Cemex is launching its second global ready-mix concrete brand, Hidratium. The special ready-mix concrete with self-curing properties is already being…
March 26, 2012
The global market for construction aggregates is expected to increase 5.2% per year through to 2015 to 48.3 billion tonnes. This represents a slower…
March 26, 2012
Anglo American has appointed of Tracey Kerr as group head of exploration. Ms Kerr joins Anglo American from Vale where she was director of…
March 26, 2012
In the first half of 2011, Russian company Pavlovskgranit shipped 4, 915, 000tonnes of aggregates. In August, the flow of truck traffic from its…
March 26, 2012
Sure Equipment Spares (SES) is gearing up for changes to the delivery of parts from overseas, to continue its"prompt service for clients." The…
March 26, 2012
Aggregate Processing Solutions (APS) is now offering CDE washing equipment to its contract washing customers following the signing of a new agreement…
March 26, 2012
According to reports the cement contract for the new £1.5billion (€1.79billion) Forth bridge in Scotland could be awarded to Hochtief from Germany.…
March 26, 2012
According to Anefhop, activity in the Spanish concrete sector decreased 20% during 2011 and is set to fall by a further 20% in 2012. This will mean a…
March 26, 2012
On 31 January it was 150 years to the day since Göran Fredrik Göransson’s new company was formed in Sandviken, Sweden. At that time, Sandvik was…
March 26, 2012
VEM Vermögensverwaltung, the investment vehicle of the German investor Ludwig Merckle, has further increased its stake in the German construction…
March 26, 2012
Chinese construction equipment company Sany is buying Putzmeister, theGerman manufacturer of concrete pumps, in a deal said to be worth €360-…
March 26, 2012
Tarmac, the UK’s largest quarry company, says it has become the first company in its sector to secure a new prestigious five-star rating from Achille…
March 26, 2012
Holcim has been allowed to completely replace conventional fuels with waste when making cement at its production plant in Sehnde-Höver near Hanover,…
March 26, 2012
Cement demand in Germany will not grow in 2012, according to national cement industry association Verein Deutscher Zementwerke (VDZ). In 2011, demand…
March 26, 2012
Lafarge’s energy consumption from waste rose to 15% last year, compared to 11.7% in 2010. The French construction materials group has spent several…
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