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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has officially opened JCB’s newest factory in India as the company strengthens its global manufacturing presence.

EvoQuip has launched the Think Green, Think EvoQuip campaign to illustrate its commitment to developing increasingly sustainable equipment as part of global sustainability efforts.

The ACI Foundation has revealed its 2022-2023 fellowship and scholarship recipients.

Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has seen a modest increase in net sales for Q1, 2022 in all areas outside of Asia. Its overall growth momentum has been impacted by the market decline in China, triggered in part by China’s ongoing COVID-19 restrictions.

Swiss building materials giant Holcim has posted record first-quarter trading results. The Group’s best-ever net sales of CHF 6.44 billion (€6.235bn), growth of +20.1% in Swiss francs, was said to be driven by strong demand, acquisitions and pricing. Holcim also achieved a record Recurring EBIT of CHF 614mn, up 16.3% in Swiss francs.

CEMEX Ventures, CEMEX's corporate venture capital and open innovation unit, is investing in a Carbon Upcycling Technologies (Carbon Upcycling) innovation said to achieve up to a 30% reduction in cement carbon emissions.

Sri Lanka is currently battling the worst economic crisis since its independence, and its construction sector is set to contract this year as a result.

The World Cement Association (WCA) is calling on cement companies in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to take action, as the world's attention is set on decarbonisation efforts in the region in light of upcoming COP27 in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt and 2023's COP28 in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Scottish articulated hauler manufacturer Rokbak is joining its UK dealer Molson Group today and tomorrow at ScotPlant – Scotland’s biggest construction equipment trade event.

Metso Outotec grew its sales by 26% to €1,164 million in Q1 2022 while increasing its received orders by 29% to €1,424 million in the same period.
Further good news for the Finnish quarrying and mining plant giant came via operating profits rising in the quarter to €139 million. The company's Adjusted EBITA rose to €157 million, or 13.5% of sales.

Superior Industries, a U.S.-based manufacturer and global supplier of bulk material processing and handling systems, recently completed design and manufacturing work on what it says is the world's largest telescopic radial stacking conveyor.

Seven new company members joined the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) in March 2022.

CEMEX supplied 4,500m3 of different types of concrete for L´Atrium, a three-story building located at Paul Valéry III University in Montpellier, France.