March 4, 2016
Exports of US-made construction equipment were down 19% in 2015 compared to the previous year for a total $13.9 billion shipped worldwide. All world…
March 4, 2016
Major Wire Industries, a wholly owned subsidiary of Haver & Boecker, has appointed Alain Durand as the company’s new CEO. The Montreal, Quebec-…
March 3, 2016
Sara Selegran has been appointed new head of Swedish construction company NCC's recycling division, NCC Recycling. She will replace Jukka Viitanen,…
March 3, 2016
According to the Vietnam Cement Association, only four cement producers managed to install waste heat gas generation (WHGG) systems at their plants…
March 3, 2016
Taiyuan Lionhead Group plans to sell 52.77 million shares or a 22.94% shareholding in Taiyuan Lionhead Cement. Lionhead Group will cease to hold any…
March 3, 2016
Moroccan cement company Cimaf has inaugurated its second grinding line on its Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, site. The new unit, which required a MAD 270…
March 3, 2016
In 2016, PHP 2 billion (€38.51 million/US$42.1 million) has been committed by Holcim Philippines to raise its cement capacity in the country. In 2015…
March 3, 2016
Kirovogradgranit has become the first of the Ukrainian companies to received a licence to import its products to Russia. The first batch of 902tonnes…
March 3, 2016
Irish building materials giant CRH saw its pre-tax profits rise a healthy 36% to €1.03 billion last year. The company said its US sales had…
March 3, 2016
CRH has co-opted to its board William J. Teuber Jr as a non-executive director. The 64-year-old US citizen is the vice chairman at EMC Corporation, a…
March 2, 2016
The Mineral Products Association (MPA) says it is committed to supporting the new UK Drowning Prevention Strategy which was launched on 29 February…
March 2, 2016
Impressed with the service and product performance they have been receiving from CDE Global following an initial purchase of a CDE M2500 sand washing…
March 2, 2016
In 2015, the net profit of state-run cement manufacturer Semen Indonesia fell by 18.7% to IDR 4.52 trillion (€301.62 million/US$335.76 million) from…
March 2, 2016
The search for building material deposits will be launched on Sakhalin Island (Far East) in 2016. Geologists have specified about 12 prospective…
March 2, 2016
The cement market of Pakistan grew 30.4% year-on-year to PKR 16.14 billion (€140.92 million/US$154.04 million) during October-December 2015, while…