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In Osh Province of Kyrgyzstan, a new cement production line project worth US$130 million (€118.51 million) will be jointly established by Kyrgyzstan JBK Construction, Baye Construction Group and Gansu Qilianshan Cement. It is reported that discussions regarding the details of the establishment will start soon, and it is understood that Kyrgyzstan JBK Construction will own a 20% shareholding in the new project, while Baye Construction Group and QiLianShan Cement will jointly hold an 80% shareholding in the n

The managing director of Semen Padang, Benny Wendry has said that the cement producer is investing IDR 174 billion (€12.04 million/US$13.23 million) to deal with dust emission from its plant. The investment will be used to set up a green belt, fugitive emission control as well as main chimney control.

Metso's Tampere unit in Finland, better known locally as Lokomo, is celebrating its one hundredth year of industrial existence in May. Lokomo started operating in Tampere in April 1915, and today Metso's Tampere unit is the company's most important global competence centre for mobile crushers. The crushing and screening equipment to efficiently and safely crush rock and ore are developed in Tampere.

Terex Minerals Processing Systems has expanded its organisational support in North America and Latin America due to strong market growth and rapid product development. David Quail joins as the Terex MPS market area director, USA and Latin America, a newly-created role to support the market expansion and product development in North America and Latin America.

IronPlanet, the online auction platform for buying and selling used construction equipment, says it has been demonstrating its flexible service approach through a partnership with DTP Terrassement in Gabon, Africa.

Following appropriate information-consultation processes with relevant works councils and employee representatives, Lafarge and Holcim have now entered a binding agreement with CRH regarding the sale of several assets. The new group has also completed the appointments for the future Executive Committee of LafargeHolcim following a recommendation by Eric Olsen, future CEO of the combined group.

One of Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe’s)/(HCME) authorised dealers in the Grand Ouest (western part) of France, Cobemat, has opened a new 15,000m² facility after an investment of €2 million. This move coincided with the family-run company’s 20th anniversary and its 1,000th Hitachi sale (a ZX170W-5 wheeled excavator), landmarks celebrated at a special event in March.

FLSmidth has received an order worth approximately €100 million (DKK 750 million) from the Vietnamese cement producer Xuan Than Group for the supply of a complete cement plant with a capacity of 12,000tonnes/day.
The plant will be located approximately 100km south of Hanoi, Vietnam.

JCB Transmissions has marked a major manufacturing milestone – the production of its two millionth powertrain.

The company was set up in 1978 with less than a dozen employees in a single factory on the Wrexham Industrial Estate in Wrexham, north Wales. JCB Transmissions now employs more than 400 people in two plants covering a total area of 450,000 square foot, one manufacturing gear boxes and the other axles.

The Rt Hon Stephen Crabb MP, Secretary of State for Wales, visited the company on Thursda

The UK’s biggest precast concrete event has taken place at Leicester Tigers Stadium in Leicester, country Leicestershire, England. Sponsored by Tekla, PRECAST2015 on Thursday 21 May has been hailed a great success with over 60 exhibitors showcasing the industry’s latest products to more than 400 delegates in attendance.

The exhibition was packed with seminars, live demonstrations, and networking sessions taking place throughout the day. Delegates were able to attend guest speaker-led briefings on key to

British Aggregates Association director Robert Durward has written to Sajid Javid MP, the new Secretary of State for Business, Innovation & Skills, urging him to take a personal interest in the long-standing issue of the UK Aggregates Levy.

Having replaced Vince Cable as business secretary following the 2015 General Election, Javid has vowed to sweep away at least €14.03 billion (£10 billion) of red tape for companies during this parliament.

In his letter, Mr Durward states that since its introduction

Hope Construction Materials, Britain’s leading independent supplier of construction materials, has announced a major investment in rail transportation from its flagship Derbyshire cement operation.

Hope, who supply cement to customers across the UK, is investing over €1.4 million (£1 million) in the manufacture and long-term lease of 48 tailor-made rail wagons for the distribution of cement from its Hope Works, in Hope Valley.

The wagons are being manufactured by German company Feldbinder, and are du

CarbonCure Technologies, a Canadian green technology company serving the concrete sector, has closed a $3 million Series C investment round.

Pangaea Ventures, a world leader in advanced materials venture capital, is said to have led the oversubscribed round. The investment will be used to accelerate sales in the concrete masonry sector, and expand CarbonCure’s CO2 utilisation technology platform into the ready-mixed concrete sector.

Joining Pangaea are investors from the previous investment rounds

Natural stone production specialist Cupa Stone its sixth Spanish distribution centre in Spain. Costing €1 million, the 1,500m² centre in Padron will stock more than 200 of the 500 products the firm manages. It will serve as a showroom for customers and will also have work spaces for its commercial division and management for its own warehouse.