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CRH has announced that Senan Murphy intends to retire from his position as the global building materials giant's Group finance director during 2021.

CEMEX says the Carbon Trust has validated its roadmap to decarbonise global operations in line with the Sectoral Decarbonisation Approach (SDA) two-degree scenario (2DS) developed by the International Energy Agency (IEA). The validated roadmap would enable the company to achieve a 35% reduction of net carbon emissions by 2030.

The Mineral Products Association (MPA) welcomes the UK government’s support for the ‘Leaders Pledge for Nature’ for nature recovery announced on 28 September. However, the ambition to protect a third of the land and sea for wildlife must be backed up by proper resourcing, for both creation and enhancement of new areas but also the management of existing protected sites.

UK-based minerals industry consultancy MinExp and quarrying awarding organisation EMPI Awards have developed the new Occupational Competence Assessment (OCA), an alternative assessment of capability for mobile plant operators in the British extractive and mineral processing industries. Guy Woodford spoke to one highly experienced quarry manager who is among the first to have successfully completed his assessment to find out more about its value

The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) has welcomed Amanda Muller and Alex Land to its membership department to help improve services, research and certification offerings.

NRMCA chief operating officer Nicole Maher says the appointments are “part of our overall effort to strengthen existing member-service programmes while also helping to introduce new offerings”.

HeidelbergCement has supplied special material for Germany's first 3D-concrete printer-based residential building. The high-tech material 'i.tech 3D' was developed by the HeidelbergCement subsidiary Italcementi specifically for 3D printing and is suitable for versatile use with various types of 3D printers.

The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) has welcomed Amanda Muller and Alex Land to its membership department to help improve services, research and certification offerings.

Deutz is continuing to make good progress with its growth strategy in China. Now that Deutz and diesel engine maker Beinei’s new factory for contract manufacturing has been completed, local production of the 2.9 and 6.1 engine series can commence in early 2021 as planned. Engines for aerial work platforms, forklift trucks, and smaller construction equipment will be made at the site in the port city of Tianjin, which will serve as the production hub for the Asian market.

The Mineral Products Association (MPA) has called on the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer to focus on the delivery of infrastructure and fairer tax treatment of the industry in its submission to the Comprehensive Spending Review, which sets out Government’s planned expenditure for the coming years.

Construction materials supplier Aggregate Industries has launched its new ECOPact low carbon range of concrete to the UK market.

ECOPact comes in a range options for customers that are designed to reduce the CO2 emissions of their concrete supply by between 30% and 70% compared to standard (CEM I) concrete.

The standard ECOPact product is a low carbon concrete utilising blended cement, that has between 30-50% CO2 reduction compared to a standard concrete (CEMI) mix.

LafargeHolcim in the US has rebranded its cement portfolio and is calling on the engineering community to adopt solutions that lower carbon emissions.

LafargeHolcim in the US has rebranded its cement portfolio and is calling on the engineering community to adopt solutions that lower carbon emissions.

The cement manufacturer has re-branded its portfolio of blended cements and supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) as the Envirocore Series.

The Envirocore Series includes OneCem Portland Limestone Cement, MaxCem Blended Cement and NewCem Slag Cement.

UK-based Aggregate Industries has welcomed parent company LafargeHolcim's groundbreaking commitment to hitting net-zero emissions by 2050.

The Institute of Quarrying (IQ) and the Institute of Asphalt Technology (IAT) have signed a memorandum of understanding which builds on the long-standing collaboration between the two organisations.

CEMEX's corporate venture capital unit has partnered with Spanish construction company Grupo Avintia to create Wallex, a company focused on the off-site manufacture of panels for housing construction.

Building materials provider CEMEX has set a CO2 reduction target for its European operations of at least 55% by 2030.

A miner died when he fell while attempting to close a hatch on the top of a bulk material trailer, says the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).

Swedish bearing supplier SKF is investing around $60 million to strengthen its manufacturing operations in North America.

SKF is to invest SEK $38m in expanding and automating manufacturing processes at the group’s factory in Sumter, South Carolina.

It will also utilise $21m in localising manufacturing of Tapered Roller Bearings from China to an existing manufacturing site in Mexico.

The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) has recognised Lehigh Hanson's director of occupational health & systems Robin Markussen for her work during the coronavirus pandemic.

Markussen – a member of the NSSGA safety and health committee and the technical advisory committee – received the James M. Christie Safety and Health Professional of the Year Award during the virtual Legislature and Policy Forum.

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