January 16, 2014
Market players report that two concrete manufacturers, Lujabeton and Betomix LO, will merge in the nearest future. Lujabeton is a subsidiary of…
January 16, 2014
Turkish construction company AKG Gazbeton has been awarded by the Ministry of Energy in the 2014 Industrial Energy Efficiency Project contest. The…
January 16, 2014
Herbert Pexider Gesellschaft, the Austrian manufacturer of concrete, cement and calcareous sandstone for construction and wholesaler of building…
January 16, 2014
In Russia, the National Association for Pricing and Value Engineering reports the average wholesale prices for ready-mix concretes and mortars to…
January 15, 2014
Spanish natural stone company, Levantina, is progressing with its commitment to corporate social responsibility (CSR) with the creation of the…
January 15, 2014
Two new Leaders in Development (LIDs) have started their one-year training at Cemex UK. The programme, started in 2013, is aimed at using young…
January 15, 2014
Lafarge has sold five aggregates quarries and related assets in Maryland, USA, to Bluegrass Materials for a total enterprise value of $320 million (…
January 14, 2014
International construction equipment manufacturer Chicago Pneumatic has appointed PML as an authorised distributor of its entire range of…
January 14, 2014
The CDEnviro Recycling plant installed at Eastern Waste Disposal, Brightlingsea, is a UK first as it can recycle road sweepings, gully waste and…
January 14, 2014
Environmental permitting support provided by SLR Consulting for Wolf Mineral’s Hemerdon Tungsten Mine has led to the first environmental permit for a…
January 14, 2014
The UK Competition Commission (CC) is opening the way for a fifth cement producer in Great Britain in order to increase competition in the market. In…
January 10, 2014
Eric Thomas Poupier has been appointed to a newly-created position in Group Executive Management as Group Executive Vice President, Business…
January 10, 2014
Sandvik has agreed to acquire Varel International Energy Services for approximately US$740 million (€544 million), subject to standard regulatory…
January 10, 2014
Italy's marble exports to the US rose by 24% in volumes and by 30% in value in the first nine months of 2013. This means that Italy's stone and…
January 10, 2014
Organisers of the ninth Steinexpo 2014 stone quarry demonstration exhibition, being held at the basalt quarry at Nieder-Ofleiden, Germany, from 3-6…