New Zealand: Holcim New Zealand has received permission to build and operate a new ready-mix concrete batching plant in Dunedin. Local press has reported that the site will feature two silos: a 67t vertical cement silo and a 50t horizontal silo for supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs).
CR Minerals obtains pozzolan-based SCMs patent
US: CR Minerals has secured a patent for supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) that incorporate coal ash and pozzolanic remediation agents, including volcanic ash. Mining & Minerals News has reported that the compositions aim to raise the performance characteristics of lower-quality fly ash to ASTM C618 standards.
Breedon Group acquires Lionmark for US$241m
US: UK-based Breedon Group has acquired Missouri-based roadbuilding firm Lionmark for US$241m. The group says that the acquisition will double its US revenues. The Daily Mail newspaper has reported that Breedon Group currently faces a construction sector ‘slowdown’ in its home market of the UK.
Breedon Group first entered the US through its acquisition of ready-mix concrete producer BMC Enterprises in March 2024.
CarbonQuest raises US$20m to scale modular carbon capture system
US: CarbonQuest has secured US$20m in funding to scale its modular CO₂ capture system. ESG Today News has reported that the funds will help the company to explore additional markets. It currently has systems deployed at six sites in New York City, where it supplies captured CO2 to local precast concrete producers for sequestration in concrete blocks.
