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On September 23, FAO, together with the Agency for Waste Management and Circular Economy Development of Uzbekistan, held a roundtable in Tashkent with representatives of government authorities and the cement industry.

Bach Dang Cement JSC has officially commissioned the Lien Khe cement plant in Hai Phong, Vietnam. The new facility features a 3,500t/day clinker production line, with a cement production capacity of 1.5–1.7Mt/yr.

Cemex in Spain has received a €200m grant under the PERTE Industrial Decarbonisation Program for its SOMZERO CCS project at the Alcanar plant in Tarragona.

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 Government of Burkina Faso has decided to establish CIM-SAHEL, a company that will operate in the cement market and participate in regulating the sector. The decision was made on July 2, 2026, at a meeting of the Council of Ministers chaired by President of Faso Ibrahim Traoré.

Amrize will hold an official ceremony to mark the start of modernization work at its cement plant in Saint-Constant, Quebec.

Minister of Industry and Construction of the Republic of Kazakhstan Yersayin Nagaspayev discussed prospects for cooperation in investment, industrial collaboration, and technology with Stefan Rouenhoff, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy of Germany.