March 30, 2016
Italian cement manufacturer Buzzi Unicem reported a 6.2% year-on-year increase in its turnover to €2.66 billion in 2015. EBITDA rose 11.9% to €473.2…
March 30, 2016
According to GS-Expert, the consumption of crushed stone and gravel in Russia totalled 211 million m³ in 2015, down almost 13% from 2014. The demand…
March 30, 2016
The 2015 Concrete Industry Sustainability Performance Report, covering 2014 performance data, has been published by MPA (Mineral Products Association…
March 30, 2016
JPMorgan and Citi are reported to be the investment banks selected by LafargeHolcim to explore a potential sale of its New Zealand and Australia…
March 30, 2016
Tata Steel, part of India’s biggest conglomerate and a supplier of steel to construction, quarrying and mining equipment manufacturers including…
March 29, 2016
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) is divesting its business within Volvo Maroc SA to longstanding distribution partner SMT Group. Subject to…
March 29, 2016
Global cement volume growth is expected to lose momentum following a significant decline in Chinese demand, bringing down the average growth rate…
March 24, 2016
Hal Williford, chief executive of Memphis Stone and Gravel Company, is the new chairman of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA…
March 24, 2016
The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association has unveiled a new resource to address an aggregates industry workforce shortage during the 2016…
March 23, 2016
Materials washing specialist CDE is to create 110 new jobs over the next six years as part of a £6.8million (€8.65 million) investment into the…
March 23, 2016
Material handling equipment supplier the Finlay Group has appointed Rik Kiddle as its new sales and marketing director. He joins from Terex Finlay,…
March 23, 2016
In February 2016, the price index of construction materials for new buildings dropped by 2.3%, compared with February 2015, and by 0.2% compared with…
March 23, 2016
A study by Amikron-Consulting shows that the Russian cement market contracted in 2015 due to a decrease in construction volumes. Cement prices in…
March 23, 2016
The Seoul Central District Court in South Korea has rejected an injunction to terminate the contracts of Hyundai Cement executives including CEO Lee…
March 23, 2016
Integrated Capital (IC), the capital markets arm of UAE-based Abu Dhabi Financial Group (ADFG) will buy a 10% stake in Falcon Cement Company from GFH…