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Korund, now one of the largest distributors of mining and construction equipment in Central Asia, has delivered into Kazakhstan the first Sandvik mobiles to produce aggregate for a road construction company.

The company became a distributor for Sandvik Construction Mobile Crushing and Screening in March 2014, and its latest delivery consisted of a QJ341 jaw crusher; a QH331 cone crusher and a QA331 screen.

From the granite and diorite material, the road construction company is producing aggregates to

Terex Trucks has appointed SMT as its first dealer in Central and West Africa, offering sales and aftersales support for its rigid and articulated haulers.

Headquartered in Wavre, Belgium, SMT has established a strong sales and service network across Africa. In a region where Terex Trucks previously had no presence, the appointment of SMT means the company’s ADT’s and RDT’s will now be available in 20 countries in Central and West Africa.

The Motherwell, Scotland-based truck manufacturer has made many

Superior Industries, a major American manufacturer and global supplier of bulk material processing and handling systems, has officially completed its acquisition of Clemro Western.

Based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 30-year-old Clemro Western is known for manufacturing jaw and cone crushers, incline and horizontal screens, and belt and grizzly feeders.

According to Superior, the addition of these product lines allows the company to increase its bulk handing portfolio for customers in construction aggr

CDE Global has been named as one of Ireland’s ‘Best Managed’ companies in the Deloitte Best Managed Companies Awards Programme for the seventh consecutive year. The company, said to demonstrate superior business performance, was recognised with a special Platinum award at a gala dinner in Dublin. The awards, held in association with Barclays Bank Ireland, were attended by over 800 from the Irish business community. Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton gave a keynote address at the awa

The massacre of quarry workers in Kenya in December 2014 could have a big impact on quarrying within the region it took place, writes Shem Oirere.

The massacre of 36 quarry workers in northern Kenya on the morning of Tuesday 2 December 2014 has jolted quarry mining in the 26,474km² Mandera County and threatened to disrupt the pace of construction in the region that has become synonymous with terrorist attacks due to its proximity to war-torn Somalia, the base of al Qaeda-linked militant group, al Shabaa

In 2015, Belarusian companies plan to make 6.1 million tonnes of cement.

Of these, some 2 million tonnes are to be exported, including 1.3 million tonnes to be supplied to Russia via the Eurocement Group.

In 2014, Belarus exported US$450 million (€425.65 million) worth of construction materials.

The Polish Association of Cement Producer (SPC) reports that almost 2.7 million tonnes of cement were sold in Poland in the first quarter of 2015, a 3.4% rise when compared to 2013.

SPC expects that following quarters will show even higher growth and Poland's sales in the whole year of 2015 will increase by 5-6% year on year.

This will be thanks to new investments which will be financed from the European Union as well as thanks to the improvement of the economic parameters.

Tax avoidance via mis-declaration and the alleged illegal import of cement from Iran are issues on which the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) is seeking government intervention.

Pakistan now has a surplus cement output capacity of over 20 million tonnes annually, while the government has made substantial losses from tax collections as the quantity of cement brought in from Iran is under-declared, says the association.

According to Benny Wendry, managing director of Semen Padang, the cement producer will not be lowering production despite slow domestic sale in the first quarter of 2015.

The company is looking at increasing its exports given the strong US dollar.

During the quarter, the company’s cement sale dropped by 6.8% from 1.61 million tonnes in the same quarter in 2013 to 1.5 million tonnes.

National demand for the company’s output dropped by 3.6%. During the first quarter, the firm's cement export double t

Savanna Diamond Cement of Ghana has launched operations of its new US$90 million (€84.53 million) cement plant in Buipe in Ghana.

The 440,000tonnes/year plant uses limestone mined in Buipe. It is likely to generate 200 direct and 400 indirect jobs.

Lafarge has invested €9.30 million (US$9.83 million) to build a waste co-processing station using €3.5 million of European Regional Development funds.

The company will use waste processed at the new plant as fuel in its production process at its Medgidia plant, according to Costin Borc, the CEO of Lafarge Romania.

At a meeting in Casablanca, Morocco, Italian cement company Italcementi Group announced that its upcoming developments in Africa would be implemented by its subsidiary Ciments du Maroc.

The latter will create a joint venture to manage the new business with its main shareholders and partners, Caisse de dépôt et de gestion (CDG) and Caisse interprofessionnelle marocaine de retraites (CIMR).