September 4, 2012
First Quantum Minerals is investing in a new trolley assist system for Hitachi dump trucks at the Kansanshi copper and gold mine, near Solwezi in…
September 4, 2012
CRH subsidiary Irish Cement is to cut two-thirds of the 75 jobs at its facility in Castlemungret, County Limerick, as part of a restructuring measure…
September 3, 2012
French company Saint-Gobain will build a gypsum board plant in the Karmaskalinsky district of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Volga, Russia.…
September 3, 2012
Terex Washing Systems (TWS) has announced six new additions to its team as it expands. They include two design engineers, a marketing manager,…
September 3, 2012
According to the latest report by Anefhop in Spain, the industry association for prepared concrete, the first quarter of 2012 ended with production…
September 3, 2012
During the first half of 2012, the Portuguese cement company Cimpor registered losses of €204.80 million compared to profits of €132 million during…
September 3, 2012
The UK HTMA (Highways Term Maintenance Association) has appointed a new executive director to orchestrate its “growing influence and rising position…
September 3, 2012
Terex Washing Systems (TWS) has released its new Plant Automation & Controls Service (PACS), which it says will allow customers to improve plant…
August 31, 2012
Barr Group's south Ayrshire (Scotland) concrete plant has been sold to a consortium headed by Andrew Gillon and David Murdoch, former managers of the…
August 31, 2012
Vale Malaysia Minerals (VMM), a subsidiary of Brazilian mining group Vale, headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, has awarded the Beumer Group an order to…
August 31, 2012
In the first half of 2012, Titan Cement of Greece posted a 2% drop in its revenues to €548 million, a 21% decrease in its EBITDA (earnings before…
August 31, 2012
The Ukrainian market for construction materials and technologies grew by 26% to UAH49.8 billion (€4.91 billion) in terms of wholesale prices in 2011…
August 30, 2012
In the first half of 2012, Holcim (Deutschland) recorded a decline of turnover to €176 million although sales in terms of volume were "good".…
August 29, 2012
Powerscreen has made a series of improvements to the plant controls used in its crushing and screening equipment. The company’s latest advancement is…
August 28, 2012
Ramora UK, a leading explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) company, has launched the National Explosive Safety Scheme (NESS). It has already helped to…