New Zealand: Concrete New Zealand, the pan-industry New Zealand concrete association, has published its 2024 Sustainability Report. It shows ready-mix concrete production of 4.14Mm3, in line with 2023 levels, across 194 batching plants. There were also 18 precast concrete plants in operation.
The report highlights members’ initiatives towards Concrete New Zealand’s sustainability goals, including a planned 44% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 CO₂ emissions between 2020 and 2030. Developments during 2024 included Kayasand Engineered Sand’s development of a novel engineered sand from quarry by-products; Bridgeman Concrete’s automation of its deliveries and Bullocks Group’s adoption of Eco-Cem cement in combination with on-site solar power generation, electric loaders and recycling of water and aggregates to cut 90kg/m3 of CO2 from a 40% blend of its Eco-Max concrete.
National construction sales dropped by 3% quarter-on-quarter to US$13.3bn in the second quarter of 2025.
