Heidelberg Materials has acquired the outstanding Smiths Concrete shares from the Smiths family. It has owned a minority stake in the Banbury, Oxfordshire, England-headquartered joint venture since its inception in 1957.
GIC 2024, Europe's largest dedicated concrete exhibition, taking place in April 2024 at the Piacenza Expo in Italy, looks set to surpass the success of its 2022 edition with strong stand sales and sponsorship from over 60 trade associations so far.
Holcim US, the Ohio State University, and GTI Energy are joining forces to design, build and test what they say is a cost-effective membrane carbon capture technology.
German-based concrete manufacturing equipment and technology company TOPWERK Group has officially endorsed Partanna Global’s carbon-negative binder technology as the number one green alternative to traditional Portland cement.
Cemex says it has become the first cement industry company to join the CCS+ Initiative, a multi-stakeholder platform developing a comprehensive carbon accounting framework for certifying industrial carbon projects.
Construction materials provider Holcim is entering a partnership with Greentown Labs, an incubator of climate tech startups in North America, to accelerate open innovation for the decarbonisation of the built environment.
Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies has signed a strategic partnership with Viavilla, a French-based high-end real estate company specialising in the construction of villas on the Atlantic coast.
Brazilian construction materials company Votorantim Cimentos has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Atlas Renewable Energy to be supplied with 100 MW of solar energy for the next 15 years.
