Netherlands: Netherlands/Sweden-based Paebbl has launched its demonstration-scale continuous CO₂ mineralisation plant at its Rotterdam research and development centre. The plant first entered operation in late March 2025. Engineering firms Spie and Vicoma helped Paebbl to execute the 18-month project, with funding from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency.

Paebbl Vice President, Engineering and Deployment, Arnold Choi said “The completion of Stage 1 of our demonstration plant is a testament to Paebbl’s determination to make carbon-storing materials a practical reality. By swiftly integrating and commissioning our core equipment, we’re now well-positioned to ramp up production and gather the data we need to move forward to full commercial scale.”

US: SRM Concrete has announced its acquisition of ready-mix concrete producers Gerig Concrete and Mason Concrete, as well as the ready-mix concrete division of Doan Companies. The acquisitions of Gerig Concrete and Mason Concrete expand SRM Concrete’s coverage in the Central Florida and Central Georgia respectively. Meanwhile, Doan Companies’ ready-mix concrete division expands its operations in South East Michigan by four plants, to 16.

Romania: CRH subsidiary Romcim has completed its acquisition of two ready-mix concrete plants in Iași County from BCC Agregate Betoane. The Diplomat newspaper has reported that the acquisition will expand Romcim’s coverage in the Moldavian Region and accelerate its supply of ready-mix concrete to customers there.

CRH employs 2600 people across 52 sites in Romania through Romcim and its other subsidiaries, including structural elements producer Bauelemente and Hungary-based prefabricated and reinforced concrete structures supplier Ferrobeton.

US: The Block Design Collective (BDC), a non-profit organisation affiliated with the concrete masonry unit producers’ association the Concrete Masonry Checkoff Board, has launched a request for proposal (RFP) for concrete masonry design assistance services. The BDC says that it is seeking to contract multiple consultants to provide technical support to architects and engineers through a US-wide design assistance platform. The platform will offer services free-of-charge to end users.

The RFP is accessible online here.