April 2, 2012
France-based Carrières du Boulonnais has said that it is planning to grow its business in the Rhône-Alpes area through acquisitions. The company…
April 2, 2012
SteinExpo has announced that is has signed an agreement with Mitteldeutsche Hartstein-Industrie to host the next edition of the quarrying equipment…
April 2, 2012
Strike action over pay freezes halted cement production at three of Secil’s cement plants in Portugal this week. The walk-out started on Tuesday 22…
April 2, 2012
Eurovia’s bid to acquire Tarmac’s European aggregates assets has been granted partial approval by the European Commission. Under the EU Merger…
April 2, 2012
Carbon emissions from Tarmac UK’s Tunstead cement plant are set to be cut by 40% following investment in a new lime kiln at the site in Derbyshire.…
April 2, 2012
Deutsche Börse is to include the share price of Heidelberg Cement in Germany’s DAX index from 21 June. “We are very happy about the inclusion in the…
April 2, 2012
Cemex Spain has expanded its fruit plantation in the restored areas of its El Clotet quarry near Alicante in Spain with the planting of 13,000…
April 2, 2012
Amber found at the Font-de-Benon quarry at Archingeay-Les Nouillers in Charente-Maritime, southwest France has been revealed to contain the oldest 3D…
April 2, 2012
An investigation has been launched to find the cause of an explosion that injured two people at Tarmac’s Stancombe Quarry near Bristol, UK on Monday…
April 2, 2012
Restoration of the Lafarge’s Whitlingham Quarry has entered the final stage after 20 years of mineral extraction at the site. The company opened the…
April 2, 2012
France-based construction company has announced that has opened a new quarry near Béziers in France to meet the demands of its construction…
April 2, 2012
Cemex Deutschland has announced that its head office is to be relocated from Ratingen to Düsseldorf on 1 November this year. The change will affect…
April 2, 2012
French aggregates association Unicem has reported that aggregates output in France fell by 12.7% to 376million tonnes in 2009, taking the market back…
April 2, 2012
Around 1500 quarries in Ireland could be forced to reapply for planning permission if proposed amendments to the Planning Bill by the Irish…
April 2, 2012
Strabag is the only foreign investor to have made a bid for the 85% stake in Kieleckie Kopalnie Surowcow Mineralnych offered by the Polish government…