March 1, 2013
In 2012, the Austrian brick manufacturer Wienerberger saw its operating profit fall from €39.40 million to a loss of €40.5 million, compared to in…
March 1, 2013
According to SMPro, manufacturing reinforced concrete goods and structures increased by 10% year-on-year to 25 million m³ in Russia in 2012. At the…
March 1, 2013
In 2012, Holcim Philippines (Holcim) recorded sales of 6.4 million tonnes of cement. This showed a 23% year-on-year jump against 5.2 million tonnes.…
March 1, 2013
KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens has launched its new mobile application, which can be downloaded by Android and Apple devices. The company decided…
March 1, 2013
The plans for the asphalt plant in Luxembourg's Um Monekeler industrial zone have been met with criticism due to the threat of pollutant emissions,…
March 1, 2013
The Spanish cement company Cementos Portland has reached an agreement with Irish company CRH. As part of the agreement, Portland has strengthened its…
March 1, 2013
IronPlanet has acquired Asset Appraisal Services (AAS), an inspection, appraisal and online auction services company serving customers across the…
February 27, 2013
Exports of U.S.-made construction equipment rose 13% to US$26.7 billion in 2012 compared to 2011, according to the Association of Equipment…
February 27, 2013
Holcim increased consolidated net sales, operating EBITDA and net income in 2012 despite the difficult economic environment in Europe and…
February 27, 2013
Global cement production increased 4.1% to 3.39 billion tonnes in 2012 according to consulting and analysis company CW Group. According to the…
February 27, 2013
Unicem, the French cement industries' union, has seen a poor start to 2013. Deliveries of aggregates were down 5% in January 2013 compared to…
February 26, 2013
The Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) predicts that the country's cement output will rise by 6.4% in 2012/2013 fiscal year as the country's…
February 26, 2013
The Zaporozhnerudprom enterprise, part of Smart Holding, produced 976,000tonnes of broken and quarry stone for construction works in 2012, up 34%…
February 26, 2013
Croatian cement producer Holcim has reported that it managed to increase its market stake in 2012 by 0.5% compared to 2011, in spite of overall drop…
February 26, 2013
CRH says its earnings for 2012 were better than expected, with earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA ) of €1.6 billion…