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The financial crisis has had a significant impact on Bulgaria's aggregates sector but a new association for the sector is giving it a renewed focus. Julie-Anne Ryan reports. It is a well-known fact that Switzerland does not have a wide range of raw material resources suitable for extraction. No lignite, gold or petroleum are mined or produced on Swiss territory. On the other hand, Switzerland is "rich in rocks," said André Renggli, who is president of the Association of the Swiss Aggregate and Concrete Indu

'Safer by Design' stimulated some interesting discussions at October's Atlantic Alliance conference in Brussels. The European Aggregates Association reports. Sharing good practice and developing harmonised concepts within the global aggregates and mining industries was the aim of this year's Atlantic Alliance.

Hillhead was the location selected by Case to unveil the first in the new range of dozers for the European market. The 1650L mid-sized machine was on display at the show in the UK in June and the company claims it is ideal for both precision grading and heavy duty earthmoving applications. The machine is powered by a Tier 3 Case 6.7litre engine and will soon be joined by the smaller 1150K model. The 1650L has a dual path PowerStat hydrostatic transmission, using variable axial piston pumps and motors to prA

The EU's Mining Waste Directive was supposed to bring legislative parity to extractive industries across Europe from 1 May last year. UK minerals lawyer Robert Camp reviews progress. The EU's Mining Waste Directive, or Directive 2006/21/EC to give it its proper name, was adopted by the European Parliament and the Council of the EU on 15 March 2006. Its aim is to regulate the management of waste from mining and extractive industries in order to prevent harm to the environment and human health and the directi

Three BHS mixing plants are producing concrete for the new Berlin-Brandenburg International Airport. Mobile high-capacity concrete mixing plants from BHS-Sonthofen are producing the concrete for the Berlin-Brandenburg International Airport, which is currently under construction in Germany.