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Boral, Australia's biggest construction materials and building products supplier, says its earnings have been hit by sharp fuel and coal price rises and lower sales volumes due to recent exceptional rainfall in New South Wales and Queensland.

Tarmac has partnered on an overhead electrification system for rail freight, that it says could spell the end of diesel and boosting the construction materials industry’s net zero ambitions.

Concrete admixture manufacturer Oscrete UK is continuing its growth trajectory by appointing a new product development (NPD) and sustainability manager.

CEMEX in Poland has obtained Type III Environmental Product Declaration certificates for cement and selected concrete products.

Buzzi Unicem USA & Alamo Cement Company have announced changes to Portland Cement production at their U.S. facilities.

According to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) of new government employment data, construction employment increased in nearly three out of four U.S. metro areas in January compared to a year ago.

Screen media company Haver & Boecker has staged a two-day online event setting out its new PROcheck approach to assisting customers throughout the entire lifecycle of their machines and systems.

The American Concrete Institute has memorialised University of Illinois Prof. Clyde E. Kesler by renaming an annual award given to outstanding educators in concrete materials and structures.

A senior Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) figure has outlined the policy priorities the association is advocating for during 2022.

Waiting for a concrete delivery? Such delays are not welcome on construction sites, where efficiency is essential. But fresh concrete on-demand … in large and smaller volumes? That’s more like it. This urgency is why the number of ‘concrete filling stations’ is growing.

A new Covid-19 Response Report (CRR), produced by Oxford Business Group (OBG) in partnership with The Arab Contractors (Osman Ahmed Osman & Co.), maps out the wealth of opportunities that Egypt’s far-reaching urbanisation drive is producing for the construction sector and related industries against a backdrop of population growth and economic expansion.