New Zealand: Ready-mix concrete production fell to 3.7Mm3 in the 12-month period ending 31 June 2025. The data from Statistics New Zealand show a 6% year-on-year decline compared with levels in the previous financial year.
UK: Breedon has acquired Somerset-based concrete, aggregates and screeds producer Tor Multimix, local press has reported.
Breedon’s South Wales and South West Regional General Manager Ian Darroch said that the acquisition will allow the producer to expand its product offering.
South Korea: Hanil Cement plans to establish a US$863,000 artificial intelligence-based autonomous ready-mix concrete plant at its Bucheon site. The project has secured US$431,000 in government funding over a period of two years. However, Hanil Cement says that it may complete construction of the plant by the end of 2025.
UAE: Paints producer Asian Paints has launched a world-first internal curing additive for concrete on the UAE market called CureAssure. PBC Today News has reported that it is a chloride-free additive that controls and balances the hydration of pumped, precast, high-fluidity and ready-mix concrete by means of polymers, removing the need for external curing process, agents or coatings. Asian Paints estimates potential water savings through the use of CureAssure as 8bn litres per year.
CEO Joseph Eapen said "We're redefining a foundational step in construction."
