For the first time in 130 years, FLSmidth, a Denmark-based supplier of equipment and services to the global minerals and cement industries, has…
April 5, 2012
Irish building materials group CRH's positive development in turnover and results from the first half of 2011 continued throughout the year, says the…
April 5, 2012
Sandvik Mining has unveiled its new $50 million(€39 million) operation at Heatherbrae, a plant that will employ 750 Hunter area residents when it…
April 5, 2012
The British Aggregates Association (BAA) has won its latest legal battle against the Aggregates Levy and been awarded costs but an increase is still…
April 3, 2012
Plans put forward by Hanson Aggregates to extract 1.5million tonnes of sand and gravel from a new quarry in Oxfordshire, UK are coming under scrutiny…
April 3, 2012
Despite a downturn in the market, Russia’s Eurocement has posted a net profit for 2009 after recording a small loss in 2008. The company has reported…
April 3, 2012
Austria-based Strabag and Polish quarrying business Dolnoslaskie Surowce Skalne are reported to be among the nine companies bidding to buy…
April 3, 2012
Although cement demand in Poland fell by 17% in the first quarter of this year compared to 2009, market analysts are still confident of market growth…
April 3, 2012
France’s national aggregates association (UNPG) has awarded two prizes in its sustainable development awards to Cemex Granulats Sud-Ouest. The…
April 3, 2012
Ireland-based Healy Brothers concrete and quarry business has been bought out by Lagan but financial details of the deal have not been released.…
April 3, 2012
The Polish Government has revealed that there are 11 companies bidding to acquire Zlotoyja-based quarry business Kopalnie Surowcow Skalnych Zlotoryja…
April 3, 2012
Cemex France is aiming to help speed up construction work on site with the launch of its new fast drying concrete product that is the result of a new…
April 3, 2012
It has been reported that Marwyn Materials – headed by former Aggregate Industries boss Peter Thom – has made an offer to Anglo American for Tarmac.…
April 3, 2012
Fines of €10million and €4.5million handed down to Lafarge Ciments and Vicat for cartel activity have been confirmed by the Paris Court of Appeal.…
April 3, 2012
Italcementi’s subsidiary Ciments Francais has reported that it has sold one of its Turkish operations to Limak Holding for €290million. The sale…