New entrant in southern Africa’s crushing & screening market
There is a new player in the southern African mobile crushing and screening market. Vermeer Equipment Suppliers, for the first time, now offers mobile crushing and screening equipment. This follows its appointment – effective January 2021 – as the exclusive distributor for Anaconda Equipment, a Northern Ireland-based manufacturer of a full line of mobile crushing and screening equipment.
Hidromek unveils HMK 635 WL wheeled loader
Hidromek’s new HMK 635 WL wheeled loader is said to shorten cycle times and increase productivity
MENA region’s construction markets ‘limping back to normalcy’
The second wave of COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc in many countries including some in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. However, new projects awarded by the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries indicate that things are moving in the right direction
Haver to exhibit software at MINExpo 2021
Haver & Boecker Niagara is to showcase software that gives mining and aggregate operations insight to their equipment's performance at MINExpo 2021 in Las Vegas.
Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) validates Titan Cement Group’s CO₂ reduction targets
Titan Cement Group is one of the first cement companies worldwide to have its CO₂ emissions reduction targets validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) as consistent with levels required to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement.
Aggregate Industries recognised for outstanding commitment to armed forces
Aggregate Industries has been awarded the Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award for its exceptional support for the UK Armed Forces.
New CEO for Doosan Infracore Europe
Chris (Kwanhee) Jeong has become the new CEO of off-highway machine maker Doosan Infracore Europe (DIEU), effective from 1st July 2021.
Korean aggregates producer boosts productivity with Volvo machines
South Korean aggregates producer Daeil Development is using a fleet of Volvo CE articulated haulers, wheeled loaders and excavators – including a new EC550E – to help cut fuel consumption and meet ever-growing aggregates demand in Iksan, North Jeolla Province.
Amman completes installation of Bahrain concrete plant remotely
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic meant that Ammann had to complete the installation of a new Bahrain concrete mixing plant remotely.
CDE plant boosts SRC sustainability
Over the past decade, independent, family-owned business SRC Group (SRC) has grown to become one of the UK’s leading aggregates suppliers. With demand for its quality aggregate products increasing rapidly and underscoring its commitment to strengthening the circular economy, the company has invested in a new CDE construction and demolition (C&D) waste recycling plant.
Metso Outotec sells waste recycling business
Metso Outotec has signed an agreement to divest its waste recycling business line to investment company Ahlström Capital.
MSHA: Miners killed in locomotive collision
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has announced two miners were fatally injured when a locomotive collided with the personnel carrier in which they were riding.
SigmaRoc acquires Nordkalk
SigmaRoc, the London-listed quarried materials group, has acquired Nordkalk, Northern Europe's leading limestone producer, for €500 million.
Decline in GB asphalt plant market in 2020, says BDS report
According to a new report by BDS Marketing Research (BDS), the asphalt plant market in Great Britain experienced a decline in 2020. Last year's dip in plant sales comes after the market grew by almost 25% during the middle part of the last decade, BDS notes.
Cemex joins 'Concrete Chemicals' project to decarbonise cement industry
Cemex, renewable energy company ENERTRAG, and electrolysis company Sunfire are launching 'Concrete Chemicals', a groundbreaking lighthouse project aiming to decarbonise the cement industry.
Large loading gains
A large crawler excavator from a major global manufacturer is making a big impact in one southern European nation’s quarrying sector, while new zero-emission excavators and wheeled loaders are also making headlines
Cummins & Chevron announce hydrogen strategic collaboration
Global on- and off-highway machine engine giant Cummins and Chevron U.S.A., through its Chevron Products Company division (Chevron), have agreed on a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore a strategic alliance to develop commercially viable business opportunities in hydrogen and other alternative energy sources.
TACA meeting welcomes 450 attendees
The Texas Aggregates & Concrete Association (TACA) welcomed more than 450 attendees to its annual meeting at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa.
Getting closer to nature at Hanson-RSPB wetland project
New visitor facilities are being opened at RSPB Ouse Fen nature reserve in Cambridgeshire, east England, to allow the public to visit the latest restored areas of the wetland.
MPA Scotland appoints new director
MPA Scotland, the trade association for the country's aggregates, asphalt, cement and concrete industries, has appointed Alan Doak as director.