Lithuania: UK-based SigmaRoc has entered into an agreement to acquire Dolomitas, a producer of dolomite for use in concrete production, among other industries. Under the deal, SigmaRoc will pay €110m, including €90m in cash, €20m in SigmaRoc shares and €8m in cash for non-core assets. AK&M News has reported that Dolomitas will join SigmaRoc as a new business unit. The acquisition advances SigmaRoc's upstream growth strategy and increased focus on Baltic countries. The parties expect the transaction to complete before the end of 2026.

US: Amrize and Concrete Strategies have reported successful field trials of industrial floor pours using concrete produced with CEM-II Portland-limestone cement (PLC). The trials produced floors suitable for use in data centres, distribution centres and warehouses. Findings showed that PLC-based concrete performed comparably for abrasion resistance to concrete produced using CEM-I cements.

Europe: The Environmental Coalition on Standards (ECOS) has called on EU lawmakers to mandate sustainability criteria for public procurement under the proposed Public Procurement Act. In a joint statement with fellow Buy Better to Build Better (BBBB) members, ECOS praised the bill’s recognition of quality alongside costs as a decision-making factor in public procurement. However, ECOS criticised the failure of the bill in its present form to establish sustainability ‘by default,’ and to address the construction sector, which accounts for the largest share of public contracts.

BBBB co-coordinator Tudor Cherhat said "The construction sector gets almost a third of its business from public projects. Mandatory environmental measures could almost halve construction-related emissions, while giving businesses and procurers the right tools to act.”

UK: Heidelberg Materials UK has won a contract to supply 3000m3 of its reduced-CO₂ EvoBuild concrete for basement floors of the new 33 – 35 Piccadilly retail and office development in London. The company produces EvoBuild concrete using its 50% carbon-captured EvoBuild cement from the Brevik cement plant in Norway and EvoBuild ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBFS). In comparison to ordinary Portland cement-based concrete, EvoBuild concrete reduces CO₂ emissions by 35%, while increasing durability and lifespan. Heidelberg Materials UK will fulfil the contract with concrete from its nearby King's Cross batching plant. Additionally, it will include a waterproofing system in the mix to protect against water ingress from surrounding alluvial clay.