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Singapore's largest cement and concrete producer Pan-United Corporation has signed a memorandum of understanding with Shell Eastern Petroleum to develop decarbonisation solutions in the construction and urban solutions industries.

Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies has been granted a Chinese patent for its H-P2A decarbonated cement technology.

Haith's materials handling division has reported a record-breaking 2021, with its turnover almost doubling year-on-year.

Terex Washing Systems have recently delivered a sand washing plant for Clarence Sands. This newly established site is now one of the premium sand quarries in Sydney, Australia.

Motion Industries, a distributor of industrial parts that serves the aggregates and cement industries, has purchased Kaman Distribution Group (KDG) in Connecticut for approximately $1.3 billion. 

Holcim has entered an agreement to acquire PRB Group, France’s biggest independent manufacturer of speciality building solutions, with annual sales of around €340 million.

Michael McSweeney, the long-time president and CEO of the Cement Association of Canada (CAC), is retiring after heading the organisation for 12 years.

The number of UK construction firms reporting delays in construction material and product supplies dropped from 47% in November to 34% in December, according to the latest data from IHS Markit/CIPS UK Construction PMI Total Activity Index.

Greyco, an international expert consultancy for the construction materials industry, has joined the World Cement Association (WCA) as an associate corporate member.

HeidelbergCement's North American subsidiary Lehigh Hanson has finalised the acquisition of Corliss Resources, a large family-owned aggregates and ready-mixed concrete company in the US Pacific Northwest.

Ammann has completed a retrofit that is reducing odour emissions at an asphalt-mixing plant in Belgium.

Rare sand martins will be allowed to nest easily following a Tarmac Landfill Communities Fund grant to build bespoke nesting cabinets at Stanford Reservoir, near Rugby, central England.

Terex Materials Processing brand Powerscreen has taken a significant step forward in realising its Chinese market ambitions by opening a new state-of-the-art production facility in a district of Shanghai. Meanwhile, China’s huge aggregates-hungry infrastructure development and green mining revolution is gathering momentum

Pan-United Concrete has partnered with Surbana Jurong to study the feasibility of using electric and hydrogen fuel cells to power a fleet of more than 1,000 trucks moving Pan-United's concrete business in Singapore.

Terex Finlay is expanding North American dealers network by appointing Rock Machinery to distribute and support the full line up of Finlay crushers, screeners and conveying equipment in Wisconsin & Northern Illinois.

The German University of Technology in Oman (GUtech) has finished the 3D printing of the walls of what it claims is the largest 3D printed building in the world made with a real concrete.

Doosan Infracore Europe has signed an exclusive supply agreement with Netherlands-based compact wheeled loader manufacturer Tobroco-Giant.

Holcim is partnering with German startup Magment to improve its magnetisable concrete technology for road surfaces, enabling electric vehicles (EVs) to recharge wirelessly while in motion.

FiCO Pan-United Concrete has strengthened its longstanding working relationship with Novaland Group with the signing of a 2022-2024 cooperation agreement.

Building materials producer Holcim Germany has published a new report outlining its activities in environmental management.