en.Wedoany.com Reported - U.S. building materials company Martin Marietta Materials has announced the acquisition of Lhoist North America in a $13.5 billion cash-and-stock deal, which will create the largest lime and limestone producer in the United States upon completion.
Lhoist North America is a subsidiary of the Lhoist Group, a Belgian private company owned by the Berghmans family, whose products include high-calcium lime and dolomitic lime used in domestic steel manufacturing.
The global limestone market is expected to grow from 5.38 billion tons in 2025 to 5.58 billion tons in 2026, reaching 6.71 billion tons by 2031, with a compound annual growth rate of 3.76% (data from Mordor Intelligence).
AECOM has secured nine lots under the UK Government's Crown Commercial Service (GCA) Construction Professional Services 2 (CPS2) framework. The company initially held five lots when it was first appointed to this framework in 2021. The framework, valued at $4.7 billion, provides a primary route for UK public sector organizations to procure construction services for health, housing, energy, and education projects. UK central government departments and public bodies can access technical advisory, design, and project management services through this agreement, covering standalone projects, multi-year capital programs, and international work for government clients operating globally.
VINCI Environment Vice President Isabelle Spiegel spoke on infrastructure delivery and building materials innovation at the Sustainability LIVE: Leaders Summit during London Climate Action Week in June 2026. During a Q&A session, Spiegel explained how VINCI sources solutions from project teams and promotes technical interventions in urban infrastructure work. The company reports that since 2018, VINCI has reduced Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 26%, and Scope 3 emissions by 4% since 2019.
Construction has begun on a 600-acre manufacturing campus with 8 million square feet of building space in Greensboro, North Carolina. The facility is equivalent to approximately 140 football fields. California-based JetZero announced a $4.7 billion investment in the production facility in 2024, which the company says could create over 14,500 jobs. The plant was co-designed with Siemens' smart infrastructure, electrification, and automation divisions, utilizing digital and industrial AI tools. According to JetZero, this represents the largest economic development project in North Carolina's history.
EDF, the world's largest nuclear power operator, and Holtec International have submitted plans to the UK government to develop small modular reactors (SMRs) at Cottam in Nottinghamshire. The site is a 900-acre brownfield that previously housed a coal-fired power plant that operated until its decommissioning in 2019, with demolition and site clearance work underway. Existing grid infrastructure remains in place, reducing the cost and timeline for adding new generation capacity compared to greenfield development. The plant supplied power to the national grid for over 50 years before its closure.
