US: Julpit is seeking a permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to build a new ready-mix concrete batching plant in Fort Bend County, Texas. The facility will also be equipped with a stone crushing plant. Local press has reported that a public comment session over the plans took place on 20 August 2024.

This story was amended on 27 August 2024, after a previous version erroneously stated the date of the public comment session as 27 August 2024. Global Concrete apologises for this error.

Costa Rica: América Construcciones (AMCO) is preparing to inaugurate its new Villarreal de Tamarindo ready-mix concrete batching plant and office complex in Guanacaste on 22 August 2024. The entire facility cost US$1.05m and the plant has a production capacity of 110m³/hr.

General manager Pablo Labarca said "We have several areas of interest in the province, but Santa Cruz is particularly interesting to us because we know that many of AMCO's clients that are currently developing projects in the area have particular requirements, both in terms of the quality of the products, as well as the level of service they expect.”

Kyrgyzstan: Electric Stations says it has finished building a new concrete plant in Shamaldy-Sai, Jalal-Abad. Business World Magazine has reported that the plant is now in the final phase of equipment installation. Commissioning is scheduled for September 2024.

Bahamas: Cementos Argos has supplied nearly 10,000t of cement for the concrete used for Disney Cruise Line's new 700m-long pier at Lighthouse Point on Eleuthera Island, accounting for 85% of the total required. The project cost US$250m and is part of expansion plans to accommodate over one million visitors annually. Cement was sourced through the company’s exports from Puerto Rico between 2022 and 2024.