UK: Holcim UK has supplied nearly 900,000m³ of reduced-CO₂ ready-mix concrete to construction sites for the upcoming HS2 railway since 2021. Rail Business Daily News has reported that the producer has delivered 103,000m³ of ready-mix concrete for use in the production of prefabricated tunnel sections in Birmingham, West Midlands. It has supplied 500,000m³ of ready-mix concrete to construction sites in Birmingham and 300,000m³ to Old Oak Common station, London, where it is due to supply a further 30,000m³ by 2030.

Holcim UK’s HS2 Operations Director Andrew Hockey said "Forging vital partnerships like this will be key to unlocking the potential we have to make sustainable construction a reality across the UK, and collaborations of this significance are truly what will drive the construction industry's success – the nation's most visible sign of progress."

France: The French Competition Authority (AC) is carrying out a review of Holcim Investments' planned outright acquisition of precast concrete elements producer Alkern Group. MLex News has reported that the European Commission referred the matter to the AC.

Bosnia & Herzegovina: Spain-based Molins and Greece-based Titan have completed the joint acquisition of 80% of structural precast concrete systems producer Baupartner. Baupartner's founding owners have retained a 20% stake.

Baupartner employs 280 people across its operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia.

Singapore: HL-Sunway, a joint venture of HL Building Materials and Malaysia-based Sunway Construction Group (SunCon), has launched a new 100,000m³/yr precast concrete plant in Singapore. The Star newspaper has reported that the plant can meet 12 – 14% of demand for precast concrete under Singapore’s Housing and Development Board’s projects.

The Housing and Development Board forecasts 15,000 – 16,000 new housing unit starts in 2026, after demand evens out. It is currently suppressed by contractor delays.

SunCon operates two other precast concrete plants in Johor, Malaysia, with a combined capacity of 126,000m³/yr. It says that its US$1.59bn order book includes US$717m (45%) data centre contracts. It aims to take US$1.07 – 1.43m-worth of new orders throughout 2025.