South Korea: Construction firm Hoban Construction has developed an AI-based system to calculate the volumes of ready-mix concrete pours based on architectural plans and blueprints. Seoul Economic Daily News has reported that Hoban Construction has completed pilot projects at two sites. It will now begin rolling out the system across its construction sites.

UK: Heidelberg Materials UK has scaled its use of Canada-based Giatec Scientific's MixPilot slump-monitoring technology across its fleet of over 300 ready-mix concrete mixer trucks. The roll-out follows completed integration with Heidelberg Materials UK's fleet management system. The trial began with five trucks operating between London and Wales in 2025. The partners say that a framework is in place for further deployments across Heidelberg Materials’ operations globally.

South Korea: A worker in his 60s died after becoming trapped in the screw shaft of a mixer at a ready-mix concrete batching plant in Hamyang, South Gyeongsang, on 28 July 2026. Police are investigating possible charges under the Occupations Safety and Health Act and the Serious Incidents Punishments Act.

Argentina: Holcim Argentina subsidiary Quimexur has commissioned a new US$1.2m, 7Ml/yr additives plant at its Mi Granja building products complex in Córdoba. The plant will produce the company’s ADI brand additives and supply them on a 50:50 split between Holcim Argentina's concrete business and the wider Argentinian market, via Holcim Argentina's retail subsidiary Disensa and 140 existing concrete plant customers.