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.

UK: Breedon has acquired Somerset-based concrete, aggregates and screeds producer Tor Multimix, local press has reported.

Breedon’s South Wales and South West Regional General Manager Ian Darroch said that the acquisition will allow the producer to expand its product offering.

South Korea: Hanil Cement plans to establish a US$863,000 artificial intelligence-based autonomous ready-mix concrete plant at its Bucheon site. The project has secured US$431,000 in government funding over a period of two years. However, Hanil Cement says that it may complete construction of the plant by the end of 2025.