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CR Minerals is to expand its operations in Pueblo in a move which it says will more than triple production at its fly ash facility in Colorado.

CR's president Jeffrey Whidden, says: "The continued growth of our business in CO and declining availability of high-quality fly ash for our customers are the driving forces behind our decision.

"Expanding the plant at this time, even in these uncertain economic conditions, will enable us to serve our customers uninterrupted for years to come.”

The National Precast Concrete Association (NPCA) is to resume its Plant-Certification Programme on 6 July following a nearly four month hiatus caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

The NPCA says the programme ensures precast concrete products meet the highest standards.

All plants enrolled in the initiative are required to meet the same requirements and inspection guidelines, the association adds.

Organisations across Staffordshire, central England, said a big thank you to JCB as the company served up its last meal under its 'Food for our Communities' initiative.

Saudi Arabia reported 11% annual growth in cement demand between January and May 2020 compared to the same period of 2019, according to Al Rajhi Capital.

Komatsu Europe is launching the new PC210LCi‐11, PC290LCi‐11 and PC290NLCi‐11 excavators.

The global Aggregates market is forecast to grow at a rate of 5.8% from US $458.97 billion in 2019 to US $723.28 billion by 2027, says a new report out this week from Reports and Data.

According to the report: "Residential & commercial construction and infrastructure are essential aggregate end-use industries.

"Its use in the manufacture of concrete and cement, railway ballast, and road base is expected to fuel their demand over the predicted period.

HeidelbergCement has published its Sustainability Report for the 2019 financial year. Over nearly 100 pages the German building materials giant informs about a range of topics including the current status of emission reduction and the research on technologies that enable CO2 savings on a large scale.

A worker has been killed at a quarry in Kansas. He has been named as Frank Rockers Jr of Emporia.

The Osage County Sheriff's Office says the accident was reported just before 14.30 on Friday June 19 2020 at the Harshman Construction rock quarry, 32306 S. California Road, near Melvern.

Sheriff Laurie Dunn said Rockers was taking samples at the base of a large chat pile when it gave way, burying him.

Two fellow workers witnessed the accident, and immediately began working to get him out.

Gloucestershire, England-based haulage firm The Cullimore Group, has nominated two of its drivers for the Road Haulage Association's (RHA) HGV Heroes campaign, running to 13 August 2020.

French cement, ready-mixed concrete and aggregates product major Vicat is switching its head office from La Défense, in Paris, to L'Isle d'Abeau, near Lyon, where its operational headquarters, innovation centre and factory are located.

Metso is releasing the second edition of its Conveyor Solutions Handbook, designed as a definitive guide for conveyor professionals in the mining and aggregate industries.

LafargeHolcim is working with GE Renewable Energy and construction printing company COBOD to develop wind turbines with 3D printed concrete bases, reaching heights up to 200 metres.

LafargeHolcim says the solution will increase renewable energy production while lowering the levelised cost of energy and optimising construction costs.

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a huge challenge for the global cement and aggregates sectors, says Benjamin Sporton, CEO of the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA). He shares his thoughts on what is happening now, and what should happen next:

"The global COVID-19 pandemic, in different stages of intensity and development around the world, has presented us with challenges on all fronts that would have been unthinkable scarcely a few months ago.

"This shift in how we exist is unprecedented and will likely change the way we work for decades to come.

LafargeHolcim is the first manufacturer to install the new ANKRAL Q2 LC (low carbon) bricks from RHI Magnesita.

Sandvik Rock Tools is launching an entirely new digital solution: My Rock Tools – Analyze. The mobile application is designed to help customers improve their rock tool performance through analysing failure and discard reasons.

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) is launching 'Equipped to Vote', a digital campaign designed to inform and mobilise the 2.8 million men and women of the U.S. equipment manufacturing industry leading up to the general election in the country this November.

The Canadian province of Manitoba is preparing to restart its "Quarry Rehab Program."

The region's Agriculture and Resources Development Department has committed to consulting with the Provincial Aggregate Advisory Committee on how to revitalise and restart the program.

This move follows a report from the office of the auditor general last month, the Manitoba Heavy Construction Association (MHCA) has reported.

Techniseal, a division of concrete products manufacturer Oldcastle APG, has developed a hand sanitiser to help keep aggregates professionals safe during the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.

The company says that the sanitiser is manufactured according to the US Food and Drug Administration regulations and complies with the World Health Organisation's (WHO) recommended guidelines for handrub formulas.

The sanitiser formula has been designed to safeguard essential workers against the risk of contamination.

A long-standing and passionate campaigner for mineral-resource sustainability, Arnaud Colson had a highly rewarding career at French building materials giant Lafarge, while holding presidencies and vice-presidencies in a wide range of industry unions and associations. Now running a successful environmental development consultancy, Colson talks to Guy Woodford about his impressive career and the key current and likely future issues within the European and wider-world mineral products industry