March 29, 2012
New EU legislation planned for 2013 could cause cement prices in Poland to rise by a third, according to the Poland’s Association of Cement…
March 29, 2012
With almost 350 entries received for the Mineral Products Association’s Health and Safety Best Practice Awards, the Health and Safety Executive…
March 29, 2012
Quarries across Spain are preparing for visits by more than 4000 students this week as part of the Day of the Tree celebrations. On 14 April, the…
March 29, 2012
Cemex has committed to creation and maintenance of 1,000 hectares of priority habitats by 2020 as part of its new strategy for biodiversity in the UK…
March 29, 2012
Denmark-based Sydhavnen Port in Copenhagen has announced that it has opened a new 175000m2 facility for aggregate imports. Transport Minister Hans…
March 29, 2012
Cement producers in Ireland are likely to benefit from an over allocation of carbon credits under the National Allocation Plan, according to…
March 29, 2012
Germany-based Meristem-Tobi has announced that it is to invest €2million in a gabbro quarry in Macedonia. The new quarry will provide aggregates for…
March 29, 2012
Over 400 people converged on Volvo’s Eskilstuna demonstration area in Sweden in last week for the first joint customer event hosted by Volvo’s…
March 29, 2012
Basel Cement has announced that Vyacheslav Shmatov is to take on the role of director general following the departure of Dmitry Savenkov. Shmatov…
March 29, 2012
Poland-based quarry operator Dolnoslaskie Surowce Skalne (DSS) has secured a PLN110million (€28.15million) contract to supply materials to the…
March 29, 2012
Cemex France has announced that it has joined forces with Denjean Bétons to group production activities in the Haute Garonne, and Gers regions of…
March 29, 2012
Strabag is reported to have struck a deal with Lafarge Cement to acquire a 30% stake in the company’s Austrian business. In return, Lafarge will take…
March 29, 2012
Construction work for tunnels on the new Turin-Lyon rail project is expected to create 18.4million m3 of waste rock, which is expected to be…
March 29, 2012
Heidelberg Cement is reported to be working to cut its net debt from €9.1billion to €8billion by the end of the year, according to a report in the…
March 29, 2012
Local opposition has led to Lafarge’s plans to extend its Thorée-les-Pins quarry in France being rejected. The local council turned down the plans…