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Xylem, a leading global water technology company whose product range includes wastewater pumps for quarry applications, has reported third-quarter 2020 revenue of US$1.2 billion, down 6% on a reported basis and 7% organically.

AWV Liezen has recently introduced two new Sennebogen 355 E telehandlers to take on the material handling tasks previously carried out by wheeled loaders at its waste management site in the Austrian state of Styria.

Following major disruptions to construction and manufacturing activity during the COVID-19 spring lockdown, and the associated demand for heavy-side building materials, the latest survey by the Mineral Products Association (MPA) points to a strong recovery over the summer, albeit from a low base. This has now given way to concerns about winter order books.

Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas (HCEA) has expanded its North American authorised dealer network with the addition of Alpine Equipment Repair in Utah. 

Construction machinery sales in Italy have dropped for the first nine months of 2020 compared with the same period in 2019.

Tan Thang Cement has completed the introduction of a digital control system from ABB at a new cement plant in the Nghe An province of Vietnam.

German waste handling company BTU Hartmeier has been operating a new Hyundai HL960A wheeled loader in its fleet since the start of 2020.

Felix Bietenbeck has taken up the newly created position of chief operations officer (COO) at Germany-based quarrying and construction equipment manufacturer Wacker Neuson.

LafargeHolcim has posted resilient third-quarter trading figures, with sales down just 2.6% on a like-for-like basis to CHF 6.455 billion (CHF 7,142bn Q3 2019).

Titan Florida's cement plant in Medley known as “Pennsuco” has earned the TRUE (Total Resource Use and Efficiency) Platinum Zero Waste Certification. 

The award-winning campaign from Komatsu Australia to improve workplace diversity will be streamed live across the globe on Monday, 9 November.

Duqm Cement Projects International (DCPI) has announced plans to build the largest integrated cement manufacturing facility in Oman in the Special Economic Zone at the port town of Duqm.

Solidia Technologies CEO Tom Schuler shared the possibility of turning Solidia Concrete into a “carbon sink” for the planet at TED and Future Stewards’ Global Countdown Launch.