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Martin Marietta Materials has welcomed Anthony R. Foxx – former transportation secretary under the Obama Administration – to its board of directors. 

Terex Washing Systems has launched a state-of-the-art new addition to the company's Greenline range of products specifically tailored to work in wash recycling applications.

French-Swiss building materials giant LafargeHolcim has successfully launched an €850 million industry-first sustainability-linked bond with a coupon of 0.5% maturing in 2031.

Layer by layer, Europe's largest residential building is currently being printed in Bavaria, Germany, at a rate of 18 metres per minute. For this purpose, HeidelbergCement has delivered about 170 tonnes of printing material specially developed for concrete 3D printing.

US Concrete has expanded its footprint in the San Francisco Bay Area by acquiring assets of Sugar City Building Materials.

The Son Amat limestone quarry on the Spanish island of Mallorca has a long history and is deeply rooted in the region. In the quarry, exceptionally high safety, transport route and production machine standards are observed.

Building materials provider LafargeHolcim has started a partnership to sponsor research into concrete and mortars for on-site 3D printing at Southeast University in Nanjing, China.

Volvo CE has developed a new electric excavator - the EC55 Electric - specifically designed for the needs of the Chinese market.

Lafarge Canada has introduced a range of green concrete which it says delivers sustainable and circular benefits with the opportunity to reuse materials in construction. 

Orica, the world’s largest manufacturer of commercial explosives and innovative blasting systems, has been awarded the five-year explosives technology and services contract for Glencore’s Australian copper and zinc operations, effective January 2021.

FLSmith, the Danish cement and mining products and services giant, has appointed Carsten Riisberg Lund as its new Cement Industry president and a member of Group Executive management.