September 27, 2012
In Togo, HeidelbergCement is constructing a new US$250 million clinker plant with an annual capacity of 1.5 million tonnes in the town of Tabligbo,…
September 27, 2012
The speed with which construction costs have risen in Finland in recent years is due to slow down, according to the RAKSU working group that monitors…
September 25, 2012
The bank Société Générale has reiterated its 'buy' recommendation for Lafarge stock and raised its target share price for the French construction…
September 25, 2012
The speed with which construction costs have risen in Finland in recent years is due to slow down, according to the RAKSU working group that monitors…
September 25, 2012
The speed with which construction costs have risen in Finland in recent years is due to slow down, according to the RAKSU working group that monitors…
September 25, 2012
Italian exports of stone and marble products rose 7.4% to €835.4 million in the first half of 2012, according to a survey carried out by Italian…
September 25, 2012
Cemex has launched a new high-performance concrete called MicroTech. Coming in four variants, MicroTech is made with microsilica, said by Cemex to…
September 25, 2012
Wirtgen Group joint president Stefan Wirtgen said the German quarrying equipment manufacturer will be looking to develop new mobile screening and…
September 21, 2012
In the UK, Encos is said to have started making a carbon neutral brick range, Encobricks, under a link up with S Morris, a construction materials…
September 21, 2012
It is claimed that Estonian authorities are setting restrictions on mining sand, gravel and other mineral resources as well as hiking excavation…
September 21, 2012
In a charity and solidarity operation between 12-16 November 2012, Holcim France is offering its 1,800 employees the chance to spend a day working…
September 21, 2012
Since 2007, demand for cement in the Spanish region of Catalonia is said now to have decreased to a third of what it was then. Since then, production…
September 21, 2012
Hitachi Europe has appointed Kiyoshi Yamamoto as managing director. He is currently serving as executive vice president in Hitachi America and…
September 19, 2012
Ready mixed concrete markets in Great Britain increased by an estimated 8% during 2011, an improvement on the fall that exceeded 30% which occurred…
September 19, 2012
Following the highly successful 2012 event, the organisers of the Hillhead quarry exhibition, the biennial international showcase for the quarrying,…