Europe

Nearly 300 attendees from over 150 different organisations, including the minerals industry, national agencies, local government, NGOs and specialist consultancies, attended the annual joint Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) / Mineral Products Association (MPA) Mineral Planning Conference.

As part of ongoing plans to expand its concrete offering across the West Midlands, Aggregate Industries has opened a new ready mix concrete plant in Coleshill, Warwickshire, central England.

Metso Outotec is launching four progressive Life Cycle Services (LCS) programmes for filtration to help customers overcome operational and process challenges.

JCB employees are embarking on a major fundraising drive for the NSPCC children's charity with the launch of a £70,000 appeal.

The UK Government’s proposed reforms to the planning system need to include minerals planning, according to a new Select Committee report welcomed by the Mineral Products Association (MPA).

HeidelbergCement has published its Sustainability Report for the 2020 financial year.

SigmaRoc says that, as part of its commitment to reducing the construction industry’s dependency on cement, it will start offering a cement-free ultra-low carbon alternative for every product in its precast concrete portfolio.