US: The city council of Fort Worth, Texas, has unanimously voted to deny MM Deen 28 a special permit for its proposed Diamond Hill ready-mix concrete batching plant. The plant would have occupied a 1.6-hectare site zoned for heavy industrial use. The council previously deferred the decision in May 2026 to allow more time for a full review.
Malaysia: Concrete Engineering Products has appointed Yeoh Sock Ping as its executive chair with immediate effect, Reuters has reported. The company has also disbanded its Sustainability Committee. Meanwhile, it merged its audit committee and risk management committee into a single committee audit and risk management committee.
France: Concrete block producer Bloc Béton 17 has produced 90% recycled stackable modular elements featuring dredged aggregates from the Port of La Rochelle. CRH subsidiary Eqiom supplied slag cement and Herige subsidiary Edycem supplied ready-mix concrete for the project. Environmental services company Solvavor Aquitaine dredged the aggregates. The pilot produced 310 stackable blocks for use in the construction of storage space, along with 10 planters and benches. It cost €120,000 and was 50% financed by the Nouvelle-Aquitaine regional government.
South Korea: The National Ready-Mix Transport Labour Union has warned of a full shutdown of mixer trucks across the Seoul Metropolitan Area from 8 June 2026. The Korea JoongAng Daily newspaper has reported that this follows a stall in talks over pay. The union refused to allow individual negotiations due to the disadvantaged position of drivers in areas with weaker bargaining power. Projects affected by such a strike include construction work at the Samsung Electronics campus in Pyeongtaek and the SK Hynix semiconductor cluster in Yongin, both in Gyeonggi.
One ready-mix producer reportedly said "If the union status of transport operators is recognised, they are highly likely to demand direct rate negotiations with construction firms. If that happens, ready-mix concrete producers will be excluded from the negotiating process and will have no choice but to contract with sites based on transport fees unilaterally notified to us."
