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Off-road engine manufacturer Cummins has outlined its plans to grow its fuel cell and hydrogen production business.

Martin Marietta Materials has welcomed Anthony R. Foxx – former transportation secretary under the Obama Administration – to its board of directors. 

Terex Washing Systems has launched a state-of-the-art new addition to the company's Greenline range of products specifically tailored to work in wash recycling applications.

French-Swiss building materials giant LafargeHolcim has successfully launched an €850 million industry-first sustainability-linked bond with a coupon of 0.5% maturing in 2031.

Layer by layer, Europe's largest residential building is currently being printed in Bavaria, Germany, at a rate of 18 metres per minute. For this purpose, HeidelbergCement has delivered about 170 tonnes of printing material specially developed for concrete 3D printing.

CNH Industrial, whose Construction Equipment business includes the quarrying machine-inclusive CASE Construction brand, has appointed Scott W. Wine as its new chief executive officer, effective 4 January 2021.

Rotary cutter heads are making an increasingly strong case for their deployment in quarries globally.

Tsurumi's new HS3.75SL (manual) and HSZ3.75SL (automatic) submersible, trash pump models can pump roughly twice as much water as the company's high-head HS3.75S pump. This means customers will be able to save time and money in dewatering applications.

Ian Riley has been a prominent figure in the cement industry for many years, both in senior roles with LafargeHolcim, and now as CEO of the World Cement Association. To achieve its ambitious carbon emissions reduction targets, Riley told Aggregates Business assistant editor Liam McLoughlin that the cement sector must use a combination of newer technologies including carbon capture and established methods such as clinker reduction.

US Concrete has expanded its footprint in the San Francisco Bay Area by acquiring assets of Sugar City Building Materials.

The Son Amat limestone quarry on the Spanish island of Mallorca has a long history and is deeply rooted in the region. In the quarry, exceptionally high safety, transport route and production machine standards are observed.

Building materials provider LafargeHolcim has started a partnership to sponsor research into concrete and mortars for on-site 3D printing at Southeast University in Nanjing, China.

Volvo CE has developed a new electric excavator - the EC55 Electric - specifically designed for the needs of the Chinese market.

Lafarge Canada has introduced a range of green concrete which it says delivers sustainable and circular benefits with the opportunity to reuse materials in construction. 

Orica, the world’s largest manufacturer of commercial explosives and innovative blasting systems, has been awarded the five-year explosives technology and services contract for Glencore’s Australian copper and zinc operations, effective January 2021.

FLSmith, the Danish cement and mining products and services giant, has appointed Carsten Riisberg Lund as its new Cement Industry president and a member of Group Executive management.

While Brexit and Covid-19 have grabbed everyone’s attention this year, the threat posed by climate change must not be forgotten – and inaction simply isn’t an option. Here, Ross Hayward, Head of Assets and Commercial at Chepstow Plant International (CPI), discusses how the quarrying and aggregates sector can play its part in addressing the climate emergency, and he explains how CPI is planning to achieve net-zero.

Terex Finlay has appointed Dungannon Plant Sales Ireland (DPS Ireland) to distribute and support the full line up of Terex Finlay crushers, screeners and conveying equipment in the Northern half of the island of Ireland.

The American Concrete Institute (ACI) has updated its ACI Detailing Manual to include revisions and downloadable CAD files.

Haver & Boecker Niagara has launched its Pulse Vibration Analysis Service. The company’s new service programme uses the revolutionary Pulse vibration analysis technology to evaluate vibrating screen performance and provide recommendations to increase uptime and efficiency. Haver & Boecker Niagara (H&B Niagara) says the service will help customers achieve production targets, minimise unscheduled downtime and demonstrate sustainable improvements through online asset management in partnership with H&B Niagara’s vibrating screen service expertise.