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The hauling sector has seen a number of eye-catching recent announcements including a new machine made from fossil-free steel, details of upcoming bauma launches, and the inside story on Rokbak’s rebrand

Building materials provider Holcim has signed an agreement to sell its business in Russia to the local management team. 

American construction input prices declined 0.9% in November compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Producer Price Index data. Nonresidential construction input prices fell 0.8% for the month.

CEMEX has launched its global-first circularity centre. Based in a recently restored former quarry south of Bogotá, Colombia, the site will become a model for CEMEX operations globally. 

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions (Trelleborg) has introduced its latest lightweight thermoplastic composite bearing, the HiMod Advanced Composite Bearing Plus. The new product is said to offer an enhanced dual-layer bearing with a low-friction modified PEEK layer that reduces friction and increases wear performance for use in bearing, wear ring, and bushing applications.

Aggregates demand continues to be high in Germany, but the nation’s quarrying sector faces a daunting number of challenges, ranging from exploding energy prices to supply chain delays

Building materials providers Holcim and Titan Group have received recognition for their climate action efforts from environmental non-profit organisation CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project). 

SigmaRoc, the London-headquartered buy-to-build quarried materials group, will install its first carbon capture facility in Q1 2023, while aiming to capture all kiln process emissions by 2030.

All excavator operators, contractors and OEMs who control their fleet via the Vemcon CoPilot platform now have access to operating modes for Lekatech's electric tools via an integrated app.

The drill rigs, hammers and breakers sector has seen some significant product, market and people news as manufacturers gear up for the bauma equipment show in Munich. Liam McLoughlin reports

Powerscreen has appointed as Stevens Group as the authorised New Zealand distributor for its mobile crushing, screening and conveying equipment.

Heidelberg Materials is acquiring the Mick George Group, a major construction and demolition waste (CDW) recycler in Eastern England, with an annual revenue of around £220mn.

Innovative solutions that can significantly contribute to construction life cycle sustainability are being invited to enter the Josef Umdasch Research Prize 2023. The winner will have the opportunity to implement the idea in cooperation with Umdasch Group Ventures.

Aggregate Industries has been selected as part of a multi-million framework to construct, repair and maintain Edinburgh’s roads.

To remain competitive in a cut-throat trading environment, African quarries are increasingly seeing value in digital systems. In a one-to-one with Aggregates Business International, Glen Webster, sales director at Loadtech, the authorised Loadrite distributor in sub-Sahara Africa, notes that the increased uptake of payload management systems is testimony to the industry’s insatiable appetite for digitalisation of operations

Caterpillar has launched the new 352 Hydraulic Excavator, which is said to combine more power and a heavier counterweight to work with larger tools. The manufacturer says the result is greater production for more profit potential.

CEMEX has validated its 2050 net-zero CO2 target through the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), becoming one of the first companies in the industry to do so. The validation accounts for CEMEX’s short-term 2030 targets, previously validated by the SBTi for alignment with their 1.5ºC scenario, and long-term targets along its entire value chain.

Wet processing experts CDE, in partnership with the Gulf Center United Industrial Equipment Co. and KAK-LAMOR JV/C, has announced plans to supply two contaminated soil wash plants to support the clean-up effort of an estimated 114km2 of polluted land in Kuwait as part of one of the largest environmental projects of its kind.

Shell has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Connect Plus - a consortium that includes Edge Orbital Holdings Ltd, Balfour Beatty and Egis Investment Partners, to develop and deploy solutions and technologies to decarbonise road paving in the UK by extending the life of pavements.