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Building materials giant CEMEX has signed an agreement with Carbon Clean to develop an efficient and affordable carbon capture solution by 2021.

Hanson UK has successfully launched its new marine aggregate dredger (MAD), Hanson Thames. The MAD 3500 model, built by Damen Shipyards Group at its Galati yard in Romania, is capable of extracting marine-dredged aggregates in water up to 55 metres deep and has been designed to ensure safe, comfortable operations – even in adverse conditions.

Sandvik Rock Tools is rolling out an entirely new mobile application designed to help construction and mining customers improve their rock tool performance.

A virtual discussion on decarbonisation held by European construction equipment association CECE has stressed the importance of the industry moving from a purely machine-specific approach to a more holistic one in addressing the issue.

Breedon says it has continued to deliver an encouraging trading performance since demand began to return in early May after the COVID-19 lockdown.

Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas (HCEA) has announced the expansion of its North American authorised dealer network with the addition of United Truck Sales.

United Truck Sales is a tractor, trailer, and heavy truck dealership located in Clinton Township in Michigan.

United Truck Sales will be focus specifically on Hyundai compact excavator equipment in the North Central territory.

Mississippi Lime is strengthening its high-calcium lime products business through the acquisition of terminal and rail assets in Edwardsville, Kansas.

Mississippi Lime's CEO William H. Ayers says: “Mississippi Lime has been a long-term supplier of calcium-based products in this region, serving water and electric utilities, construction projects as well as many other industries. This acquisition serves to strengthen that commitment.”

Herbst Tiefbau is a civil engineering business run by Christian Herbst and his six-man professional team – the company operates in Epfach, which is one of the most beautiful landscapes in Germany. "Your civil engineering partner in the foothills of the Alps," is how Christian Herbst describes his business.

Innovandi - the Global Cement and Concrete Research Network (GCCRN) - is this week staging the first of a series of events for the rest of the year to accelerate the development of research projects to lower the CO2 footprint of cement and concrete.

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co is celebrating seven decades since the start of full-scale production of its excavators.

German building materials giant HeidelbergCement has unveiled its new strategy 'Beyond 2020' at this year's Capital Markets Day. Key elements of the strategy are new medium-term financial and sustainability targets that the company aims to achieve by 2025.

Cemex has invested over US$280m since 2013 in technology to measure, control and mitigate the gas and particle emissions in its operations.

The building materials giant says the investment has seen it achieve significant reductions in emissions that impact air quality.

Construction chemicals company Chryso has entered an agreement to improve the sustainability performance and material properties of ultra-low carbon dioxide (CO2) concrete provided by Solidia Technologies.

The partnership is part of a long-term commitment from both companies to making sustainable solutions accessible to cement and concrete producers worldwide.

LafargeHolcim is taking part in Europe's largest hackathon HackZurich and challenging technical and data experts to provide innovations in sustainability to support cities as they face the task of housing two billion more people over the next 25 years.

Marshalls chief executive Martyn Coffey is confident of a market recovery from COVID-19-induced disruption which impacted on the group’s first-half 2020 trading.

French construction chemicals company CHRYSO is collaborating with Solidia Technologies, a US-based 'green' cement and concrete tech start-up, to improve the sustainability performance and material properties of Solidia's ultra-low CO2 concrete.

Wet processing equipment manufacturer CDE has announced plans to host a virtual trade event for the materials wet processing industry across the globe.

The UK Competition and Markets Authority has indicated it will approve Breedon Group's acquisition of CEMEX assets in the UK, providing certain requirements are fulfilled.

Granite has opened an aggregate and asphalt plant in southern California to serve customers in northern and western Los Angeles, Ventura, Kern and San Bernardino counties.

IRock Crushers has appointed Paul McCaffrey director of product development & applications to lead the overall design development, optimisation and performance of the company's product line.

IRock says McCaffrey will provide technical solutions to enhance its customer service and dealer profitability.