Malaysia: Cement Industries of Malaysia (CIMA) has invested US$139m in the research and development of novel, reduced-CO₂ concretes for marine construction applications. A team from the Science University Malaysia will carry out the research at its Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies.

Russia: Local authorities in Moscow’s Troitsky and Novomoskovsky Administrative Districts (TiNAO) have announced an upcoming construction products cluster. The cluster will include plants to produce reinforced concrete, concrete structures and modular buildings, alongside other materials.

Moscow’s Deputy Mayor for Transport and Industry Maxim Liksutov said the plants together will generate 30,000 new jobs.

UAE: Bukhatir Industrial Group subsidiary CONMIX has commenced operations at its new 500,000m³/yr Abu Dhabi ready-mix concrete plant in the city’s Al Mafraq Industrial Area.

Construction Business News Middle East has reported that the plant is CONMIX's fifth ready-mix concrete plant in the UAE, alongside existing plants at Ajman, Dubai, Ras Al Khaimah and Sharjah.

Canada: A director of Parry Sound Ready Mix has received a fine of US$3630 for noise violations at the company’s Seguin Township concrete batching plant in Ontario. The company reportedly failed to build infrastructure required under its Noise Abatement Plan, and did not perform a necessary acoustic audit.