Americas

WAP Sustainability, the leading U.S. provider of life cycle assessment (LCA) and environmental product declarations (EPDs) services and tools, with support from the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA), has launched Theta EPD for Aggregates.

During the final evening of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) Annual Conference in Ft. Lauderdale, two trailblazing figures who revolutionised product segments in the equipment manufacturing industry were inducted into AEM’s Hall of Fame.

Cemex Ventures, Cemex's corporate venture capital (CVC) and open innovation unit, is investing in Vizcab, a French startup whose digital platform enables different developers and architecture, engineering & construction (AEC) stakeholders to assess and work towards reducing CO2 emissions across the construction value chain.

CRH has agreed to pay US$2.1bn for a portfolio of Martin Marietta Materials' Texas, USA, cement and ready-mixed concrete assets.

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) reports that its Construction Backlog Indicator declined to 8.4 months in October from 9 months in September, according to an ABC member survey conducted from Oct. 19 to Nov. 2. The reading is down 0.4 months from October 2022.

Caterpillar and Freeport-McMoRan are partnering to convert the mining company's fleet of 33 Cat 793 haul trucks at its Bagdad mine in Arizona, USA, to an autonomous haulage system (AHS) using Cat MineStar Command for hauling.