Philippines: Concrete Stone Corp. has won a US$385,000 contract to supply concrete tetrapods for use in Dinapigue Mining’s Isabela port, the Inquirer newspaper has reported. Concrete Stone plans to supply 750 tetrapods for use in coastal defences at the facility.

Concrete Stone Corp. president Alfredo Comendador said that the contract demonstrates the company’s ability to service mission-critical industrial projects amidst rising demand from the infrastructure segment.

The producer now expects a continuing pipeline of orders of this kind. It is set to become a subsidiary of Asiabest Group International in 2026.

India: Local industry and the construction sector recycled 333Mt of fly ash in the 2025 financial year. This represented 98% of the 340Mt generated nationally during the year to the end of March 2025, according to the Economic Times. 106Mt (32%) went into roadbuilding, 89.8Mt (27%) into cement production, 46.6Mt (14%) into brick and tile production, 36.6Mt (11%) into backfilling and 33.3Mt (10%) into mine filling.

Malaysia: Precast concrete producer PMW International has secured approval for a listing on Bursa Malaysia’s ACE Market. Bernama Daily Malaysian News has reported that the producer will undertake an initial public offering of 178m new ordinary shares and an offer for sale of 89m existing ordinary shares.

CEO Lee Hon Hwa said "The IPO proceeds will enable the company to venture into the Sarawak market by constructing a new plant in Tanjung Manis, Sarawak and invest in new technology to meet the anticipated demand growth for infrastructure development locally and internationally."

South Korea: Three people have died after carrying out cleaning work in a chemical admixture storage silo at a ready-mix concrete plant in Suncheon on 21 August 2025. Korea JoongAng Daily has reported that a 57-year-old and a 53-year-old died at the scene, while a 60-year-old, who also collapsed, died while receiving treatment in hospital. Police are reportedly investigating whether the ready-mix producer negligently exposed the victims to hydrogen sulphide gas.