Mexico: Holcim México has invested US$2.83m in 27 new 8m³-capacity Howo ready-mix concrete mixer trucks to replace its 35 truck-strong fleet in the Monterrey Metropolitan Area, Nuevo León. Mexico Business News has reported that Holcim México has already deployed 16 of the new trucks in its operations, with the remaining 11 to follow in November 2026.
India: The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) demolished structures at six ready-mix concrete batching plants in Dhayari in Maharashtra’s Pune district on 28 October 2026. The Times of India newspaper has reported that the demolition drive followed pollution-related complaints.
The Pune Ready Mix Concrete Association has accused the PMC of failing to deliver a standard operating procedure (SOP) for batching plants in Dhayari in a timely manner.
Vietnam: Tin Thanh Construction – Trade and Service has secured approval for its upcoming US$1.55m Cat Khanh building materials complex in De Gi commune, scheduled to commence operation in early 2028. Vietnam’s Ministry of Information and Communication has reported that the complex will include a precast concrete products plant capable of producing 7000 units/yr of centrifugal concrete drainage pipes and a 100m3/hr ready-mix concrete batching plant.
Portugal: Cimpor has launched Havelar by Cimpor, following a strategic investment in existing 3D printing construction firm Havelar. Local press has reported that the company is already engaged in 3D printing 16 blocks of 32 units for the Mariadeira residential project in Póvoa de Varzim. Fellow Cimpor subsidiary OYAK Çimento is also building a 3D-printed housing development in Hatay, Türkiye.
Cimpor says that Havelar by Cimpor’s strategy involves the development of new 3D-printable alternative binders, including using construction and demolition materials (CDM), and market development in other European countries, Africa, the Americas and the Middle East.
