US: Clark Pacific plans to build a precast concrete plant in Coolidge, Arizona. BEX News has reported that the city council has approved rezoning of the site from agricultural to general industrial use. Clark Pacific will now also seek industrial redesignation of two on-site wells to supply water for use in concrete production.

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.