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Southern Africa’s surface mining representative association, Aspasa, has begun a formal process to review quality requirements pertaining to sand and aggregates for all sectors of the region’s construction industry.

Continuing to build on a successful relationship, Haver & Boecker recently hosted University of Toronto’s minerals students. The manufacturer, a leading provider of aggregates and mining processing systems, gave 22 students a first-hand look at the industry.

CEMEX expects to supply 21,500m³ of Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC) to pave all of the roads for the new terminal of ALA Transportes, a division of Grupo Transportes de Monterrey (GTM)—the largest trucking company in Mexico.

Finning UK & Ireland is supporting the construction of the Norwich Bypass, one of the UK’s largest road infrastructure projects, with a vast range of Cat machines and advanced Caterpillar Production Management (CPM).

FM Conway has become the first highways materials manufacturer in the UK to produce its own Polymer Modified Bitumen (PMB).

Marangoni Retreading Systems has further expanded its growing worldwide RINGTREAD network following a partnership deal with a major Finnish company. The growing tyre retreading company have signed a deal with Lujakumi, whose headquarters and production centre are in Pori on the country’s west coast, to take their premium RINGTREAD System into new territory.

FLSmidth has reached an agreement to acquire a part of Sandvik Mining Systems. This includes continuous surface mining and minerals handling technologies and competences that will strengthen the group's core minerals business.

Wirtgen South Africa has introduced the new Kleemann MS 703 EVO triple-deck classifying screen to the southern Africa market, writes ABI correspondent, Munesu Shoko.

JCB defied challenging market conditions by growing earnings by more than 34% in 2016, the company revealed today.

LafargeHolcim, the French-Swiss global building materials giant, is accelerating its efforts on biodiversity conservation and has signed an agreement with Fauna & Flora International (FFI), a leading NGO focused on biodiversity.

LafargeHolcim is reportedly spending around €100 million modernising the Martres-Tolosane cement plant in south-west France.

Aggregate Industries, part of the LafargeHolcim Group and one of the UK’s leading construction materials suppliers, has appointed Mike Pearce as the managing director of its Aggregates division.