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The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) has applauded the final National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) ruling released by the White House's Council on Environmental Quality.

According to NSSGA president of government and regulatory affairs Michele Stanley: “NSSGA applauds the Administration for releasing the final rule that will bring much needed modernisation and clarity to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process, while still maintaining strong environmental protections."

The US Department of Labor (USDoL) has made up to $400,000 available through its Brookwood-Sago grant programme to prevent unsafe working conditions in and around US quarries and mines.

The grants – administered by the department's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) – will focus on training and training materials in areas such as reducing vehicle collisions, increasing seat belt use and improving belt conveyor safety.

Construction materials supplier Boral has formed a five-year partnership with the University of Technology Sydney to accelerate the product innovation, research, development and commercialisation of low carbon concrete.

Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology has received an order worth around SEK 125mn (€12.15mn) for equipment, parts, service and rock tools from Engineers and Planners (E&P), mining contractors for Goldfield’s Ghana Darmang Mine.

The 31st edition of SaMoTer and the co-staged 9th edition of Asphaltica will now take place at the Verona Exhibition Centre in Verona, Italy, from Wednesday 3rd to Sunday 7th March 2021.

WCCO Belting’s new, patent-pending Direct X conveyor belt offers a new solution for the crushing, grinding, sorting, screening, and piling operations in the aggregates and recycling industries, says the manufacturer.

The Direct X cleat profile is said to increase conveyor capacity by capturing more material across the belt width than standard industry patterns.

Cementos Argos has started the delivery of 23,000 face masks to its construction and hardware customers around Colombia to maintain biosafety conditions in the sector.

The cement company will also provide its large business clients with biosecurity kits made up of thermometers, floor charts to reinforce physical distance measurements and a digital application that monitors the health conditions of those in charge of the points of sale.

Mexican building materials giant CEMEX says its efforts to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic by locking down much of its facility footprint was a key factor behind a Q2 2020 sales dip of 10% and an EBITDA fall of 6% to US$554 million.

Originally scheduled from 3–6 November 2020, bauma CONEXPO INDIA, the International Trade Fair for Construction Machinery, Building Material Machines, Mining Machines and Construction Vehicles, will now be hosted from February 23 to 26, 2021 in Gurugram/New Delhi.

As part of a strategic plan to expand its footprint in the international market, Astec Industries Inc. has created a new International Business division. Under the division are several regional businesses, of which newly-created Astec Industries Africa and Middle East (AME) is one.

Dr. Gerd Hagenguth, president of German aggregates industry association MIRO, discusses the situation for Germany's raw materials and aggregates sector in the wake of COVID-19.

Retail sales of construction and earthmoving equipment in the UK market fell by 39% in the first six months of the year compared with the same period in 2019.

FLSmidth, the Denmark-headquartered global cement and mining products and services group, saw its Q2 2020 organic order intake fall 29% and organic revenue drop 26% year-on-year, according to preliminary figures released ahead of the business’s full second-quarter interim report.

Construction materials provider Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies has signed an exclusive agreement for the supply of its low carbon cement with fellow French company CAPREMIB, a specialist in designing precast concrete structures.

A fleet of Volvo R60D rigid haulers are helping Indonesian coal mining contractor PT Hillcon Jaya Sakti to boost productivity and profitability at its site on the island of Sebuku, in South Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology has acquired Allied Construction Products to establish an enhanced sales, service and support platform in North America.

Sandvik says the acquisition will also expand its existing dealer network into new regions and to reach new customers with a broader product offering.

Both parties have had a strategic partnership since 2003, with Allied being the US distributor for Rammer products.

Granite subsidiary Kenny Construction Company has been chosen by the Illinois Department of Transportation to rehabilitate sections of Interstate 94 (I-94) at Montrose Avenue in Cook County.

Granite says the project will replace the superstructure and rehabilitate the substructure of I-94 at Montrose Avenue including improvements to drainage and safety with new roadway and under-deck lighting.

LafargeHolcim is accelerating the global rollout of its new ECOPact green concrete range.

CEMEX has launched STREETPAVE - a three-stage bedding, bonding and jointing mortar paving system. The range consists of BS 7533 compliant products for rigid pavement construction.

EPC-UK is offering its 'Roles and Responsibilities of Sentries' course as an online 'Lifelong Learning Live' webinar at 10am on Thursday, 30th July.