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Tarmac has become the first company in its sector sign up to the EV100 – a global initiative by The Climate Group bringing together businesses committed to accelerating the transition to electric vehicles (EV) – as part of its ongoing commitment to sustainability.

Metso has introduced a drag and drop 3D crushing and screening plant configurator, which it says allows users to design more efficient plants on their screens using real-time insights.

FLSmidth has appointed Mikko Tepponen as its new chief digital officer (CDO) to accelerate both the digital transformation of its own business and also its portfolio of digital offerings aimed at optimising customer operations in the mining and cement industries.

Haver & Boecker Niagara, Haver & Boecker’s new mineral processing entity, has appointed Fabio Marroni as the brand's general manager in Mexico as part of plans to expand service and support to customers.

SDLG overcame lockdown closure issues to deliver a fleet of wheeled loaders, motor graders and various spare parts to its Kazakhstan dealer.

Holcim Germany is supplying its EcoPact Zero carbon-neutral concrete for the expansion of the nature conservation centre in Bingen, southwestern Germany.

The steinexpo exhibition in Germany will now take place from the 14th to 17th April 2021. The 11th international demonstration trade fair for the raw materials and building materials industry will be staged, as usual, in the MHI stone quarry in Nieder-Ofleiden. The previously scheduled 26-29 August 2020 event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Work on the 49,000-tonne base for the second reactor at EDF Energy’s Hinkley Point C (HPC) has been completed on schedule.

Construction materials provider Breedon has appointed Donna Hunt as its first group head of sustainability.

Global energy and commodities company Vitol is the latest organisation to join Eurobitume, the European association of bitumen producers.

U.S. output of construction aggregates produced and shipped for consumption in Q1 2020 was estimated to be up 3% year-on-year to 464 million tonnes.

Sweden’s concrete production rose 8% year-on-year to 2,065,000m³ in the January-April 2020 period, according to new data from concrete producer association Svensk Betong.

Major Pakistan building materials player Fauji Cement has appointed a new CEO and managing director.