India: Shree Cement subsidiary Bangur Concrete has commissioned its new 60m3/hr Limbadiya ready-mix concrete plant in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar district. The plant is Bangur Concrete’s 21st nationally and its first in Gujarat.
Business Gujarat News has reported that Bangur Concrete noted Gujarat as a high-growth market, with ‘significant infrastructure projects’ and ‘immense potential.’
Lafarge Africa launches EcoCrete reduced-CO₂ ready-mix concrete
Nigeria: Lafarge Africa has launched EcoCrete 20% reduced-CO₂ ready-mix concrete. It is reportedly the first product of its kind on the local market. A national roll-out of EcoCrete will follow the launch. The Sun Nigeria newspaper says that the producer has converted its Abuja ready-mix concrete plant to exclusively produce EcoCrete concrete.
Group managing director Lolu Alade-Akinyemi said "Following on from our ECOPlanet cement, this is another bold step in our mission to support Nigeria's transition to a greener economy."
Concrete Stone Corp. to supply concrete tetrapods for Isabela port
Philippines: Concrete Stone Corp. has won a US$385,000 contract to supply concrete tetrapods for use in Dinapigue Mining’s Isabela port, the Inquirer newspaper has reported. Concrete Stone plans to supply 750 tetrapods for use in coastal defences at the facility.
Concrete Stone Corp. president Alfredo Comendador said that the contract demonstrates the company’s ability to service mission-critical industrial projects amidst rising demand from the infrastructure segment.
The producer now expects a continuing pipeline of orders of this kind. It is set to become a subsidiary of Asiabest Group International in 2026.
India uses 333Mt of fly ash in construction and industry in 2025 financial year
India: Local industry and the construction sector recycled 333Mt of fly ash in the 2025 financial year. This represented 98% of the 340Mt generated nationally during the year to the end of March 2025, according to the Economic Times. 106Mt (32%) went into roadbuilding, 89.8Mt (27%) into cement production, 46.6Mt (14%) into brick and tile production, 36.6Mt (11%) into backfilling and 33.3Mt (10%) into mine filling.
