September 4, 2014
UK-based Breedon Aggregates has acquired a 50% stake in H V Bowen - owner and operator of the Tan-y-Foel quarry in Welshpool, mid-Wales. The…
September 4, 2014
Mineral Products Association chief executive Nigel Jackson has praised the vital UK biodiversity and restoration work of his organisation’s members…
September 3, 2014
Now in its ninth edition, the major event for the building materials' industry is once again being held at Europe's largest basalt quarry in Homberg/…
September 2, 2014
The UK aggregates and metals manufacturing sector is making tangible progress in managing its energy consumption, with 76% reporting a beneficial…
September 1, 2014
A major project using natural stone in Valletta, the capital of Malta, will be among the highlights at the upcoming Marmomacc event in Verona, Italy…
September 1, 2014
As part of the company’s expansion and growth, McLanahan Corporation has appointed Mark Slonaker as its first vice president of manufacturing. He…
August 29, 2014
Turnover of German construction industry supplier Sto increased by 8.3% to €563.1 million (US$742.41 million) in the first half of 2014, partly due…
August 29, 2014
The Czech branch of German group Goldbeck, which specialises in steel-reinforced concrete prefabricated elements and building concrete systems for…
August 29, 2014
The DSK NN company in Russia has launched production of large-format wall panelling and solid elements at Kstovo Steel Reinforced Concrete Plant. The…
August 29, 2014
Global cement company Cemex has launched a new “revolutionary” concrete technology in the Dominican Republic. Known as Evolucion Eco, it i said to…
August 29, 2014
Vitaly Dubinkin, the general director of Stroygaz company, has denied reported information on the planned sale of its cement factory in the Altai…
August 29, 2014
Semen Indonesia, the state-owned cement maker of Indonesia, has set aside US$50 million (€37.92 million)/year for its expansion abroad. By early 2015…
August 29, 2014
Eurocement Group has allocated RUB 300 million (€6.20 million/US$8.17 million) for the implementation of a new de-dusting system at the Katavsky…
August 29, 2014
Hong Dinh Investment-Construction-Trading Joint Stock (Hong Dinh), of Vietnam, has received approval from the authorities of Huaphanh in Laos to…
August 29, 2014
Veteran Sri Lankan investment banker G Ramanan has taken a 66% interest in Industrial Asphalts (Ceylon) and is offering to buy the remaining shares…