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Germany base SBM Mineral Processing has donated an authentic mock-up model of one of its EUROMIX mobile concrete mixing plants to a vocational school for ready-mixed concrete production technology.

Terex MPS (Minerals Processing Systems) has introduced the new MJ55 Modular Jaw Crusher, designed for large quarries or contractors that want a stationary type design without the complexity of a standard stick-built plant.

Mineral processing technology company TOMRA is providing a material sorting solution to meet the increasing demand for high-quality quartz.

Volvo Construction Equipment president Melker Jernberg says the Swedish off-highway machine giant is gaining confidence from its active customer base and the fact that the manufacturer's products and services will be vital in building sustainable future infrastructure after a COVID-19 pandemic disrupted start to the year saw the company's machine sales drop 17% and order intake dip 7% in Q1 2020.

Sandvik Mining & Rock Technology (Sandvik M&RT) saw its operating profit fall 9% in the first quarter of 2020 to SEK 1,661mn (€151.88mn).

Tunisia-based aggregates supplier Carthage Cement posted a revenue increase of 6% to TD63.6m (US$21.99m) for the first quarter of 2020.

Eagle Materials has sold its Western Aggregates and Mathews Ready Mix operations for US$93.5mn to Teichert, a California-based construction company.

Chinese equipment manufacturer SDLG says it is implementing strict safety measures as the company reopens its factory, which had been closed since early February following the COVID-19 pandemic.

Campbell Contracts Ltd, a family-owned and managed business headquartered in Tempo, a small village on the outskirts of Enniskillen in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, is said to have doubled its materials processing capability since commissioning a new CDE wet processing plant.

CRH chief executive Albert Manifold says he has "no doubt" that the Irish building materials group's financial strength and experienced leadership teams will see it through these "unprecedented and uncertain times".

Peter Grönholm has been appointed as managing director of Finnish material-handling attachments manufacturer ALLU.