Items filtered by date: Tuesday, 10 May 2022
Czech Republic: Českomoravský Beton has acquired six ready-mixed concrete plants and a sandpit in Moravia from Kámen Zbraslav. The plants have a total capacity of 85,000m3/yr. Českomoravský Beton says that they have a ‘well-established residential and commercial customer base’ in and around Brno.
Parent company HeidelbergCement says that the acquisition drives forward its portfolio optimisation programme. It now operates 80 ready-mixed concrete plants in the Czech Republic.
Mexico: Cemex aims for more than 50% of its sales cement and concrete to consist of Vertua reduced-CO2 products by 2025. In the first quarter of 2022, Vertua concrete accounted for 31% of Cemex’s concrete sales, while Vertua cements accounted for 34% of its cement sales.
CEO Fernando Gonzalez said “The ultimate objective of our Future in Action programme is to provide our customers with net-zero carbon products and solutions. Our Vertua products are an important step in this direction, designed to meet society’s demand for resilient and long-lasting buildings and infrastructure built with a lower carbon footprint.”
France: Holcim has acquired six new aggregates quarries in Eastern France from FAMY Group. The group says that the quarries serve the Dijon, Lyon and Geneva, Switzerland, markets. It previously acquired new aggregates and ready-mix concrete operations in the ‘growing’ region in 2021.
Europe, Middle East and Africa regional head Miljan Gutovic said “This acquisition expands our footprint in the highly attractive Rhône-Alpes region, confirming our ambition to revitalise key urban areas from Lyon to Geneva. This expansion is in line with our strategy to accelerate green growth and play our part in Europe’s net-zero transition. Our combined businesses and improved market access will provide an excellent platform to further strengthen our range of sustainable building solutions, such as ECOPact green concrete. I warmly welcome all FAMY Group employees into the Holcim family and look forward to unleashing our next era of growth together.”