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.

Malaysia: Precast concrete producer PMW International has secured approval for a listing on Bursa Malaysia’s ACE Market. Bernama Daily Malaysian News has reported that the producer will undertake an initial public offering of 178m new ordinary shares and an offer for sale of 89m existing ordinary shares.

CEO Lee Hon Hwa said "The IPO proceeds will enable the company to venture into the Sarawak market by constructing a new plant in Tanjung Manis, Sarawak and invest in new technology to meet the anticipated demand growth for infrastructure development locally and internationally."

South Korea: Three people have died after carrying out cleaning work in a chemical admixture storage silo at a ready-mix concrete plant in Suncheon on 21 August 2025. Korea JoongAng Daily has reported that a 57-year-old and a 53-year-old died at the scene, while a 60-year-old, who also collapsed, died while receiving treatment in hospital. Police are reportedly investigating whether the ready-mix producer negligently exposed the victims to hydrogen sulphide gas.

US: Construction services and materials company Zachry Corporation has concluded a deal to acquire ready-mix concrete producer Jarco Ready Mix, which operates six ready-mix concrete batching plants in South Texas. Following completion of the deal, the business will rebrand as Arcline Ready Mix. Parent company Arcline Equity Holdings says that the launch of Arcline Ready Mix will bolster Zachry Corporation’s offering for the growing local construction sector, alongside its aggregates subsidiary Capitol Aggregates.