Pronto, a Silicon Valley-based autonomy pioneer, and Heidelberg Materials North America, a leading producer of construction materials, have announced their plans to deploy Pronto’s Autonomous Haulage System (AHS) at Heidelberg Materials Lake Bridgeport quarry in Texas. This announcement follows the successful pilot of Pronto’s technology at Heidelberg Materials Bridgeport Quarry, Texas, in 2023, which was
Holcim recorded net sales of €5.71bn in the first quarter of 2024, down by 2% year-on-year from €5.85bn in the first quarter of 2023. Nonetheless, recurring earnings before interest and taxation (EBIT) grew by 8% to €543m from €503m. The group noted continuing profitable growth. Its Solutions & Products unit raised roofing sales by 67%
Holcim has announced plans for a full capital market separation of its North American business. Subject to shareholder approval, it will subsequently list the business in the US in the first half of 2025. The group will communicate the final structure of the separation, which it expects to execute as a spin-off, later in 2024.
A new coalition for the scaling and deployment of low-carbon building materials, the creation of new clean cement and concrete jobs and the promotion of environmental justice launched earlier in January 2024. Called the Decarbonized Cement and Concrete Alliance (DC2), it comprises alternative cement developers Biomason, Brimstone, Chement, Fortera and Terra CO2, sequestration company Blue
Peru-based Grupo UNACEM is buying the 0.9Mta Tehachapi cement plant in California, USA, from Martin Marietta Materials Inc for US$317m. “The acquisition of Tehachapi represents an opportunity to strengthen our presence in the Southwest US market,” said Pedro Lerner, CEO of Grupo UNACEM. “If this transaction is approved, the United States would become the second country in terms of
CRH subsidiary Oldcastle APG has acquired France-based Saint-Gobain’s fence, railing and decking business in the US. The business consists of two production locations, in Buffalo, New York, and Orem, Utah. Together, the sites employ 210 people. The business generated US$65.6m in sales in 2022. Saint-Gobain said that the divestment serves to advance its profile optimisation
Heidelberg Materials has acquired all operating assets and reserves of RMS Gravel Inc, a producer of high-quality sand and gravel products located in the Central New York market. The assets of RMS include a single quarry with a fixed processing plant, five portable crushing plants and a material hauling business. “The acquisition of RMS further strengthens
Holcim US and TotalEnergies are partnering to bring large-scale solar power and battery energy storage to Holcim’s Florence, Colo., cement plant. In line with Holcim’s pledge to power all of its U.S. operations with 100% renewable energy by 2050, TotalEnergies will install, maintain and operate a 33-MW dc ground-mounted solar array and 38.5-MWh battery energy
Carbon Upcycling signed a strategic partnership with A3&Co. to support the engineering and project delivery of Carbon Upcycling’s technology in the global cement and concrete industry. The partnership sets the foundation for Carbon Upcycling and A3&Co. to pave the future of low-carbon concrete and the development of a circular economy. The partnership comes at a critical