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LafargeHolcim is strengthening its presence in India with the construction of a new cement plant in the northern state of Rajasthan. The CHF 200 million (€173 million) investment will serve customers across the north of India, including Delhi. Jan Jenisch, Group CEO of LafargeHolcim, said: “India is the second biggest global cement market and is forecasted to continue to see high growth rates. We are excited to invest in this highly attractive market to further strengthen our footprint and to reinforce our

Hyundai Construction Equipment Europe (HCEE) has appointed Jean-Philippe Pollet as its new Construction Equipment sales manager. With more than 20 years’ experience in EMEA business development, Pollet will play a leading role in growing HCEE’s presence in Europe. He will be based at HCEE’s HQ in Tessenderlo, Belgium. “We are happy to welcome Jean-Philippe Pollet in our Hyundai family,” said Alain Worp, managing director HCEE. “Jean-Philippe has been a strong sales leader within various industries and we

ASPASA has called for housing authorities and local governments in South Africa to start actively engaging with suppliers of raw building materials ahead of tackling the country’s massive 2.5 million house backlog. Sand and aggregates (stone) make up by far the largest volume required to make concrete, blocks, lintels, rooftiles, as well as infrastructural requirements such as pipelines, roadways, railway lines, dams and buildings. ASPASA (the Aggregate & Sand Producers Association of South Africa) says It

HeidelbergCement, the German building materials giant, today raised its target for synergies from the takeover of Italian firm Italcementi for the third time in less than a year and joined peers in forecasting a rise in construction activity along with economic growth.

The €3.22 billion (US$4bn) takeover of Italcementi, announced in 2015, was part of HeidelbergCement’s push to expand in growth markets and keep up with larger French-Swiss rival LafargeHolcim.

HeidelbergCement expects economic growth in

Keestrack, the international specialist in mobile processing technology, is setting its sights on the Indian market with the aid of its newly established subsidiary eTrack Crushers, headquartered in New Delhi. eTrack Crushers (eTrack) is offering the Keestrack range of fully-hybrid and diesel-electric drive crushers and screens at a time of huge growth in demand across India for flexible, high capacity aggregates, gravel and armourstones processing equipment, due to the country’s ambitious expansion of it

Euro Auctions, a leading auctioneer of used construction and quarrying machinery, industrial plant and agricultural equipment, reported record results for its three-day Leeds, England, ‘start-of-the-year’ unreserved auction.

The total hammer at the 31 January-2 February event was over £40.5 million (€45.6 million), almost 30% up on the previous year’s opening sale. The number of lots sold also topped the 4,500 mark, delivering an average lot price of almost £9,000 with total bidder numbers up almost 20%

The final countdown to Ritchie Bros.’ massive Orlando, Florida, U.S. unreserved auction has begun – with many Europeans buyers among those eagerly awaiting the first lots. The line-up going under the hammer is said to be one of the best the company has ever assembled, with more than 12,800 equipment items and trucks listed to sell at the six-day event. As always, every item will be sold without minimum bids or reserve prices. Starting on Monday 19 February and running until Saturday 24 February, the mega

HeidelbergCement has agreed to sell its 51% stake in U.S.-based Lehigh White Cement Company to CEMEX and Aalborg Cement Company, a U.S. subsidiary of Cementir Holdings. Closing of the deal said to be worth around US$140 million is subject to customary conditions and is expected during Q1 2018. It will see Cementir Holdings increase its stake in Lehigh White Cement Company to 63.25%, with CEMEX owning the remaining 36.75% of the firm.

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