords, ministers and officials discussed the role of cement in supporting the country’s construction plans.

The Danish Energy Agency, Energistyrelsen, has signed a contract with Aalborg Portland A/S for the capture, transport and storage of 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ per year. The agreement follows Denmark’s largest tender in the field of CCS — carbon capture and storage.

Heidelberg Materials has changed the concept for CO₂ transport and storage as part of the ANRAV decarbonisation project at the Devnya cement plant in Bulgaria. The company has opted for local underground CO₂ storage close to the plant instead of the initially considered option of injection under the Black Sea.

Spirit Energy, a Centrica business, has announced a major milestone in the development of the Morecambe Net Zero (MNZ) Peak Cluster project, the world’s largest cement decarbonisation project. The UK’s North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has advanced the project into the Assess Phase under carbon storage licence (CS010), a key step toward preparing a permit application for underground CO₂ storage.

The Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA) has supported the carbon capture and storage (CCS) project of Schwenk Latvia. As part of the project, the company plans to install a CCS system at its cement plant in Brocēni, which from 2032 will reduce CO₂ emissions by 0.8 million tonnes annually. This corresponds to around 7 % of Latvia’s total greenhouse gas emissions balance. Total investments in the project are expected to exceed 500 million EUR.