UK: The Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC) has poured 15m³ of 49% reduced-CO₂ graphene-enhanced concrete at a Northumbrian Water wastewater treatment facility. The concrete, called Combining Micronised Limestone and Graphene (GEIC), features a ternary cement blend containing ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBFS) and micronised limestone. The graphene-enhanced product achieved a 28-day compressive strength of 78.3N/mm², close to that of concrete produced using CEM-I cement. Eureka Magazine News has reported that the GEIC developed the formula at Cemex UK’s National Technical Centre in Long Itchington, Warwickshire. Cemex UK previously supplied its i-Con maturity monitoring system for a demonstration pour of GEIC concrete. Sika UK and construction firm Galliford Try also participated in the latest project.

US: Cemex subsidiary Ready Mix USA plans to build a new ready-mix concrete batching plant in Panama City Beach, Florida. The plant will be the fourth of its kind in the local area. It will feature a water recycling system and continuous mixing process. It will also use electric vehicles in its operations, WJHG News has reported.

US: Supplementary cementitious materials (SCM) producer Eco Material Technologies has published its 2024 Sustainability Report, detailing its impact reduction measures in the year. The producer's SCMs displaced 5% of US cement consumption, mitigating 5.5Mt of CO₂ emissions. It diverted 6.2Mt of ash from landfill and harvested a further 468,000t, reducing water use by 7.57bn litres compared to conventional materials. The producer aims to double its use of recycled materials to 20Mt/yr by 2030.

CEO Grant Quasha said "We're proving that domestic fly ash is not only a powerful climate solution, but also a resilient and scalable one. The infrastructure transformation is already underway, and we're proud to be leading it."

Eco Material Technologies operates at 125 sites across 42 US states, with a total of 1100 employees.

New Zealand: Ready-mix concrete production fell to 3.7Mm³ in the 12-month period ending 31 June 2025. The data from Statistics New Zealand show a 6% year-on-year decline compared with levels in the previous financial year.