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Mexican cement giant Cemex has been included in the RobecoSAM Sustainability Yearbook 2017, as one of the top-scoring companies in the industry. The global trading heavyweight received the RobecoSAM Bronze Class ranking and the RobecoSAM Industry Mover Sustainability Award 2017 for its sustainability efforts.

As an ‘Industry Mover’, Cemex achieved the largest proportional improvement in its sustainability performance compared with the previous year. Additionally, the Bronze Class ranking positions Cemex

The British Marine Aggregate Producers Association (BMAPA) has published its tenth annual Sustainable Development report covering the year 2015. The report builds upon the wider sustainable development initiative established by BMAPA’s parent organisation, the Mineral Products Association (MPA).

The publication of BMAPA’s latest annual report also contributes further to the sector’s sustainable development strategy which was launched in October 2006. Under this initiative, individual marine aggregate op

Companies in US stone industry are said to be rather optimistic for 2017 and expect revenues to grow by about 17%.

According to Stone World survey they are also willing to invest in machinery (73%) and technology (43.

This confidence was also confirmed by the success of TISE (The International Surface Event), a key show in North America in the natural stone, surface finishing and cladding sectors, created through the merger of three shows: StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas, Surfaces and Tile Expo.

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Whitehall recycling site owned by Morley, West Yorkshire, England-based Mone Brothers, is where the old meets the new!

Mone Brothers’ operations director Steve Horsley has been overseeing the operations for the past ten years at the New Farnley located recycling site. In that time it’s been transformed into a large part of Mone Brothers’ business and a critical part of the region’s recycling sector.

As Horsley explained: “Put simply New Farnley is where the old, demolished architectural landmarks of Y

The decision of the Welsh Government to close the Aggregates Levy Fund (ALF) has been greeted with regret by MPA (Mineral Products Association) Wales. The move also marks the end of community and environmental benefits associated with the Levy across the whole of the UK.

When the Levy was introduced in 2002 it was intended that around 10% a year of Levy revenue would be spent on a variety of community and environmental projects as a means to deliver environmental improvement across the sector, and refl

Hanson is implementing a £25 million (€29.06 million) 7-year project at Ribblesdale cement works in Clitheroe, Lancashire, North West England to improve production efficiency and emissions. In the first six months £11 million is being spent on improvements and maintenance to enable the plant to meet new dust emission regulations. This is the biggest investment programme since the 1990s and includes a £2 million replacement of the filters on two cement grinding plants.

Italian company AMS explains how its crashworthy end terminals act like a crash cushion

Industry AMS (Automation Manufacturing Services) has developed a crashworthy end terminal tested according to part 7 of the EN 1317 that is classified as a double-sided and bi-directional end terminal.

Starting from the European version of the terminal, and based on the same architecture, AMS has designed the SMA (Safety Modular Absorber) as a reinforced end-terminal in order to be complaint with both the MASH and

LafargeHolcim’s cement teams in Jordan have signed an agreement with Adenium Energy Capital to build the first solar power plant of its kind in the region. The plant will produce up to 25% of the needed electrical power to supply the Rashadiya cement plant.

The agreement represents a significant step forward in Jordan’s bid to fully embrace alternative energy. It’s also in line with the national Jordan strategy for renewable energy launched by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources in 2015.

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Ahead of the Spring Budget on 8th March 2017, the Mineral Products Association (MPA) has pressed the British Government to make Brexit work, implement investment plans and accelerate the progress of roads, transport and housing projects.

In light of Prime Minister Theresa May’s recent speeches outlining the Government’s negotiating objectives for exiting the EU, the MPA says its main Brexit priorities relate to investment, trade and skills to build confidence to encourage investment. Although Britain wil