Enva has launched White HIPS-8513, a high-impact polystyrene compound made from end-of-life refrigerators, containing 93% post-consumer recycled content and positioned as its whitest recycled HIPS grade for construction products such as piping, ducting, ventilation components, access panels and loft hatches. Life cycle assessment shows more than 90% lower carbon emissions than equivalent virgin HIPS while maintaining prime-equivalent mechanical performance and colour consistency. With integrated control from appliance recycling to compounding, Enva has installed capacity to supply 12,000 tonnes per year, targeting long-term, traceable raw material streams for manufacturers.

SuperCritical Materials has appointed Neal Froneman, founder and former CEO of Sibanye-Stillwater, as chair of its board, bringing more than 30 years’ experience and a track record that includes leading Sibanye’s move into lithium via a stake in Finland’s Keliber project. Froneman, already an investor in SuperCritical, says he was attracted by its focus on fuel‑production infrastructure for nuclear. The company is scaling advanced seawater uranium extraction to expand nuclear fuel supply for new reactors and power‑hungry AI data centres, signalling future demand for large marine and processing facilities.

CRH reported second-quarter revenues of $10.8bn, up 6%, with adjusted EBITDA rising 7% to $2.6bn, driven by 10% revenue growth in its Americas Materials Solutions business and 5% growth in Europe from infrastructure and reindustrialisation demand. The group agreed an $8.5bn acquisition of Arcosa to strengthen its aggregates and critical infrastructure footprint in North America, while completing three non-core divestitures. For contractors and materials suppliers, this signals sustained demand for asphalt, aggregates and concrete, particularly in US and European infrastructure pipelines.