June 27, 2012
Plans to scrap the fund generated by the UK's aggregates tax has been criticised by the Minerals Products Association which has said the plan will…
June 27, 2012
Sustainability will be the main focus of Lafarge's participation in the 2011 EcoBuild show in London, UK which is scheduled to take place between 1…
June 27, 2012
The Portuguese cement company Secil has signed a contract to take over the concrete division, Lafarge Betoes, which belongs to the French group…
June 27, 2012
With financing from five banks in place to fund 50% the development of a 600,000tonne capacity cement plant in Montoir-de-Bretagne in Brittany,…
June 27, 2012
Member companies of the British Association of Reinforcement (BAR) have agreed to formally affiliate with the Mineral Products Association (MPA).…
June 26, 2012
Cemex UK has submitted plans to public consultation to increase the use of recycled fuels at its Rugby cement plant from 30% to 65%.The main fuel…
June 26, 2012
Heidelberg Cement is aiming to achieve savings of €600million over the next three years through a new operational and financial strategy branded FOX…
June 26, 2012
Slovakia-based Calmit has gained consent to continue limestone quarrying at Tisovec for another five years. The company has said that it does not…
June 26, 2012
The Finance Act 2011, adopted definitively by the French parliament in December 2010, introduces a new allocation for the tax on polluting activities…
June 26, 2012
France's professional association for cement producers has announced plans to try and promote the image of concrete to the general public. Cimbéton…
June 26, 2012
Heidelberg Cement has reported that like for like demand for cement, aggregates and ready mixed concrete was up in the fourth quarter of 2010,…
June 26, 2012
The president of French cement industry union SFIC said he expected a 7% drop in national demand for cement in 2012. Rachid Benyakhlef said the…
June 26, 2012
Delivery of crushing and screening equipment by Screen Machine to the US Air Force base in Kandahar in Afghanistan is helping to provide vital…
June 26, 2012
A security breach at the Greek emission registry has led to around €4.4million of carbon permits belong to Halyps Cement being stolen, according to…
June 26, 2012
Denmark-based aircrete producer H+H International has announced that it has appointed Michael Troensgaard Andersen as its new managing director.…