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The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) estimates that 476 million tonnes of construction aggregates were produced and shipped for consumption in Q1 2022, up 4.1% compared with the same quarter of 2021.

Tsurumi Pump has appointed Tyrone Hipwell as its new regional sales manager for the U.S. Northwest.

After 13 years as the Mineral Products Association's (MPA) chief executive, Nigel Jackson is just as passionate and committed to the industry. Guy Woodford caught up with him at the MPA's Westminster, London-based HQ for a straight-talking and wide-ranging discussion about the key challenges facing the UK mineral products sector, including the crucial role government can play in helping the industry deliver the mineral products to future-proof Britain's prosperity.

Caterpillar is packing up its headquarters from its longtime home U.S. state of Illinois and moving to Texas.

The construction industry added 36,000 jobs on net in May, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On a year-over-year basis, industry employment has expanded by 283,000 jobs, an increase of 3.8%.

Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has started testing the world's first fuel cell articulated hauler prototype, the Volvo HX04.

Ecuador's largest ever affordable housing project has used Holcim's ECOPact low-carbon concrete for a 3,500 unit housing development.

Aggregates haulier Fox Group has become the first company in the UK to deploy two new Volvo FE Electric tippers into its fleet.

Owing to ongoing economic instability in the form of high inflation and currency depreciation, and rising prices for energy and construction materials, Egypt's construction industry growth is expected to stand at 9.7% in real terms in 2022, following an 8.5% growth in 2021, found GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

In April 2019, the Metso Outotec Truck Body was officially launched at the BAUMA fair in Munich. It was awarded “Product of the Year” by Mining Magazine and garnered extensive media coverage by some of the most influential mining and aggregate channels. The launch of the truck body has been a great success, and since then, Metso Outotec has seen an ever-growing interest in this innovative solution from the industry.

Australian construction materials provider Boral has appointed Vik Bansal as Boral’s chief executive officer and managing director.

Germany's construction industry output is expected to increase by 1.9% in 2022 despite a shortage in construction materials and escalating costs.

Building materials provider CEMEX has signed an agreement to purchase clean electricity for its cement operations in Guatemala.

Sandvik has appointed Peter Unelind as president of its Mobile Crushers & Screens business division, effective June 1 2022.

Materials processing machinery provider Terex is finalising plans for a major new investment at its Ballymoney fabrications facility in Northern Ireland.

U.S.-based Granite has acquired a Utah aggregate operation.