Ireland: CRH reported a rise in revenue to €9.56bn in the third quarter of 2024, up by 4% year-on-year. Net income grew by 5% in the third quarter to €1.27bn. Adjusted earnings by interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) rose by 12% to €2.28bn.

For the first nine months of 2024, total revenues increased by 2% to €24.3bn. Year-to-date net income grew by 13% to €2.55bn, with adjusted EBITDA also up by 12% to €4.73bn. Despite adverse weather, CRH anticipates positive market dynamics to continue into 2025, projecting net income between €3.44bn and €3.5bn and adjusted EBITDA between €6.25bn and €6.34bn. ​

US: Votorantim is in the early stages of preparing for a potential initial public offering (IPO) of its North American cement business. The offering could occur as early as 2025, contingent on market conditions, according to InvestNews. The company is reportedly still in talks and has not made a final decision regarding the launch of the IPO.

Europe: Titan Group and Ecocem will partner for the development of Ecocem's low-carbon cement technology, ACT, in Europe. This partnership will produce a new low-carbon cement by substituting a ‘substantial portion’ of clinker with supplementary cementitious materials, reportedly reducing cement's carbon footprint by up to 70%.

Türkiye: Limak Çimento has carried out a month-long test on hydrogen fuel blends at its cement plant in Ankara. The company partnered with France-based Air Liquide for the supply of hydrogen, which was injected into the preheater tower. The pair previously used a 50% hydrogen blend during a test at Limak’s Polatli plant in June 2024, with ‘excellent results’, according to Hydrogen Insight.

Erkam Kocakerim, CEO of Limak Çimento, said "The purpose of this investment is to enable safe and effective use of hydrogen technologies in our cement kilns and to increase the rate of alternative fuel substitution. We aim to operate the kilns in our seven integrated cement plants with a low-carbon fuel mix between 2030 and 2035."