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Heidelberg Materials North America has completed the acquisition of the Canadian company Burnco’s assets in Edmonton, Alberta.
Mexican building materials producer Cemex has announced that it is in the process of divesting certain operations in Colombia. The divestment is expected to take place through several separate transactions with different parties by the end of the year.
The Swiss company Holcim has agreed to acquire building materials and solutions operations in Colombia in a deal valued at 485 million USD.
Holcim has closed the acquisition of Alkern, a leading French manufacturer of precast concrete, with estimated net sales of around EUR 250 million in 2025.
Heidelberg Materials Australia has agreed to acquire the construction materials business of Maas Group Holdings, an ASX-listed diversified industrial group which is a leading supplier of aggregates, ready-mixed concrete, and asphalt based in Eastern Australia.
The Government of South Australia will provide a AUD12m loan to the Hallett Group to back a green cement transformation project.
Bamburi Cement PLC, now a subsidiary of Tanzanian conglomerate Amsons Group, will build a new clinker plant at a cost of $250 million in Matuga, Kwale County.