India: Arisinfra Solutions has won a contract to supply ready-mix concrete, cement and other building products to Transcon Group for use in its projects in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The total value of products and services under the contract is estimated at US$39.4m, over a period of 45 – 50 months.
Spain: Murcia City Council says that it is building an underground bus depot as part of the upcoming Central Plaza urban space at Barrio del Carmen railway station. Local press has reported that town planning company Urbamusa and architect Javier Peña plan to build the depot using 3D concrete printing. The concrete will be coloured according to its level in the building: blue at ground level, progressing down through maroon and orange to yellow. A ‘large elliptical pergola’ will allow daylight to permeate to the lowest level.
US: Amrize has partnered with social media conglomerate Meta to develop an AI-optimised concrete mix for the latter's upcoming Rosemount, Minnesota, data centre. The Fly News has reported that the concrete will deliver high strength, reduced CO₂ emissions and a rapid set time. It will leverage Meta’s own open-sourced artificial intelligence (AI) models.
South Korea: The Ready-Mixed Concrete Transportation Workers’ Union (RUNJ) has halted the supply of ready-mixed concrete for Hyundai Development Company’s Kwangwoon University Station mixed-used development in Seoul. The union opposes the company's plans to install ready-mix concrete batching plants at the construction site. ChosunBiz News has reported that Hyundai Development Company made its decision due to traffic concerns.
RUNJ said "Construction firms directly installing batch plants at sites where ready-mixed concrete can be transported from nearby plants is nothing short of taking away the livelihood of the ready-mixed concrete transport industry. If the installation of batch plants is pushed forward, we plan to completely refuse ready-mixed concrete transportation, not only at Hyundai Development Company's sites but also at all construction sites nationwide."
