South Korea: The National Ready-Mix Concrete Transport Workers' Union (Jeonunryeon) has ended a strike in the Seoul Metropolitan Area after members approved a new agreement on transport fees for ready-mix concrete producers. The Seoul Economic Daily newspaper has reported that 4714 (66%) of Jeonunryeon members voted to approve the agreement.

Under the terms of the agreement, transport fees will rise by 5% to US$52/trip from 1 July 2026. Strikers reportedly rejected the same fee rise, by a 68% majority, on 10 June 2026. The revised deal has reduced the period of its effect from 12 to eight months, bringing forward the date for renegotiation to 28 February 2027.

France: Cemex France has won a contract to supply 310,000m³ of ready-mix concrete for the construction of station and service structures on the northern section of Grand Paris Express Line 15 Ouest in Paris. Deliveries over an anticipated four-to-five years comprise 110,000m³ of CXB Fondations Spéciales Fluides easy-flow concrete for diaphragm walls and 200,000m³ of CXB Génie Civil structural concrete for foundations, slabs, walls and columns. Cemex France plans to supply 150 – 800m³/day of concrete from its local Gennevilliers and Nanterre ready-mix concrete batching plants. The company has partnered with mobile concrete production unit supplier Béton Solutions Mobiles to support the execution of the project.

US: The city council of Fort Worth, Texas, has unanimously voted to deny MM Deen 28 a special permit for its proposed Diamond Hill ready-mix concrete batching plant. The plant would have occupied a 1.60-hectare site zoned for heavy industrial use. The council previously deferred the decision in May 2026 to allow more time for a full review.

UK: Recycling company Enva has secured BSI’s BS EN 13055-1:2002/AC:2004 certification for the use of its recycled air pollution control residue (APCr) ash-based recycled lightweight aggregates in the production of concrete, mortar and grout. Enva processes 20,000t/yr of APCr and fly ash residues at its Paisley plant in Scotland. The producer already supplies its aggregates for use in the production of precast concrete blocks, drainage rings, slabs and flooring.