Saudi Arabia: Al Kifah Ready Mix & Blocks has updated the market on its achievements in the sustainable concrete space in Saudi Arabia. The producer’s mixes include slag-based aggregates, as well as natural pozzolans and CO₂ injected using equipment developed by Canada-based CarbonCure. Gulf Construction News has reported that the company's range of ultra-low CO₂ ConGreen concrete products and BloGreen concrete blocks have supported projects including the Aramco Stadium project in Al Khobar, Qiddiya amusement park in Riyadh and King Salman Global Maritime Industries Complex in Jubail.

General Manager Nigel Harries said "Al Kifah Ready Mix & Blocks’ products have been widely adopted in mega and giga projects across the kingdom and have proved their high performance, thus strengthening the company’s position in the Saudi market. Al Kifah’s green solutions have unique properties that facilitate tasks on the job site through their better workability and finishability. They can be considered an all-in-one solution, offering zero wastage, zero mobilisation time, lower emissions and a smart way for supplying concrete in remote areas."

US: Builders Supply Co. plans to invest US$10.6m in the construction of a new concrete block plant in Fort Payne, Alabama. Local press has reported that the plant is scheduled for commissioning in mid-2025 and will employ 10 people.

Builders Supply Co. president George Weatherly said “We are extremely proud to be a multi-generational, family-owned and operated local business. We are excited to reinvest in the future of our employees, our families and the communities in which we work and live.”

US: Chemicals company Cortec has recommended its MCI Technology range of admixtures, surface treatments and speciality solutions for reinforced concrete structures. The products contain amine carboxylates, which migrate through concrete to form a protective layer on steel reinforcements. Cortec says that the product is suited to use in vulnerable desalination plant components such as concrete piping and brine discharge chests. Product include USDA-certified bio-based MCI-2005, which meets ANSI/NSF Standard 61 for drinking water system components.

Latin America/Caribbean: Cemex Latam Holdings has partnered with Habitat for Humanity and the Inter-American Cement Federation (FICEM) to participate in the 100,000 Floors to Play initiative. The project aims to replace 100,000 homes’ dirt floors with concrete floors across the region by 2028. Cemex Latam Holdings’ existing concrete flooring programme in Colombia has already transformed 30Mm² of living space.

Cemex CEO Fernando Gonzalez Olivieri said "We are committed to creating a positive and lasting impact in communities around the world. We are proud to be part of this initiative that could improve the lives of thousands of families."