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South Africa's mines and quarries are set to experience a boom period in the New Year when a host of building and construction projects which have been delayed due to COVID-19 get underway.

With ten years remaining to achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) is highlighting the crucial role that concrete is playing, and the action the sector is taking towards achieving the 17 global development targets.

GE Reneweable Energy is to recycle wind turbine blades removed from its onshore turbines to serve as a replacement for raw materials in cement manufacturing.

Engcon, the Swedish off-highway machine attachment manufacturer, has always taken good care of its employees and its local presence in the areas where the company runs businesses around the world.

Lorban TP deals with the extraction and loading of limestone at the Carrières du Bassin de la Sambre (C.B.S.) in Saint-Remy-du-Nord, northern France. These quarries produce 600,000 tonnes of limestone granulate annually for industry, construction and civil engineering.

Terex Trucks has presented Hills Machinery with its Top Dealer Award, after the company sold more articulated haulers than any other dealer and increased its market share.

CEMEX Ventures, CEMEX's Corporate Venture Capital and open innovation unit, is investing in Soil Connect. This U.S.-based digital marketplace is said to provide a better, faster, and cheaper way for construction professionals to transport and acquire soil, aggregates, and other building materials.

DEUTZ and John Deere Power Systems (JDPS) have announced plans to jointly develop and source components for an up to 130kW engine.

Alain Boisselon has been elected president of UNICEM (National Union of Quarry Industries and Construction Materials). He succeeds Nicolas Vuillier, elected in 2017.