CEMEX welcomes BS 8500 concrete standard
CEMEX has welcomed the introduction of the newly revised standard for concrete, BS 8500, with a two-day CEMEX UK ReadyMix Commercial Conference for key stakeholders across the C...
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Ecocem and Taylor Woodrow pour first ultra-low carbon concrete in the UK
Ecocem and Taylor Woodrow have conducted their first pour of Exegy® ultra-low carbon concrete in the UK. Developed over four years by Ecocem and VINCI Construction, Ecocem Ultra...
Argos USA ready-mix to settle alleged price-fixing case
Argos group's ready-mix concrete subsidiary, Argos USA, is to settle a US$20m payment over an alleged price-fixing cartel involving several members of staff in the state of Geor...
Cemex launches carbon-free Virtua® concrete
Cemex SAB de CV has announced that its first net-zero carbon concrete called Vertua ® will soon be available worldwide. Vertua ® is a family of low-carbon products and the first...
European building materials sector shows resilience
Following the downturn in activity for the French construction materials sector in April, the following month saw the beginnings of a sequential recovery and even more impressiv...
MPA UK Concrete releases framework for net negative emissions roadmap
MPA UK Concrete, the group representing the UK concrete industry, has developed a framework to help inform the delivery of an ambitious roadmap for the UK concrete and cement se...
Al Tasnim Cement opens ready-mix plant in Oman
Al Tasnim Cement Products Division has launched its new ready-mix plant in Duqm, Al-Wusta, Oman. The plant is situated in the industrial Special Economic Zone and will produce d...
Ambuja Cement to support cement activities with RMC and aggregate acquisitions
LafargeHolcim-owned Ambuja Cement is looking to acquire capacity in ready-mix concrete (RMC) and aggregates business to fuel growth, according to The Business Standard, citing a...
GCCA teams up with Concrete Sustainability Council
The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) has announced that it is formally joining the Concrete Sustainability Council (CSC) – adding its support to the certification s...
Votorantim acquires New York ready-mix and aggregates business
US-based ready-mix concrete, aggregates and building materials supplier United Materials has been acquired by Votorantim Cimentos North America. Located in Depew, New York, Unit...