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Strict regulations and principles apply when mine blasting is to be conducted within half a kilometre of buildings or areas with any significant human activity in order to avoid injury and damage to property.

The Quarto d'Asti concrete production facility in the Piemonte region of Italy has become the fourth Unical plant to obtain CSC (Concrete Sustainability Council) certification.

CEMEX says that is has moved two million tonnes of aggregates across the UK by rail this year, as part of its commitment to sustainable transport methods.

Metso Outotec is complementing its line of mobile and modular stationary crushing solutions with a sizer option specially designed for soft ore and aggregate applications. The new additions to Metso Outotec’s mobile Lokotrack product line are equipped with Komatsu’s sizer technology and are available in five models ranging from 500 to 4500 tons per hour.

FLSmidth's previously announced signed contract for the engineering, procurement and supervision of an Abay Industrial Development Share Company cement plant in Ethiopia is now effective.

Ritchie Bros has sold more than 4,900 equipment items for CAN$82+ million at an online version of its Grande Prairie auction in the Canadian province of Alberta. 

A new Doosan articulated haul truck is proving a reliable workhorse for a Bavarian clay and loam pit operator.

The UK Mineral Products Association (MPA) has launched an updated version of its biodiversity strategy that was originally published in 2013.

Terex Materials Processing has appointed Matt Dickson as business line director for Terex Finlay and general manager of the Omagh, Northern Ireland site, and Barry O'Hare as business line director for EvoQuip.

The organisers of bauma CHINA say this year’s exhibition attracted 2,867 exhibitors from 34 countries and regions, despite the COVID-19 crisis and the latest travel restrictions.

UK imports and exports of construction and earthmoving equipment showed different patterns of recovery in Q3 2020, after both showed significant falls in Q2 due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

A new stainless steel and concrete bridge, the first of its kind in the UK, has opened to pedestrians and vehicles in Pooley Bridge, Cumbria, North-West England.

Peckham Industries has launched a website containing information about its quarry in Pleasant Valley, New York, and how it supports the local community and economy. 

Mexican building materials giant CEMEX is hosting a Climate Action panel on Thursday 3 December.

Lafarge Africa is operating the Agric Ecology and Maiganga Wetland biodiversity projects in Nigeria as part of its Geocycle initiative to recycle waste as a source of energy.

Continuing its commitment to supporting local economies and communities against the COVID-19 backdrop, Longcliffe Quarries has forged an even closer working relationship with EPC-UK, a fellow Derbyshire, central England company.

IPS (Integrated Power Services), a South Carolina-based company which repairs electric motors for customers in the aggregate and cement industries, has acquired Tesco Industries. 

Premium drill rigs, top hammers and breakers are proving in demand on quarry and surface mine sites globally, with new supporting products also coming on to the market.

Construction materials supplier Aggregate Industries has introduced four new products to bolster its asphalt offering.

The construction division of Swedish-based Husqvarna Group has signed an agreement to acquire Blastrac, a provider of surface preparation technologies for the global construction and remediation industry.