April 3, 2012
Lemminkäinen has expanded its road construction business with the acquisition of a stake in fellow Finnish company Asfalt Remix. Lemminkäinen has…
April 3, 2012
JCB used court orders in Germany to take action against three Asian manufacturers that were displaying copied equipment at the Bauma exhibition in…
April 3, 2012
France’s SNEF is reported to have acquired part of Holcim’s business in Romania for a token fee of €1. The transfer is believed to have taken place…
April 3, 2012
Improving use of recycled aggregates is the aim of a new project launched in the UK through an investment of 800,000 (€920,865) which will allow…
April 3, 2012
The Czech Republic cement producers association has reported that production in the first three months on this year was down 28% year on year at just…
April 3, 2012
Austria-based quarry operator Bernegger has announced that it is to invest €10million during 2010 in upgrading its equipment and improving operations…
April 3, 2012
Cemex’s sales fell by 10% in the first quarter of 2010, compared to the same period last year, to US$3billion, while EBITDA was also down 23% at US$…
April 3, 2012
Lafarge has started an extensive consultation in the UK in a bid to expand its use of alternative fuels at its Hope Works site in Derbyshire. Under…
April 3, 2012
Cemex Espana has announced plans to install a new €4million bag filter at its Alcanar plant in Tarragona, Spain in a bid to further reduce carbon…
April 3, 2012
Sicily based Calcestruzzi’s business practices have been placed under the spotlight again after some of its staff were arrested in connection with an…
April 3, 2012
Croatia-based cement producer Nasicement has said that it plans to invest around HRK28million (€3.86million) in environmental protection projects at…
April 3, 2012
Spanish cement consumption in the first three months of the year totalled 5.4million tonnes – a 19.4% decrease from the same period in 2009. Cement…
April 3, 2012
The major shareholders in Cimescaut – including the company’s founders the Bertrand family – have said they will oppose the planned takeover of…
April 3, 2012
Despite a 25% fall in demand, approval of new aggregate reserves in the UK is still not keeping pace with consumption, according to a new report from…
April 3, 2012
Lafarge has celebrated the opening of a new quarry in Var, France this week. The new installation at the sand and gravel site represents an…