July 14, 2014
Europe's antitrust regulator has reportedly objected to Cemex's plan to acquire Holcim's Spanish units, according to person familiar with the matter…
July 14, 2014
Italian cement producer Italcementi's CEO Carlo Pesenti said that the company is particularly interested in growth opportunities in the Middle East,…
July 14, 2014
Holcim says it has no plans to make a takeover offer for Bamburi Cement in Kenya if competition regulators allow its planned near €30 billion merger…
July 10, 2014
Volvo Construction Equipment used the recent Hillhead 2014 event to showcase the imminent launch of the new Volvo Lego Technic model of an L350F…
July 10, 2014
LiuGong has retained its market leader position as Thailand’s top wheeled loader provider for the third consecutive year during which time it has…
July 10, 2014
Dutch company Magna Tyres says that tyre wholesaler Ham-Re is its new exclusive distributor for Finland, a strategic agreement that is an important…
July 10, 2014
Cement producers in Laos are looking to strengthen their competitiveness and boost their output due to the huge demand for cement products prior to…
July 10, 2014
Cemex has opened a new €900,000 production plant near Branne in south west France. The facility will produce concrete for Bordeaux region-based…
July 10, 2014
The Algerian branch of French construction materials group Lafarge and the Mohamed Boudiaf university of sciences and technology (USTO) in Oran,…
July 10, 2014
Lafarge Wapco of Nigeria has received shareholders’ approval to merge with Lafarge's operations in South Africa in a move worth €989.54 million. The…
July 10, 2014
SDLG has won a race against the clock to build and deliver almost 100 custom-built wheeled loaders to GBU Zhilishnik for use on Russian…
July 10, 2014
A major new report by industry marketing specialist, BDS Marketing Research claims the quarrying industry has failed to replenish aggregates…
July 10, 2014
Cemex Dove Holes Quarry in County Derbyshire, England, close to the world-famous Peak District has delivered its two millionth tonne of aggregates of…
July 10, 2014
Organisers of Hillhead 2014 have hailed the event a great success – with 17,559 visitors attending the three-day show at Lafarge Tarmac’s Hillhead…
July 8, 2014
A six-year price war in the Danish concrete industry has finally resulted in the players cutting capacity, reports Børsen. A possible upturn in the…