HeidelbergCement is constructing a new cement mill with an annual capacity of 700,000tonnes at its Wazo Hill plant, Tanzania, some 25km north-west of…
February 25, 2013
Holcim (Deutschland) is said to be transferring the ready-mix concrete business in northern Germany to joint venture partners, in which the cement…
February 25, 2013
Caterpillar plans to create 200 new back-office jobs at its shared services centre in Belfast, Northern Ireland, less than five months after a major…
February 25, 2013
Vishay Precision Group’s VPG onboard weighing product group has partnered with VUE, a leading UK supplier of vehicle CCTV, tracking, and telematics…
February 21, 2013
Romanian building blocks producer Cemacon plans to increase its local market share to 16% in 2013 from 12% in 2012. The company recorded a turnover…
February 21, 2013
Saint-Gobain posted sales up 2.6% to €43.20 billion in 2012. On a like-for-like basis, the 2.3% organic growth in North America was offset by the 2.5…
February 21, 2013
In order to reduce construction costs in Austria, which have led to soaring property prices, VÖZ (the association for the Austrian cement industry)…
February 21, 2013
The Estonian Road Administration has invited a public tender for the procurement of design for concrete road surfacing and the feasibility study of…
February 21, 2013
Gosstat reports that cement output went down 6.8% to 9.8 million tonnes in the Ukraine in 2012 compared with 2011. According to the association…
February 21, 2013
Kolberg-Pioneer (KPI-JCI) has been recognised as a Patriotic Employer for its support of employee participation in America’s National Guard and…
February 21, 2013
Cimpor's plant of hydrating limestone, located in Cabo Mondego, Portugal, is to close down by 15 March, 2013 due to its poor economic situation, it…
February 21, 2013
Kevin McDermott has joined Schenck Process as the new IBS heavy sales engineer for the aggregate market sectors with focus on the quarrying industry…
February 21, 2013
Lafarge says its full-year results to 31 December, 2012 show a strong progression of operational performance; sales up 3.5% and current operating…
February 21, 2013
Metso and Magotteaux, Belgium, have signed an agreement to distribute Magotteaux special, composite-type wear parts for impact crushers on an…
February 21, 2013
Weir Minerals has launched a new pumping solution incorporating the cutting edge Gemex belt tensioner with the Warman AH slurry pump. The system was…