Belgium: Ecocem has demonstrated its ACT reduced-CO₂ cement in industrial-scale precast concrete production at C-Concrete’s Antwerp plant. ACT cement replaced 70% of clinker in the concrete mix used to produce two full-scale precast elements: a 10m x 3m firewall and an 8m x 3m insulated sandwich wall. A lifecycle assessment showed a 68% reduction in the components’ carbon footprints against conventional concrete-based controls. No changes to C-Concrete’s production processes were necessary.

Ecocem’s head of ACT implementation, Jaouad Nadah, said "We're delighted to see ACT perform at full scale exactly as it did in the laboratory – no surprises and no production issues."

Indonesia: Japan-based Obayashi Corporation has commenced the supply of its CleanCrete alternative cement in Indonesia, after completing its first overseas trial there. Obayashi Corporation supplied the cement for a successful pour of ready-mix concrete at a data centre construction site earlier in 2026. Local partner Pionirbeton Industri has now begun production of under-30%-clinker ready-mix concrete using CleanCrete cement. The product reduces embodied CO₂ by 60% compared with conventional concrete.

Costa Rica: Holcim Costa Rica has reportedly begun the sale of its Holcim Modular Solutions precast concrete plant in Guápiles, Limón, to Bloques Pedregal. The La Nación newspaper has reported that the producer has filed the transaction with the General Superintendency of Securities and is awaiting competition approval from the Commission for the Promotion of Competition.

Holcim Costa Rica previously inaugurated its US$650,000 Agua Caliente concrete plant in Cartago in late 2024 and acquired AMCO’s ready-mix concrete business from Grupo América for US$5.4m in January 2025.

Malta: Private investor Charles Polidano has applied to build a new precast concrete plant at his Ħal Farruġ industrial complex, Malta Today News has reported. The plans also include a heavy goods vehicle park.

The Environment and Resources Authority raised an objection that “The proposed sprawl beyond the area of containment is not supported from an environmental point of view.”