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Granite has revealed a fiscal year 2020 net loss of $145.1 million compared to a net loss of $60.2m in the prior year.

S&P Global Ratings raised HeidelbergCement's long- and short-term issuer credit ratings to BBB/A-2 from BBB-/A-3 and the issue ratings on its debt to BBB from BBB-. The outlook is stable.

The COVID-19 pandemic and its associated economic restrictions have had a negative effect on the aggregates sectors in Nordic states, but most producers are hopeful of an industry recovery getting underway during the late 2020/early 2021 period.

A new Hyundai HL960A wheeled loader is proving its worth handling a wide range of recycled aggregates at the Little Paxton quarry site in Cambridgeshire, England.

CEMEX is joining a global initiative to develop OpenBuilt, a new platform designed to securely connect fragmented construction industry supply chains.

FLSmidth has agreed a contract with Chinese construction giant CBMI Construction for the supply and engineering of three complete control systems for two existing and one new cement line at a CBMI customer's facility in Kirene, Senegal.

Tarmac, the UK’s leading sustainable construction solutions business, has committed to a 25-year partnership with the Port of Tilbury, London’s fastest-growing port, to build the UK’s largest construction materials aggregates terminal.

Engcon North America has opened a new office in the Canadian city of Montreal with a French and English speaking team.

Metso Outotec and Advanced Engineering Group (AEG) have signed a contract for the distribution of Metso Outotec screening media in Australia.

Ten LafargeHolcim green building solutions have been endorsed by the “Solar Impulse Efficient Solution” label which recognises technologies that protect the environment in a profitable way.

CEMEX is supplying a specially-developed concrete for the construction of the major Las Glòries Tunnel road infrastructure project in Barcelona.

JCB CEO Graeme Macdonald says the global construction and quarrying equipment giant is creating hundreds of new jobs and expanding its production capabilities as it responds to healthier equipment demand in 2021.

IRock has launched its Dealer Portal, which is designed for dealers to access needed information involving the sales, service, support and marketing of its product line. 

CDE, a leading global market manufacturer of wet processing equipment, has revealed that its hugely successful global virtual conference will return in 2021. The event will bring industry leaders together to share their experience and expertise on a range of materials processing topics.

Following the virtual event in October 2020, which featured 100+ industry professionals speaking at 90 sessions over two days, the 2021 symposium will extend to cover three days.

Bedeschi has been awarded a new contract by CNMB Group-owned engineering company Nanjing Kisen for the refurbishment of a Lafarge Holcim cement plant in Poland.

CEMEX is expanding its network in France after signing an agreement to acquire certain aggregate assets from building materials supplier Eqiom Granulats in the North Paris Metropolitan area.

Metso Outotec is to update the industrial branding of its whole product and service portfolio.

A UK rogue trader has been jailed for allowing thousands of tonnes of waste - including hazardous material - to be illegally deposited at a site in Somerset, West England.

The full capabilities of drone technology are now fully harnessed by the quarrying and mining industries. Not only does this technology facilitate more accurate and precise surveys - from localised surveys, such as face profiling, to full quarry 3D mapping - but it also heightens safety, improves community relations, and contributes to the creation of a fully ‘Digital Quarry’.

Liebherr is introducing a pair of new local zero-emission excavators for quarrying and mining extraction customers.

The R 976-E electric crawler excavator and the R 980 SME-E replace the ER 974 B machine. The latest electric excavators to be developed and produced by Liebherr-France SAS in Colmar are not just converted diesel machines. The models and their electric power system were designed and produced entirely by Liebherr.