Eco Material Technologies Formed Through Combination of Boral Resources and Green Cement

CRH to Acquire Eco Material Technologies for $2.1B

July 29, 2025

Building Products

CRH (NYSE: CRH) has signed an agreement to acquire Eco Material Technologies for total consideration of $2.1 billion. Eco Material, a supplier of supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) and near-zero carbon cement alternatives, is headquartered in Utah and serves North America through a national network of utility and production/terminal sites. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and customary closing conditions and is expected to close in 2025.

Westlake Chemical Acquires Boral’s North American Building Products Businesses for $2.15 Billion

October 1, 2021

Building Products

Westlake Chemical Corporation agreed to acquire Boral Limited’s North American building products businesses covering roofing, siding/trim/shutters, decorative stone, and windows for $2.15 billion in an all-cash transaction. The deal was expected to close in the second half of 2021 and would nearly double Westlake’s building products business. A subsequent update says Westlake completed the acquisition.

Technip Energies Completes $556 Million Acquisition of Ecovyst Advanced Materials & Catalysts Business

January 3, 2026

Industrial Services

Technip Energies has completed its $556 million acquisition of Ecovyst’s Advanced Materials & Catalysts (AM&C) business. The deal adds a specialty catalysts and advanced materials platform (including Advanced Silicas and Zeolyst International) and brings 330 employees to Technip Energies, with AM&C continuing under existing leadership across facilities in the U.S. and Europe.

Hoffmann Green Acquires ABC Broyage to Internalize Slag Grinding

July 11, 2022

Industrial Services

Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies has acquired the ABC Broyage group (which owns AB Cesar) to internalize the grinding/processing of blast furnace slag used in its low‑carbon cements. The deal brings a production site in northern Dordogne into Hoffmann Green’s local logistics footprint, improving supply security, margins and vertical integration of raw‑material processing.

Bain Capital Makes Significant Equity Investment in EcoCeres

January 12, 2023

Renewable Energy

Bain Capital Private Equity completed a significant equity investment in EcoCeres, an Asia-based advanced biorefinery platform that produces HVO, SAF and cellulosic ethanol from waste-based biomass. The investment will support EcoCeres’ international expansion and technology scaling to advance renewable fuels and decarbonization solutions.

Ara Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Microtec Development & Holdings

September 16, 2025

Industrial Services

Ara Partners, a private investment firm focused on industrial decarbonization, has acquired a majority stake in Microtec Development & Holdings LLC to accelerate commercialization of Microtec's Turbo Mill technology and AggrePlex's PozzoDyne ground glass pozzolan. The investment will fund rollout of AggrePlex facilities across the United States and internationally to scale low‑carbon, waste‑to‑value construction materials and reduce concrete-related emissions.