Crushing Static & Mobile

Metso will present a variety of its innovative technologies for the aggregates industry during the 2018 Mawev exhibition in St. Pölten, Austria (14-17 March). "At Mawev, we are addressing the key trends and challenges in the aggregates industry by showcasing solutions that help our customers to maximise their profitability and operational flexibility," says Franz Zingl, Metso sales manager for Crushing and Screening for Central and Eastern Europe. Metso will present in Austria the Lokotrack LT1213S

South Africa-based Lion Park Quarries has broken new ground with the commissioning of a claimed first-of-its-kind in Africa Terex WJ1175 electric wheeled jaw crushing plant at the company’s JHB quarry in Lanseria, Johannesburg.

As a fully electric-drive operated crushing plant, the new Terex plant is said to be a significant departure from diesel-guzzling predecessors with a smaller price tag, while also requiring significantly less maintenance. In addition, the model, which boasts powerful electric-driv

INTERMAT 2018, being staged in Paris (23-28 April), is the biggest construction and quarrying equipment exhibition in the world this year. The six-day showpiece offers plenty to interest the aggregates sector. Guy Woodford reports on some of the must-see models. Kleemann is staging three mobile crushing and screening plant premieres. The Wirtgen Group France booth will be home to the new mobile jaw crusher MOBICAT MC 120 Z PRO, the mobile impact crusher MOBIREX MR 110 Z EVO2, and the mobile classifying

RUBBLE MASTER, the Austrian global market crushing and screening equipment manufacturer, has become the majority owner of Maximus, the Northern Irish quarrying OEM. Founded in Northern Ireland in 2004 and currently employing 120 people, Maximus manufactures crushers, mobile tracked screens, scalpers, washing plants and conveyors. RUBBLE MASTER has stressed that both brands will continue to exist and complement each other. The Maximus employees in Northern Ireland, the management team, the manufacturing

ALLU, the Finnish global market crushing and screening bucket attachment specialist, has appointed Jeroen Hinnen as its new vice president of sales. The new role is seen as a key development in helping continue ALLU continue its impressive global growth. The last two years have seen rising sales of ALLU’s Transformer and Processor attachments, creating a healthy customer portfolio for Netherlands-born Hinnen to build on. He brings a wealth of sales and business development experience to his new role

Metso continues to strengthen its North American aggregates distributor network with the recent addition of Kelly Tractor Co. based in Miami, Florida. Kelly Tractor Co. is now the exclusive distributor of Metso's mobile and stationary crushing and screening products in South Florida, with locations in Miami, Davie, West Palm Beach, Clewiston and Ft. Myers. Kelly Tractor Co. will rent and sell Metso equipment, and provide spares, wears and services to existing Metso customers. Since 1933, Kelly Tractor Co

Metso, the Finnish global quarrying and mining equipment manufacturing giant, is prioritising sustainability and profitable growth in 2018 and beyond, according to Eeva Sipilä, the company’s interim president and CEO. The company’s 2017 Annual Report, published on Friday 23 February, revealed that Metso’s annual sales rose 5% to €2.706 billion, with 2017 orders received up 9% to € 2.982 billion. However, Metso’s operating profit was down 4% to €218 million from €227 million in 2016. In a wide-ranging

Keestrack, the international specialist in mobile processing technology, is setting its sights on the Indian market with the aid of its newly established subsidiary eTrack Crushers, headquartered in New Delhi. eTrack Crushers (eTrack) is offering the Keestrack range of fully-hybrid and diesel-electric drive crushers and screens at a time of huge growth in demand across India for flexible, high capacity aggregates, gravel and armourstones processing equipment, due to the country’s ambitious expansion of it

The Terex Materials Processing (TMP) business segment within Terex Corporation saw its net sales rise by nearly 20% in the fourth quarter of 2017, with a 13.6% rise achieved in the full year. TMP – which includes Powerscreen, Terex Minerals Processing Systems, Terex Finlay, EvoQuip, Terex Washing Systems, Terex Ecotec, Terex Conveyors, and Terex Concrete and Construction Products – also reported backlog up 47% at year end. The business segment benefitted from growth in several of its product lines including

Metso has added Illinois-based Patten Cat to its North American distributor network. Patten Cat will offer Metso's mobile and stationary crushing and screening products for rent and purchase, with locations in Northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana. This partnership introduces Patten Cat to new customer segments while helping Metso continue to expand its network in Central US. Patten Cat has six locations and employs 450 employees. "We are very pleased to enter this relationship with Metso whose