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Mika Cement plant (Razdan), Armenia, which was suspended in April 2014, has paid the most part of the debt and is reported as having resumed production.

The plant intends to produce 100,000tonnes of cement by the end of the year.

A total of 410 employees work at the plant and in future the company intends to widen the range of products and to export produce to Georgia and Russia.

A total of 430,900tonnes of cement were produced in Armenia in 2013 versus 437,600tonnes in 2012. The share of Mika Ceme

Recovery in the GB asphalt market from the middle of 2013 has continued into 2014, and while demand for asphalt last year showed a slight decline, this could be higher by 5% in 2014.

These are some of the conclusions of BDS Marketing’s just-published annual report on the sector, Estimated Outputs of Asphalt Plants in Great Britain.

“Comparisons in the first half of 2014 with the previous year are with very poor demand in 2013. For the rest of 2014, the asphalt market will struggle to match the buoyant

The Prime Minister of Morocco has approved the merger of the Moroccan subsidiaries of cement companies Lafarge and Holcim on condition that there be no job cuts and that the merger be in the interest of both management and employees.

The new entity, which aims to become world leader in the cement market, should have 60% of the Moroccan market share, placing it first ahead of Ciments du Maroc (subsidiary of Italian group Italcementi).

ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions has received a near US$128 million order from a Saudi Arabian firm to build a new cement production line.

The new 5,300tonnes/day cement clinker plant for Al Sawfa Cement will be built parallel to the existing line in Jabal Farasan, around 150kms north-east of Jeddah.

Following the high price of cement produced locally, National Company for Construction and Development (NCCD) of Egypt has decided to construct a cement plant in Egypt. NCCD is now analysing the best timing for the proposed plant.

As reported by Al Mal News, the new plant will cover the cement requirements for the units of NCCD. NCCD has 20 units that include nine general contractors.

Everest Industries of India is planning to build a plant in the UAE with capacity to produce around 72,000-tonnes of fibre cement a year.
The company has received approval of board of directors for the project and it will set up the factory through its subsidiary in Mauritius.
Fibre cement is known for its durability and they are mainly used in facade and roofing products.

The Committee for European Construction Equipment (CECE) has welcomed “robust” European market sales growth of 10.2% in H1 2014, compared to the first half of last year.

The release of the latest figures, which coincides with the CECE Congress 2014 in Antwerp,
follows other figures showing how sales were strong in Q1 2014 compared to the first three months of 2013.

For the first time after the long dry spell, the CECE notes that construction equipment sales in the Southern European countries like I

Weir Group has entered into an agreement to acquire Trio Engineered Products, a Chinese-American manufacturer of crushing and separation equipment for the mining and aggregates markets, for US$220 million.

The acquisition will, in part, allow Weir Minerals, part of Weir Group, to sell its aggregates and sand product range through Trio’s well established sales channels in North America and China. The sand and aggregate markets accounted for 56% of Trio revenues in 2013.

The multi-million dollar deal wi

The British Marine Aggregate Producers Association (BMAPA) and The Crown Estate have published their 16th annual ‘Area Involved’ report, detailing changes in the extent of the seabed area licensed and dredged for marine aggregates during 2013.

The ‘Area Involved’ initiative began in March 1999, when BMAPA and The Crown Estate made a public statement of intent which committed both parties to reviewing all dredging licences on a rolling five-year basis, surrendering areas no longer containing economic res

Luanda in Angola and Nairobi in Kenya will be visited by a delegation from eight German cement plant engineering sector companies.

Under the umbrella of the VDMA Construction Equipment and Building Material Machinery Association, the delegation have invited local building material manufacturers to their two symposia to get to know technical solutions “made in Germany” and discuss local features and individual requirements.

“With our symposia, we hope to create opportunities for our customers,” sai

Terex Minerals Processing Systems (MPS) says its new MJ47 primary jaw crusher module – its largest ever jaw module ever - increases the application capabilities and crushing capacity of its existing modular product range.

The innovative module is designed for large quarries or contractors that want a stationary type design without the complexity of a normal stickbuilt plant.

The MJ47 module features the 91.4cm x 121.9cm Terex Jaques ST47 jaw crusher, and other key features include the Terex S

Breedon Aggregates, the UK’s largest independent aggregates business, has agreed terms with Barr Holdings to acquire Barr Quarries, the market-leader in aggregates in south-west Scotland, for £20.8 million (€26.3 million) in cash.

Barr Quarries employs approximately 130 people and is headquartered near Cumnock, 35 miles (56km) south of Glasgow. It operates 11 quarries, five asphalt plants and six ready-mixed concrete plants extending from Dalry in the north to Stranraer in the south and east to Moffat.

Miller UK, which is investing heavily to enhance production processes and product availability in preparation for global expansion over the next decade, has strengthened its executive team with the strategic appointments of group managing director, Mike Askew, and global sales and marketing director, Brendan Quill.
The north-east England company, which designs and manufactures attachments for earthmoving equipment, recently launched a range of hydraulic breakers to add to its product line.
Keith Miller,