UAE: Saif Bin Darwish has acquired precast concrete producer Gulf Precast. ME Construction News has reported that Saif Bin Darwish will integrate the company’s advanced precast concrete production capabilities into its offering. It expects this to enable it to execute larger and more intricate projects, while maintaining expected quality and efficiency.

India: Shree Cement subsidiary Bangur Concrete has started up operations at a new ready-mix concrete batching plant in Jaipur, Rajasthan. The plant runs primarily on solar power.

Shree Cement Managing Director Neeraj Akhoury said "The commissioning of India's first solar-powered ready-mix plant reflects our commitment to sustainable innovation and our vision to lead the industry towards carbon-neutral construction."

Solar Quarter News has reported that Bangur Concrete operates 24 ready-mix concrete plants across India.

Oman: Mahas Industrial City, Musandam Governorate, will host a planned US$10.4m building materials complex. Oman News Agency has reported that Musandam Global Investment signed an investment agreement with Mahas Construction Materials Complex for the project on 22 October 2025. The complex will produce precast and ready-mix concrete, among other products.

Mahas Industrial City Acting Director General Mubarak bin Salim Al Ghailani said the complex will become a key supplier for industrial, residential, transport and tourism projects across Musandam Governorate.

South Korea: The Korea Concrete Institute has certified a new latex product, developed by Eugene Corporation and Tongyang, for use in crack control in concrete. The product forms a continuous film within concrete to suppress microcracking due to drying and shrinkage. Chosun Biz News has reported that the product reduces cracks by 80% compared with conventional fibre-reinforced concrete.

Eugene Corporation and Tongyang shipped more than 80,000m³ of latex press concrete produced at 90 sites across South Korea in the first nine months of the 2025 financial year.