Costa Rica: Holcim Costa Rica has formally requested approval from the Competition Commission to acquire a ready-mix concrete plant and an aggregates site from América Construcciones, Noticias Financieras News has reported. Holcim Costa Rica’s existing assets include a cement plant and alternative fuels (AF) processing unit, along with quarries and retail outlets belonging to its Disense chain.

The acquisition will advance Holcim’s regional expansion strategy, which also included the acquisition of Cemex’s Guatemalan business in September 2024.

Kazakhstan: Sika has inaugurated its new concrete admixtures and mortars plant at Ust-Kamenogorsk in East Kazakhstan. Dow Jones Newswires has reported that the plant is Sika’s fourth in the country. It is intended to serve growing demand from the local mining and construction sectors.

Spain: Cemex España has entered into an agreement to supply its Vertua reduced-CO₂ concrete to property developer Metrovacesa for use in the latter’s projects. The companies will additionally collaborate on supply strategy and the development of novel products and techniques using Vertua concrete. Their agreement will hold sway until March 2026, with an option to renew.

US: Titan Virginia Ready-Mix and Roanoke Cement Company have won a 2025 Concrete Innovations Award for their design and paving project at the Norfapeake cement terminal in Chesapeake, Virginia. The terminal operates as an affiliate of Roanoke Cement Company and is involved in the import of raw materials and the distribution of cement. The upgrade involved the construction of a 70,000t-capacity cement storage dome and new rail and road facilities for cement despatch.

Roanoke Cement Company supplied its Type-IT 24% reduced-CO₂ ternary blended cement for use in the production of concrete for the project, in order to improve its performance under the brackish conditions at the site. Titan Virginia Ready-Mix added its ProAsh fly ash supplementary cementitious material at the batching stage to further improve workability and durability.