Sweden: Re-ment alternative cement developer Cemvision has signed a joint sales agreement with precast concrete producer S:t Eriks to develop and commercialise a new generation of reduced-CO2 products across Nordic and Baltic markets. Under the agreement, S:t Eriks will incorporate Cemvision's Re-ment Massive alternative cement into its concrete products. The companies will collaborate on product development, testing and verification, marketing and customer outreach, with deliveries expected to commence after Cemvision enters industrial-scale production of its alternative cements in 2028.

UK: Heidelberg Materials UK has proved a zero-refuse concrete production process at its Greenwich ready-mix concrete batching plant in London. The company installed systems at the plant to recycle cementitious fines and aggregates from returned concrete and water from truck-washing.

UK: The Sizewell C nuclear power plant project in Suffolk has secured planning permission for an expansion to the Avonmouth precast concrete at the Port of Bristol. Construction News has reported that the expanded plant will produce 38,500 precast concrete segments for use in construction of the upcoming nuclear power station's three marine tunnels. Production is scheduled to commence in 2028.

Sizewell C project CEO Nigel Cann said “Manufacturing our precast concrete components off-site and delivering them by rail and sea benefits our host community, with less construction traffic on local roads.”

Saudi Arabia: Qassim Cement signed a share purchase agreement to acquire Amix for Ready Mix Concrete for US$17.3m on 8 September 2026. In a statement to the Saudi Exchange, Qassim Cement said that the acquisition of the company downstream of its core cement business will advance its strategy of vertical integration.

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