October 3, 2012
IROCK, a US-based manufacturer of crushing and screening equipment, has acquired Indy Equipment, a move that it says marks a significant step in…
October 3, 2012
Lafarge Aggregates & Concrete UK played host to over 100 delegates from across the quarrying industry when the Minerals Product Association (MPA…
October 2, 2012
As part of the ongoing investment in the Unit Rig products acquired through the acquisition of Bucyrus International, Caterpillar has unveiled the…
October 2, 2012
Building materials supplier, Lafarge, has joined an elite set of ‘green’ companies to achieve recertification of the Carbon Trust Standard. Only a…
October 2, 2012
Recycling and resource management company SITA UK has signed a three year contract to supply 180,000tonnes of SRF (solid recovered fuel) to Cemex in…
October 2, 2012
Astec, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Astec Industries, is to assume total responsibility for all asphalt plant production within the Astec Industries…
October 1, 2012
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI)has signed an agreement with Cummins to establish an engine factory for earthmovers in Daeggu, South Korea. They have…
October 1, 2012
Cemex in Israel is supplying 20,000m³ of ready-mix concrete for a new, 800+ megawatt, electric power station, south of the city of Ashkelon. Israel’s…
October 1, 2012
HeidelbergCement is constructing a new US$ 250 million clinker plant with an annual capacity of 1.5 million tonnes in the Tongan town of Tabligbo,…
September 28, 2012
Lafarge has sold cement, concrete and aggregates assets in the US states of Missouri and Oklahoma to Eagle Materials for US$446 million (€345 million…
September 28, 2012
Eurocement has announced that it will build a US$480 million (€371 million) cement plant in the Stavropol region of Russia with a production capacity…
September 28, 2012
Building materials specialists Cemex and Cemex USA have announced the US launch of Fortium ICF. Fortium ICF is said to be a new construction material…
September 27, 2012
Oslo City Council has ordered road construction company Oslo Vei to close down its quarry and asphalt plant at Huken before the end of 2014. The…
September 27, 2012
H+H Céska, the Czech subsidiary of Danish group H+H International, has been acquired by H+H's main competitor, German company Xella. Turnover of H+H…
September 27, 2012
Xylem has announced expansions of it dewatering business in several locations this year in order to serve customers in the growing mining sector. The…