August 1, 2014
A sharp rise in financing costs is said to be behind Italcementi's turnover decline of 6% to €2.048.4 billion in H1 2014. The running Ebitda improved…
August 1, 2014
HeidelbergCement expects the information on the sale process of its building products business will be sent out to potential buyers in late September…
August 1, 2014
Chinese construction equipment manufacturer SDLG has opened a new parts warehouse in Jurong, west Singapore. As Shandong Lingong Machinery (known as…
August 1, 2014
Following the marked improvement in UK mineral products sales from mid-2013, the latest Mineral Products Association (MPA) figures indicate further…
July 31, 2014
Cement producer PPC Zimbabwe (PPC) is this month expecting to start building a new plant in Harare, Zimbabwe, after securing US$18 million for the…
July 31, 2014
Production at Hanson Cement's Padeswood cement plant will increase after an investment by Heidelberg. The firm is looking to reinstate a railhead and…
July 31, 2014
Israeli government to end cement monopoly The Israeli government is set to end the country's cement monopoly. Antitrust Commissioner David Gilo has…
July 31, 2014
Russia’s Pavlovsk Nerud, a unit of National Non-Metallic Company, the largest producer of crushed stone in Europe, plans to invest €16.95 million (…
July 31, 2014
The Romanian subsidiary of Lafarge, the French building materials group, has reported that its H1 2014 cement sales rose by 3.2% in value and 6.2% in…
July 31, 2014
Spanish cement firm, Cementos Molins, generated a profit of €17.97 million during the first six months of 2014, which represents a 116.9% growth.…
July 31, 2014
Terex Trucks MD Paul Douglas said it’s “business as usual – but with added muscle” at the firm following its recent acquisition by Volvo Construction…
July 31, 2014
Heidelberg Cement reports a strong operating performance for the second quarter of 2014 compared with previous year. The group says it increased…
July 31, 2014
Holcim says its first half-year 2014 results show cement volumes up and a like-for-like growth in operating EBITDA and operating profit based on…
July 31, 2014
German diesel engine manufacturer Deutz is to vacate its exchange Xchange production site in Übersee on Lake Chiemsee, Bavaria. The company gave…
July 31, 2014
Workers are put at risk every year due to exposure to harmful workplace dust, according to a new study from the University of Stirling, Scotland.…