March 30, 2012
Ireland-based CRH has reported an 8% fall in revenues to €520million for the first six months of the year, compared to the same period last year.…
March 30, 2012
Archaeological excavations at Tarmac’s Bayston Hill Quarry being undertaken by environmental consultants SLR have unearthed remains of an Iron Age…
March 30, 2012
Following a successful trial in its cement business, Cemex UK has announced the roll out of the Epod proof of delivery system to other parts of its…
March 30, 2012
UK-based Finedoor has announced completion of work to commission a new asphalt plant in Nigeria. The company has installed a 200tonne per hour Cesan…
March 30, 2012
Lafarge has announced the launch of a new telephone service for its French employees to help answer queries more quickly. The company’s 8200…
March 30, 2012
Lafarge has re-applied to extend its 200ha quarry in Moisson-Freneuse in Ile-de-France by 65ha in a bid to access a further 6million tonnes of…
March 30, 2012
Austria’s stone and ceramic association - Geschäftsführer des Fachverbandes Steine-Keramik – has reported a rise in turnover in the industry during…
March 30, 2012
Despite growth in recent sales figures, Bank of America-Merrill Lynch has downgraded its status for Lafarge from neutral to underperformance. The…
March 30, 2012
Heidelberg Cement has reported that turnover for the full year in 2010 was up 5.8% on 2009 levels at €11.8billion. The company has also reported that…
March 30, 2012
Online auction house Iron Planet has announced the appointment of Nick Jones as its new UK account manager. Jones joins the company from Ritchies…
March 30, 2012
The cement plant jointly operated by Strabag and Lafarge in Umin Trbovlje, Slovenia has been ordered to stop work by environmental officials. The…
March 30, 2012
Lafarge is reported to be planning to build new cement plants in the Kaluga and Rostov regions of Russia. It is suggested that work on the Kaluga…
March 30, 2012
Higher than average costs for construction materials for the Sochi Olympic project in Russia has led to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev asking…
March 30, 2012
Pinden has broken with its traditional approach to crushing and screening and taken delivery of its first crusher from Kleemann with arrival of a…
March 30, 2012
Brazil-based steel maker Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN) has said that it is considering a new attempt to acquire Portuguese cement producer…