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Global demand for off-road equipment – including construction, agricultural, mining, and forestry machinery – is forecast to rise 5.4% to US$439 billion (€364.64bn) in 2021, according to a new report by major business market intelligence consultancy the Freedonia Group.

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has issued a fatality alert after a miner was pinned between his haul truck and personal vehicle. 

At a sand mine in central Java, Indonesia, one Volvo Construction Equipment customer is not just happy by name; he is happy in his work.

The demand for recycled asphalt has witnessed a big increase due to rising petroleum prices across the globe, according to new analysis from Fact.MR.

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on UK aggregates production is analysed in a new report by BDS Marketing Research (BDS).

Votorantim Cimentos and institutional investor CDPQ (Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec) have agreed to combine cement operations in North America. 

Climate protection was the central theme during HeidelbergCement 132nd Annual General Meeting – held yesterday for the second time in a row in virtual form.

Building materials company HeidelbergCement saw increased year-on-year sales volumes in all its business lines (cement, aggregates, ready-mixed concrete and asphalt) in the first quarter of 2021.

The Portland Cement Association (PCA) has predicted an increase in cement consumption for 2021 and 2022 at its annual Spring cement consumption forecast. 

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.

LafargeHolcim’s Greek materials business HERACLES Group has signed an agreement to buy HeidelbergCement-owned HALYPS Domia Ylika for an undisclosed sum.

Off-road and on-road engine manufacturer Cummins made first quarter revenues of US$6.1bn, a 22% increase on the same quarter in 2020.

FLSmidth, a major global cement and mining equipment and technology solutions supplier, saw its order intake increase for the third consecutive quarter in Q1 2021.

Xylem, a leading water and pump technology provider for global industries, including quarrying, reported first-quarter 2021 revenue of US$1.26 billion.