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The pricing of powertrain components is key to the success of the electrified off-highway vehicle market. But getting the cost of powertrains down to a competitive level with their internal combustion engine equivalents is a significant challenge. Internal combustion off-highway machinery has been around for a long time, and drivetrain component pricing is highly competitive. In comparison, the electrified off-highway vehicle is the new kid on the block.

Peter Tom's stellar career in the British building materials industry is entering an exciting new phase after the launch of Bay Capital, his new investment company. The aggregates king tells Guy Woodford about his ambitious plans to complete a hat-trick of successful UK building materials conglomerates

Kuwait-based Associated Construction Company (ASCO) has invested in its third CDE solution to cater for the rising demand for high-quality washed sands for construction

Guy Woodford reports on a premium plant installation in Germany capable of meeting multiple demands, while looking east at two other major asphalt plant-inclusive projects

Aggregates production has rebounded strongly in Indonesia following the pandemic, but a fresh wave of COVID cases is currently casting a shadow over the country’s ambitious infrastructure programme

A Finnish family-owned quarrying business has relieved a bottleneck problem in its crushing chain after adding Metso Outotec’s Nordtrack S2.11 double-deck screen to its production process