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The Manufacturing Sustainability Award, new in 2024, pays tribute to innovative action to improve sustainability through clean energy solutions.

Cemex, in collaboration with Projekt O2, piloted a project to reintroduce native plants in the St. Juraj - St. Kajo quarry in Croatia, using drones to distribute and retain seeds in hard-to-reach areas.

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is providing US$10 million in funding to their US Department of Energy (NREL), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) to collaborate with Prometheus Materials – and a distinguished team of partner institutions – to establish methods for measuring, reporting and verifying CO2 removal and sequestration in cement and concrete.

TITAN Group, an international cement and building materials producer, and Ecocem, a leader in low-carbon cement technologies, will partner for the development of innovative low-carbon cements in Europe.

Titan America has announced the acquisition of D.M. Conner Sand & Gravel Company, which operates an aggregates quarry located in Stuarts Draft, Virginia.

ABB to supply, commission and support new and advanced plant process controls for Lafarge Bath Cement Plant in Kingston, Ontario.

Summit Materials, Inc. have announced their results for the third quarter ending September 28, 2024

Furno Materials selected for US$20m DOE grant for project OZ, the first commercial pilot plant for low-carbon, modular cement production.

Cemex reports third-quarter results, achieving an EBITDA of US$747 million and Net Sales of US$4.09 billion in a period impacted by adverse weather conditions in all its markets and significant FX movements.

2023 was the most energy-efficient year yet for the US cement industry, according to a survey just released by the Portland Cement Association (PCA), which represents America’s cement manufacturers.

The carbon utilisation company announces an industry-leading achievement in embodied carbon reductions with its global network of concrete producer partners.

Cemex’s electric mixers have arrived in Mexico as part of its comprehensive strategy to decarbonise its global fleet.

Following the successful installation at the National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT) Test Track, Verde has established VerdePlus Inc., a new subsidiary in partnership with Nature Plus Inc. (NPI).

Ed Sullivan predicts the Fed’s recent interest rates cut could be just the beginning of a downward trend.

The 12 500 dwt vessel is designed to replace two older vessels, while maintaining the same cargo capacity.