April 2, 2012
An auction regarding the privatisation of the open cast basalt mining company Kopalnie Odkrywkowe Surowcow Drogowych, which is based in Wilkow,…
April 2, 2012
Cemex is aiming to improve delivery of aggregates in France by river with the launch of a new GPS-based monitoring system. The company operates 88…
April 2, 2012
According to CEO Joan Molins, profits of the Spanish cement producer Cementos Molins should remain at similar levels to those in 2009, despite the…
April 2, 2012
Spain-based Financiera y Minera has announced the appointment of Cefisa to install an automated loading management system at its Arrigorriaga cement…
April 2, 2012
Spanish fast-drying cement and dry mortar producer, Propamsa, has acquired Spanish chemical products company Betec, for an undisclosed amount. This…
April 2, 2012
The Egyptian state is considering imposing a 5% tax on cement sales, instead of the present taxes of €0.28 per tonne. The proposed tax comes at a…
April 2, 2012
Irish company Readymix recorded pre-tax losses of €3.8million in the first quarter of 2010, a modest improvement on losses of €3.9million for the…
April 2, 2012
CEM 21, a cement company created by a former executive of Calcia, is investing in a cement plant at Oudalle, in the port zone of Le Havre in Seine-…
April 2, 2012
Germany’s North Rhine-Westphalia government has revealed plans to introduce a €1 per tonne tax on gravel extracted in the region. The region’s…
April 2, 2012
Lafarge Bétons has announced that Frédéric Guimbal is to take on the role of managing director of Lafarge Bétons Nord. Guimbal takes over the…
April 2, 2012
Expect for 2006, the German brick and tile market has declined over the last 15 years. In 2009 production value fell 9.3% to €975.8million.…
April 2, 2012
Russian sunflower oil producer Solntsedar-Don (South) has diversified its business, and started crushed stone production. The first facility with…
April 2, 2012
Production at Trapp's Quarry is scheduled to restart in autumn 2011 after the Trapp operator has completed the renewal of some equipment. A joint…
April 2, 2012
Polish construction firm PBG plans to complete its aggregate mine in Tlumaczow, in which it will invest €58.41million before the end of 2010. The…
April 2, 2012
Asamer, the Austrian building materials company, is to use trains instead of trucks for transporting gravel from Roitham to Linz. The company says…