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The UK aggregates industry is playing an “essential” role in rebuilding severely COVID-19-disrupted Britain after an “incredibly difficult” last 18 months, according to a prominent Conservative member of parliament.

Newly elected UEPG president Antonis Antoniou Latouros says the European Aggregates Association's new business plan focuses on promoting a sustainable industry essential to the economy and the quality of life across the continent.

World of Concrete's 46th edition drew tens of thousands of industry professionals, featuring more than 650 exhibiting companies across under 300,000 net square feet of exhibit space.

Boral has agreed to sell its North American Building Products business to a subsidiary of Westlake Chemical Corporation for US$2.15 billion (A$2.9bn).

FLSmidth, the Copenhagen, Denmark-headquartered international supplier of sustainable solutions and services to the cement industry, has signed a global commercial partnership with UK-based Carbon8 Systems (C8S) to accelerate the cement industry’s Net Zero ambitions.

CEMEX has donated more than US$30,000 worth of ready-mixed concrete to support the construction of the newly-opened and inaugurated facility for the Mexican Consulate in Houston, Texas.

Canteras de Santullán, a family-owned, independent quarrying company, has purchased new Doosan equipment for the company's operations in Bilbao, Bizkaia province, Spain. The new Doosan machines include two DL550-5 wheeled loaders, two Doosan DA30-7 articulated dump trucks (ADTs) and a DX420LC-5 crawler excavator.

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has issued a fatality alert after a foreman was pinned against a continuous mining machine by a piece of rib.

Work has commenced on a new 14,000sq ft extension to Rapid International’s existing 50,000sq ft manufacturing facility in County Armagh, Northern Ireland.

The Dominican building materials manufacturer Calizamar is using a BHS-Sonthofen RPM 1513 rotor impact mill to produce high-quality crushed sand. The recent installation of the BHS RPM 1513 unit means there are now three BHS-Sonthofen crushing plants operating in the Caribbean.

Nearly 300 attendees from over 150 different organisations, including the minerals industry, national agencies, local government, NGOs and specialist consultancies, attended the annual joint Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) / Mineral Products Association (MPA) Mineral Planning Conference.

Turner Mining has expanded its mining team in Utah through several new hires with experience in mine engineering, planning, estimating, safety and operations.

As part of ongoing plans to expand its concrete offering across the West Midlands, Aggregate Industries has opened a new ready mix concrete plant in Coleshill, Warwickshire, central England.

CEMEX says its Vertua net-zero and low-carbon ready-mix concrete is a big hit among customers worldwide. The Vertua range is part of CEMEX´s family of net-zero and low carbon products, which also includes cement and aggregates.

Metso Outotec is launching four progressive Life Cycle Services (LCS) programmes for filtration to help customers overcome operational and process challenges.

The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) has commended the US Department of Labor on the exclusion of aggregates from the Covid-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS).

ProStack has unveiled the Manta product range, including standard, heavy-duty and customised environmental port unloading hoppers.

JCB employees are embarking on a major fundraising drive for the NSPCC children's charity with the launch of a £70,000 appeal.

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has issued a fatality alert after a trailer rolled down a roadway, striking and fatally injuring a contract labourer.

The UK Government’s proposed reforms to the planning system need to include minerals planning, according to a new Select Committee report welcomed by the Mineral Products Association (MPA).