Resolve Aggregates upgrade to new CDE screen enables golf sands production
Resolve Aggregates discovered CDE technology and the benefits it could have for the company at ConExpo in 2014. Since partnering with CDE in 2015, the U.S. company has met production objectives at one site, relocated to grow and maximise opportunities, and now is expanding its CDE wet processing plant to explore additional new markets.
HeidelbergCement increases dividend
HeidelbergCement's managing and supervisory boards have increased the German building materials group's dividend for the 2021 financial year.
Sustainable precast concrete tech gets NHBC approval
A new and more sustainable way of using concrete in housebuilding has won the approval of the National House Building Council (NHBC) in the UK.
SigmaRoc continues strong growth trajectory
SigmaRoc, the London-headquartered, AIM-listed buy-and-build construction materials group, increased its revenue by 119% to £272 million in 2021, new Group trading figures reveal.
Astec acquiring asphalt plant control technology
Astec is acquiring asphalt plant control technology
Green light for LEILAC 2 carbon capture project at HeidelbergCement's Hanover plant
The LEILAC 2 (Low Emissions Intensity Lime And Cement) carbon capture project has successfully passed its Financial Investment Decision milestone, confirming that the project can now enter the implementation phase.
Rhomberg investment in CDE technology a boost for Austrian circular economy
Rhomberg Bau, the construction and resources division of Independent Austrian firm Rhomberg Group, has announced a major new investment in state-of-the-art construction and demolition (C&D) waste recycling technology from CDE. The investment comes as the country continues to make significant progress on the issue of C&D waste recycling.
World's first 100-tonne truck goes on sale
The World's first 100-tonne truck, an iconic Scammell model built in the UK in 1927, is being sold by auctioneer Ritchie Bros.
FLSmidth gets further regulatory clearances for thyssenkruup Mining business acquisition
FLSmidth has now received regulatory clearances from the Australian, South African, Peruvian and Chilean authorities to acquire thyssenkruup's Mining business.
Spring Budget reaction: CEA says Chancellor has ignored industry red diesel pleas
The UK government's Spring Budget has been criticised as "a missed opportunity" to help manufacturing by the Construction Equipment Association.
Rohrdorfer & Zosseder start joint recycling concrete pilot project
The production of recycled concrete, also known as R-concrete, still plays a subordinate role in the building materials industry. The reasons for this are the regional availability of suitable recycling material and the low demand for R-concrete.
CDE to commission major recycling plant in Canada
Locally-owned concrete, asphalt and aggregate recycling firm Calgary Aggregate Recycling Inc. (CAR) has announced a major investment in the development of a new C&D waste recycling plant as it reaffirms its commitment to building a sustainable future, underpinned by state-of-the-art technology.
Boral earnings hit by fuel & coal price rises & lower sales due to exceptional rainfall
Boral, Australia's biggest construction materials and building products supplier, says its earnings have been hit by sharp fuel and coal price rises and lower sales volumes due to recent exceptional rainfall in New South Wales and Queensland.
Tarmac trials decarbonised rail freight
Tarmac has partnered on an overhead electrification system for rail freight, that it says could spell the end of diesel and boosting the construction materials industry’s net zero ambitions.
Oscrete UK appoints new NPD & sustainability manager
Concrete admixture manufacturer Oscrete UK is continuing its growth trajectory by appointing a new product development (NPD) and sustainability manager.
CEMEX achieves global first in being awarded Environmental Product Declaration certificates in Poland
CEMEX in Poland has obtained Type III Environmental Product Declaration certificates for cement and selected concrete products.
Buzzi Unicem USA & Alamo Cement change Portland Cement production at U.S. sites
Buzzi Unicem USA & Alamo Cement Company have announced changes to Portland Cement production at their U.S. facilities.
New launches and consolidation in global OTR sector
The global off-the-road (OTR) tyre manufacturing industry is seeing new product launches as well as ongoing acquisition and consolidation activity
Three-fourths of U.S. metro areas add construction jobs
According to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) of new government employment data, construction employment increased in nearly three out of four U.S. metro areas in January compared to a year ago.