Ready-Mixed Concrete Federation Seeks Future Strategies for Construction Market, Public Procurement, Carbon Neutrality, and AI

Management Innovation Forum Held in Jeju from the 5th to 7th

The Korea Ready-Mixed Concrete Industry Cooperative Federation announced that it held the "2026 Jeju Ready-Mixed Concrete Management Innovation Forum" at the Maison Glad Hotel Jeju for three days and two nights starting from the 5th, with the participation of over 300 people including representatives from nationwide member cooperatives and partner companies.

This forum, under the theme "Beyond Recovery to Robust Growth – Stepping Forward to a New Beginning," was organized to review key issues facing the ready-mixed concrete industry amid the prolonged slump in the construction sector, and to explore management strategies to respond to the rapidly changing industrial landscape.

On the first day of the forum, October 5, expert lectures were held on topics including public procurement policy directions, key issues in the ready-mixed concrete sector, and prospects for the construction industry along with strategic responses for the industry. Korea Concrete Testing Institute presented on the current status of the overseas cement and ready-mixed concrete industries based on industrial exchanges with Japan and China, as well as recent trends in domestic low-carbon cement. On the second day, October 6, participants will discuss future management strategies on a variety of topics such as how small and medium-sized ready-mixed concrete firms can respond in the era of artificial intelligence (AI) transformation.

Chairman Bae Jowoong stated, "I hope this forum will serve as a starting point for our industry to navigate upcoming changes, such as the public market, carbon neutrality, and AI, together and move toward solid growth." He emphasized, "It is one of the federation's most important roles to establish and refine the policy foundation to ensure that member companies can continue their business activities without worry. If our industry demonstrates reliability in supply and quality to society, we can fully achieve the outcomes we desire."

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