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A Volvo EC220DL excavator is said to be increasing productivity by 30% at the Alam Jaya volcanic rock quarry in Indonesia, and also reducing fuel consumption by 2litres/hour.

At the foot of Tangkuban Perahu, a dormant volcano that last erupted in 1983, is West Java’s capital city, Bandung, home to 2.5 million people.

At 768m above sea level, Bandung enjoys one of Indonesia’s coolest climates, with an average year-round temperature of 23°C. It does not escape the tropical rainstorms however, and sees a

Equip2 Processing Solutions has supplied the first Rockster R900 in New Zealand to Napier-based Mulching, Crushing and Screening (MCS), with the unit said to be adding speed, precision and flexibility to the company’s machine fleet.

The new Austrian-manufactured Rockster R900 impact crusher is currently working the hard yards for MCS on a contract at Winstone Aggregates’ Whitehall Quarry on the outskirts of Cambridge, a town in North Island’s Waikato region. It is busy producing material for a huge expre

India’s Pearl Mineral and Mines extracts 1,500m³ of granite/year with over half of its produce sold overseas.

Granite, the second hardest natural rock after diamond, owes its hardness and density to the fact that it has solidified deep inside the earth under extreme pressure.
Over time, shifts in the planet’s crust forces veins of granite to the surface, where commercial uses are found for it.
Pearl Mineral and Mines is one of the top producers and exporters of Indian granite. Located on India’s south

Machines from Volvo Construction Equipment are helping a South Korean quarry meet production targets 170m below ground.

On a chilly November morning in Jecheon, in the heart of South Korea, machine operators at the Jangchimi limestone quarry are hard at work. Located in peaceful countryside a two-hour drive from the capital Seoul, the quarry comes as somewhat of a surprise, nestled amongst trees in beautiful natural surroundings. White dust swirls in the air and the sound of thunder can be heard in the d

North India-based LSC Infratech is one of India’s earliest crushing plant owners. Ever since its inception, the company has been investing heavily in newer technologies, a strategy helping the company’s operational efficiency and profitability in the highly competitive Indian crushing business. With four crushing plants in the Indian state of Uttarkhand on the foothills of the picturesque Himalayan region, 255 kilometres away from India’s capital Delhi, and two plants in Rajasthan state, north India, LSC In

Asphalt is used mainly for the construction and maintenance of roads, and as demand for such infrastructure takes off worldwide so demand for the product grows.

A blend of aggregates, binder (usually bitumen) and filler is used in the different layers of a highway pavement, and today is produced and laid using sophisticated equipment.
Xi’an, north-west China, home to the famous Terracotta Warriors, was once the country’s imperial capital where, over 2,000 years ago, Emperor Qin Shi Huang had a passion

Years ago, workers at the quarry of Quenast in Belgium spent long days at the gruelling task of handcrafting iron-hard cobblestones for city streets around the world, including New York. However, the quarry’s most important product was its high quality gravel.

Today, all that has gone, and while there is still evidence of the site of the old industry at the quarry, 30km south-west of Brussels, the land is now partly used for a gentler purpose: to highlight nature and biodiversity.

The 2.4km trail arou

The asphalt market is increasing after a number of years of falling demand, which is great news for everyone involved in the sector.

But it creates a huge challenge to an industry that has contracted substantially during the recession. Denis Curran, major projects director at Hanson UK, discusses the steps the company has taken to ensure it is ready to meet the mounting demand for its products.

The asphalt market rose by 9% in 2014 and is expected to increase by a further 5% this year.

In addition,

Fuel consumption, ease of movement and installation, emissions, and the use of recycled materials are today among some of the key factors for asphalt plant manufacturers.

Obviously, quality of end product is also paramount to operators, and recent developments have shown that the major producers are delivering on all counts.

For example, Ammann says that its new EcoBatch asphalt plant offers both versatility and mobility in a single compact modular package that can deliver 60-80tonnes/hour of high qua

Many of today’s major construction machinery manufacturers can trace their histories back to small beginnings.
For example, Volvo Construction Equipment has grown from a small machine shop in Eskilstuna, Sweden, to become the town’s largest private employer.
Started in 1832, it claims to be oldest industrial company in the world still active in construction machinery.
Eskilstuna, 100km west of the capital Stockholm, is home to several Volvo operations, the largest of which is Volvo CE (other companies,

The ongoing tough global economic climate, coupled with savvy customers looking to secure the best deals for new and used construction equipment, is significantly increasing interest in OEM finance packages and government tax incentives to encourage sales. Guy Woodford reports. Stenor Environmental Services Limited is an aggregate soil recycling business which also offers demolition services, plant hire and haulage. Operating from its base in the heart of Swansea, south Wales, Stenor has a waste licence fac