US: National Ready Mixed Concrete has suspended pay and healthcare cover for over 300 locked-out drivers, mechanics and bulk material haulers at 10 of its sites in Los Angeles, Orange and Ventura Counties. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters union has reported that the workers, its members, rejected a new contract offered by the company. It reportedly included cuts to seniority-related job security, expansions of managerial control and ‘substandard’ wages. The union has demanded an immediate end to the lockout, full reinstatement of affected workers and a restart of negotiations.

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters says that it has filed ‘multiple’ unfair labour practice charges against National Ready Mixed Concrete over its alleged surface bargaining and bad faith conduct.

The union noted its success in contract negotiations with local producer Catalina Pacific Concrete earlier in July 2025, where the parties concluded a contract on favourable terms for workers, including real wage increases.

Europe/India: Finland-based Elematic and Netherlands-based Hendriks Formwork have concluded a cooperation agreement for the supply of turnkey precast concrete structures for high-rise building and infrastructure construction. The partnership will deploy Elematic's production equipment and software with Hendriks Formwork's custom steel moulds and modular formwork systems. They will target markets globally, with a particular focus on India.

UK: SigmaRoc subsidiary GreenCem has partnered with Teesside University's Net Zero Industry Innovation Centre (NZIIC) to develop reduced-CO₂ concrete based on its accelerators. The partners will assess potential products and identify opportunities to digitise production.

Australia: LS Precast has won a contract to supply 96,000 precast concrete segments for a 16km section of the Melbourne Suburban Rail Loop. The elements will comprise a section of twin tunnels running between Cheltenham and Glen Waverley stations. Australian Manufacturing Forum News has reported that LS Precast will begin producing 170 segments per day for the project from October 2025 onwards.