On 31 January it was 150 years to the day since Göran Fredrik Göransson’s new company was formed in Sandviken, Sweden. At that time, Sandvik was…
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March 26, 2012
VEM Vermögensverwaltung, the investment vehicle of the German investor Ludwig Merckle, has further increased its stake in the German construction…
March 26, 2012
Chinese construction equipment company Sany is buying Putzmeister, theGerman manufacturer of concrete pumps, in a deal said to be worth €360-…
March 26, 2012
Tarmac, the UK’s largest quarry company, says it has become the first company in its sector to secure a new prestigious five-star rating from Achille…
March 26, 2012
Holcim has been allowed to completely replace conventional fuels with waste when making cement at its production plant in Sehnde-Höver near Hanover,…
March 26, 2012
Cement demand in Germany will not grow in 2012, according to national cement industry association Verein Deutscher Zementwerke (VDZ). In 2011, demand…
March 26, 2012
Lafarge’s energy consumption from waste rose to 15% last year, compared to 11.7% in 2010. The French construction materials group has spent several…
March 26, 2012
A decrease in aggregates markets during the recession has resulted in more than 100 pits and quarries closing over the last two years. This is one of…
March 26, 2012
Dyfrig James, regional president for Northern and Central Europe for Lafarge’s Aggregates, Concrete and Paving business, has been appointed chairman…
March 26, 2012
HeidelbergCement has secured an extension of its €3 billion syndicated credit facility, which was due to mature at the end of 2013, until 31 December…
March 26, 2012
World demand for cement and concrete additives is projected to increase 8.35% annually to US$15.8 billion in 2015, a significant improvement over the…
March 26, 2012
The UK asphalt market increased by over 5% in 2010 but the market has already started to turn lower, claims industry experts BDS Marketing Research,…
March 26, 2012
The upgrading of Lunsin Mining Company’s Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk cement plant is under way. The Russian plant, launched in 2011, produced 7,000 tons of…
March 26, 2012
German building materials manufacturer HeidelbergCement has secured an extension of its €3bn syndicated credit facility. The facility has been…
March 26, 2012
Latest figures from Cemex show that the company’s consolidated net sales increased by 6% during the fourth quarter of 2011 to approximately US$3.…
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