February 4, 2016
A six-week public consultation has been launched by Nottinghamshire County Council in the UK over plans to explore potential new gravel quarry sites…
February 4, 2016
LafargeHolcim says it is considering a revised divestment of its interest in Lafarge India, which has an annual cement capacity of around 11 million…
February 4, 2016
The Matanat-A company has opened a new gypsum plant, Yeni Agdag, with a capacity of 400,000tonnes/year in the Qaradag district of Baku, Azerbaijan.…
February 4, 2016
Gilles Bernardeau has been appointed as the new managing director of French concrete research centre Cerib, replacing Marc Lebrun.
February 4, 2016
Credit risk rating agency Standard & Poors (S&P) has ratified Mexican cement company Cemex’s global credit rating at 'B+' with a positive…
February 3, 2016
Pakistan-based Kohat Cement (KOHC) has registered a 54% increase in its year-on-year earnings to PKR 2.1 billion (€18.49 million/US$20.02 million)…
February 3, 2016
India-based Grasim Industries has increased its net profit in the October-December quarter 2015 to INR 6.5 billion compared to from INR 3.34 billion…
February 3, 2016
Birla Corporation (Birla) of India is said to be discussing with legal advisors to sue LafargeHolcim after Birla's plan to buy two cement plants…
February 3, 2016
Volvo Penta says it has significantly expanded its around-the-clock customer care service to enable the engine and other power systems manufacturer…
February 3, 2016
A 2013 Caterpillar 324DL excavator, a 2013 Caterpillar D6K XL dozer, and a 2014 JCB 5CX backhoe are among the equipment models up for grabs at the…
February 3, 2016
Global demand for cement and concrete additives is forecast to grow 7.2% a year until 2019 to US$24 billion, according to a new report by The…
February 3, 2016
UK-based Mineral Products Association (MPA) member sales of construction materials were generally positive in 2015, although all materials except…
February 2, 2016
Camso – formerly Camoplast Solideal – has acquired Southern Industrial Tyres, a long-time client, in a strategic effort to strengthen its UK Material…
February 2, 2016
Jan Willem Jongert is to join the Executive Board of Wacker Neuson as the German construction equipment manufacturer’s Chief Sales Officer (CSO). In…
February 2, 2016
The World of Asphalt Show & Conference and AGG1 Academy & Expo 2016 are on track to post new records for attendee numbers and size of the co-…