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Taiwanese cement producer Taiwan Cement Corp saw its 2015 year-on-year sales fall 20.8% to TWD 93.68 billion (US$2.89 billion), while the company’s net income dropped by 46.7% to TWD 5.78 billion ($178.67 million).

During October-December 2015, revenue and net income of the firm fell by 17% and 31.3% to TWD 24.6 billion ($760.45 million) and TWD 1.78 billion ($55.02 million) respectively, as compared to October-December 2014.

In January-March 2016, the company's revenue stood at TWD 17.73 billion ($54

Buzzi Unicem, the Italian cement manufacturer, has commissioned Citi, BNP Paribas and Banca Imi banks to start a road show for the potential issuance of a €500 million bond. Having been approved by the company's Board on 13 April 2016, the bond insurance aims to refinance some of the group's expiring credit lines, diversifying the sourcing of its funds and extending the average duration of its debt. The road show was due to start yesterday (18 April) in London, before visiting the cities of Paris, Frankfurt

A farmer from Indonesia’s Kendeng Mountain Community Care Network has reportedly asked to meet with the country’s president, Joko Widodo, regarding the damages to the Mountain due to the proposed construction of a cement plant in Kendeng, Rembang in Central Java. Joko Prianto is among those at the forefront of the protest against the development of the cement plant by Semen Indonesia. Nine protestors staged demonstration in front of the presidential palace on 13 April by cementing their legs.

India’s competition regulator in India, Compat, has stopped the sale of Lafarge’s India assets, reports Indian Express.

The Competition Appellate Tribunal (Compat) interim order puts on ice the sale of the assets, which a slew of private equity firms and cement manufacturers have put bids in for or expressed strong interest in doing so. Among very interested parties are cement manufacturers and private equity firms including CRH group, Heidelberg Cement, Blackstone, and Aion Capital.

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Metso’s German customer Karl-Werner Bierbrauer received the company’s 15th Lokotrack mobile crushing plant from Metso during bauma 2016 in Munich.

The Lokotrack LT96 mobile jaw plant was delivered by Metso and its German distributor Fischer & Jung colleagues.

Bierbrauer is pictured on the left during the presentation of the crusher at the world’s biggest construction equipment trade fair held 11-17 April 2016 .

At bauma 2016 in Munich, many leading crushing and screening OEMs were due to unveil new models or showcase proven existing solutions. Patrick Smith and Guy Woodford look at some of the best.

There will be some big screen stars at the bauma 2016 exhibition. Powerscreen is launching globally its new electricallydriven Warrior 1400XE mobile heavy-duty screen.

Oliver Donnelly, the Northern Ireland-headquartered crushing and screening giant’s product manager, said the Warrior 1400XE showed the company’s r

Breedon says that it has noted the announcement today by the UK Competition and Markets Authority that it has completed its Phase 1 review of the company’s proposed acquisition of Hope Construction Materials, and that it has concluded there is a realistic prospect of a substantial lessening of competition in a limited number of local ready-mixed concrete markets in England and Scotland.

Breedon says the outcome is in line with its expectations, and the company now has a short period during which to of

HeidelbergCement’s Norwegian subsidiary Norcem and the Spanish-Italian contractor consortium Acciona Ghella JV (AGJV) have signed an agreement for the cement supplies to the Follo Line Project in Oslo. The supply of 280,000 tonnes of cement over a three-year period is Norcem’s largest contract ever.

“This is a milestone for HeidelbergCement in Norway and will put great demands on both production and logistics,” said Dr Bernd Scheifele, chairman of the HeidelbergCement managing board. “Our subsidiary Norc

European manufacturers of construction equipment expect annual growth of 5-6 % until 2020, and 2% points in additional profit, a new key new industry survey has revealed.

According to the McKinsey & Company survey of senior executives at more than 75 OEMs, 69% of companies are optimistic about the future, with just one in ten predicting a deterioration in their business.

Specifically, manufacturers point to two primary opportunities: growth from markets outside Europe and the increasing importance of

The practical steps taken to safeguard workers in a UAE quarry were demonstrated to safety and health professionals during a recent tour.

Members of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health’s (IOSH) UAE branch visited the Al Futtaim Colas (formerly Al Futtaim Tarmac) Shawkah Quarry in Ras Al Khaimah.

The tour included a visit to the workshops, where they met the mechanics and the supervisor. They took them through the process of how they assess the risks associated with activities and how the

Pilot Crushtec International has been appointed as the sole southern Africa distributor for Metso’s aggregates products and services.

The joint agreement, which came into effect on Saturday 2 April 2016, is said by Adrian Wood, head of global distribution, Aggregates at Metso, as “a really exciting development”. He continued: “Service is a vitally important aspect of our business and Pilot Crushtec International’s recognised strength in this discipline will be of significant benefit to our customers.”

Volvo Penta engines are a key part of PTC’s products and the French manufacturer honours them in its hydraulic power packs.

French-based PTC and Volvo Penta have been collaborating for more than 50 years and have strengthened their relationship with the creation of several hydraulic power packs, including the PTC 650VO.

The power pack is used for pile driving rigs (known as Vibrodrivers), and insofar as the 650 refers to the available hydraulic oil flow, the VO stands for Volvo.

“The diesel engine

Based in Lyon, Béton Direct is said to be the first online service of tailored delivery of ready mixed concrete and mortar.

The start-up comprises nine people and is said to offer a simple and rapid alternative to traditional circuits.

Delivery is in 48 hours and starts at just 500litres.