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Cemex and HSBC Mexico have announced a new social programme that supports and enhances women-led businesses in the Cemex supply chain.

Holcim has closed three bolt-on acquisitions in Europe, expanding its Solutions & Products portfolio for green growth.

Heidelberg Materials North America has redesigned the bags for its packaged cement products to reflect its recent rebranding to Heidelberg Materials.

Heidelberg Materials says it has completed the sale of its capital-intensive French cement transportation business, Tratel S.a.s., to regional transport specialists Groupe Garnier in the North-West and Île-de-France region, e-b-trans in the South-East and South-West, Groupe DESERT in the West, and T2GL in the East of France.

Cemex has reopened a concrete plant that forms a key part of its portfolio in the Czech Republic, following a comprehensive development programme. 

The US construction industry added 17,000 jobs on net in December 2023, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of data released by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. On a year-over-year basis, industry employment has grown by 197,000 jobs, an increase of 2.5%.

The France-based National Union of Ornamental Rock and Construction Industries (SNROC) has elected Bertrand Iribarren as its new president.