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Metso Outotec has made a one-time investment of €2.2 million to correct identified individual, unexplained gender-related pay gaps.

The American Concrete Institute (ACI) Foundation is establishing the Bernard Erlin Memorial Scholarship in memory of ACI Honorary Member Bernard Erlin, who passed away on February 1, 2022, in Ocala, Florida, after a short illness. The scholarship was established to honour Erlin’s many contributions to the concrete industry and ACI.

U.S. quarrying equipment giant McLanahan has completed the acquisition of CMB International, a manufacturer of crushers, horizontal screens, inclined screens, feeders and conveyors based in Leicestershire, England.

Holcim has produced the world's first clinker made entirely of recycled minerals at its plant in Altkirch, France.

Elliotts (Cheltenham) Ltd., based in Bishops Cleeve, near Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, west England, has been providing services to the area for well over 100 years.

Centennial Asphalt Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Granite Construction Incorporated, has completed the purchase of a liquid asphalt terminal.

Metso Outotec and Dynamox have entered into a global cooperation agreement on the usage of Dynamox’s condition monitoring platform in mining and aggregates processes.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) will award $4.3 million to 33 state geological surveys to enable them to preserve vital geologic and geophysical data and samples as part of the USGS National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program.

Construction input prices rose 2.3% in May 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 also increased 2.3% for the month.

Data for the construction machinery sector in Italy reveals strong sales for manufacturers.

Demand for mineral products and quarrying and construction equipment remains healthy in the UK and Ireland, but material shortages, rising energy costs, and the April 2022 ending of the red diesel rebate for off-road equipment used in the construction and mineral products industries threaten growth and commercial prosperity.

Holcim has announced its financial investment in Blue Planet Systems Corporation, a US-based start-up whose patented mineralisation technology is a unique scalable method for capturing and permanently sequestering millions of tons of CO2.

UK imports and exports of construction and earthmoving equipment recorded very high levels of trade in the first quarter of 2022 - but they showed different patterns compared with Q4 2021.

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) reports that its Construction Backlog Indicator increased to nine months in May from 8.8 months in April, according to an ABC member survey conducted May 17 to June 3. The reading is up one month from May 2021.

CDE has revealed its new AquaCycle A2500 thickener, the latest addition to its top-of-the-line water management and recycling systems.

The cost of a permanent plant is normally offset by higher throughput and a long life span of the deposit. When higher throughput is not needed or possible, a modular wash plant can be put in place at a lower capital investment and deliver the level of production needed. The advantage of shipping a plant in containers does have an impact on the size of the equipment, so throughput is lower than with permanent plants.

The Mineral Products Association (MPA), representing producers of aggregates and cement transported by rail, has supported calls from the Rail Freight Group for differences to be resolved ahead of National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT)-announced strike days.

As steel prices continue to soar, CEMEX is encouraging contractors, civil engineers and specialist groundworkers to consider the cost and performance benefits of switching to Advanced Fibre Reinforced Concrete.