Americas

Goodfellow Bros has received a commemorative Cat D6 XE Dozer – a high-drive electric drive dozer built to celebrate Caterpillar’s production of 175,000 medium high-drive dozers.

Bruks Siwertell has announced its latest ship unloader can now offer dry bulk material handling to the cement sector. 

R&M Materials Handling has carried out a case study involving a 20 tonne capacity overhead crane and hoist beneath the surface of a mine in Indiana.

Off-road engine manufacturer Cummins has outlined its plans to grow its fuel cell and hydrogen production business.

Martin Marietta Materials has welcomed Anthony R. Foxx – former transportation secretary under the Obama Administration – to its board of directors. 

US Concrete has expanded its footprint in the San Francisco Bay Area by acquiring assets of Sugar City Building Materials.

Lafarge Canada has introduced a range of green concrete which it says delivers sustainable and circular benefits with the opportunity to reuse materials in construction. 

Cemex has received a grant from the US Department of Energy (DoE) to research and develop carbon capture technology at its Balcones cement plant in Texas.

The Portland Cement Association (PCA) has released its Fall Forecast, which predicts cement consumption will lessen by 1.5% for the remainder of 2020 and 0.9% in 2021.