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US: The city council of Savage, Minnesota, has approved an interim-use permit for River's Edge Concrete’s upcoming ready-mix concrete plant in the city. The company plans to establish a 61,100m³/yr plant in the Prior Lake Aggregates gravel pit. Local press has reported that the interim-use permit will allow it to produce up to 22,900m³/yr of ready-mix concrete at the site.

US: Jensen Precast has rebranded as Jensen Infrastructure in order to better align with its newly expanded offering besides precast concrete. New products include reinforced concrete pipe, box culverts, utility enclosures, prestressed concrete posts and stormwater management elements.

North America: The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute announced the winners of its 2025 Design Awards for supply of concrete to challenging projects in the past year, FCP News has reported. Dukane Precast’s 43 Green Phase 1 supply project in Chicago, Illinois, won the All-Precast Concrete Solution Award. Unistress’ Teterboro ATCT supply project in Teterboro, New Jersey, won the Building Information Modelling Award. GATE Precast’s Baptist Hospital Campus supply project in Pensacola, Florida, won the Sustainable Design Award.

US: A joint study by the University of Colorado Boulder and Pennsylvania State University has demonstrated a lack of ‘granularity’ to regional benchmarks for the use of reduced-CO₂ concrete, while recognising the benchmarks as a ‘promising starting point.’ The team found that regional global warming potential (GWP) targets may be less attainable outside of metropolitan areas. The researchers noted that two cities – Los Angeles and New York – hold 41% of concrete environmental product disclosures (EPDs). In addition to a lack of access to concrete with EPDs, builders outside of the country’s cities face an increased burden of emissions due to transport.

US: Hilltop Basic Resources says it will discontinue operations at its Downtown Cincinnati ready-mix concrete batching plant by the end of January 2025. The Enquirer newspaper has reported that the producer will subsequently open a new plant 6km away in Cincinnati Riverside, completing its relocation there later in 2025. The former Downtown site will become a car park in service of local sports and music venues.

US: BPGC Management has acquired a majority stake in ready-mix concrete and aggregates producer PB Materials Holdings. PR Hub News has reported that BPGC Management serves the South East New Mexico and West Texas markets.

US: Canada-based CarbiCrete has launched its CarbiFlo cement-free paving grids in the US market. It says that CarbiFlo paving grids allow permeation for stormwater runoff and soil stabilisation. Maine-based retailer Gagne & Son will distribute the product.

US: Four former owners of Cajun Ready Mix Concrete have launched HRM Concrete, a new ready-mix concrete company in Baton Rouge. The company aims to become a Gulf Coast regional operator. Business Report News has reported that HRM Concrete currently operates three batching plants and 30 mixer trucks.

At the time of its acquisition by Switzerland-based Holcim in 2022, Cajun Ready Mix controlled eight plants and 51 trucks.

US: The board of supervisors of the Pennsylvania township of Salem has approved Daniels Concrete’s construction of its Salem ready-mix concrete batching plant. This is despite a 5m encroachment onto allotted road setback space under transport rules. Under normal permitting processes, proprietors would need to prove special ‘hardship’ in order to be exempted from the restriction. Local press has reported that planning commissioners referred the matter to the board of supervisors given that the plant has operated ‘for years’ without permits.

US: Precast concrete products specialist Del Zotto Concrete Products has announced its acquisition of Florida-based Gulf Coast Ready-Mix. Cision News has reported that Gulf Coast Ready Mix produces ready-mix concrete and concrete blocks for the Citrus County market and surrounding areas.