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China’s green quarrying revolution is underway, and a few sites have already built up a strong reputation for their eco-friendly operation.

Beumer has appointed Joseph Dzierzawski as president and CEO to lead the group's activities in North America.

Beumer says Dzierzawski brings interest and experience in various aspects of corporate social responsibility, including community involvement and philanthropic initiatives.

Colombia-based Cementos Argos has received gold class distinction in RobecoSAM's 2020 Sustainability Yearbook for its commitment to environmental care and the safety of its collaborators.

The steinexpo exhibition in Germany will now take place from the 14th to 17th April 2021. The 11th international demonstration trade fair for the raw materials and building materials industry will be staged, as usual, in the MHI stone quarry in Nieder-Ofleiden. The previously scheduled 26-29 August 2020 event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Work on the 49,000-tonne base for the second reactor at EDF Energy’s Hinkley Point C (HPC) has been completed on schedule.

Construction materials provider Breedon has appointed Donna Hunt as its first group head of sustainability.

Global energy and commodities company Vitol is the latest organisation to join Eurobitume, the European association of bitumen producers.

FLSmidth is supplying an OK Raw Mill to the CalPortland Mojave plant in California. The new mill has been designed to help increase reliability and efficiency at the aggregates and building materials group's site, says FLSmidth.

The mill shares the same gearbox as FLSmidth's OK Cement Mill, which was installed at the plant in 2004.

Cemex has extended the call for applications until June 30 for its CEMEX-Tec Awards 2020 because of  the coronavirus pandemic.

The Cemex-Tec Award promotes initiatives in areas such as environment, education and technology while also seeking to improve the quality of life and wellbeing of people around the world.

U.S. output of construction aggregates produced and shipped for consumption in Q1 2020 was estimated to be up 3% year-on-year to 464 million tonnes.

Sweden’s concrete production rose 8% year-on-year to 2,065,000m³ in the January-April 2020 period, according to new data from concrete producer association Svensk Betong.

Major Pakistan building materials player Fauji Cement has appointed a new CEO and managing director.

Ringwood Borough Council, in Passaic County, New Jersey, has told Braen Stone’s Van Orden Sand & Gravel quarry that it has until mid-August to uphold the terms of its quarry license, or face shut-down.

According to a story on the www.northjersey.com website: "Borough officials said the West Brook Road rock quarry is lacking perimeter monitoring wells needed to safeguard residential wells that could be affected by the quarry's steady expansion.

LafargeHolcim is at the top of  the 101 construction materials companies analysed by Sustainalytics, a leading global provider of ESG (environmental, social and governance risks) and corporate governance research and ratings to investors.

The French-Swiss building materials giant was also in the top 20% of all 12,000 companies assessed ... across all sectors.

Granite has been chosen by the US Air Force to work on a $350 million "Interior Alaska Paving Multiple Award Task Order Contract."

Granite says the contract is comprised of task orders ranging from $500 to $10 million, for one base year plus six optional years through to 2027.

Task order proposals will be submitted for various paving projects for roads, parking lots, airfields, and other miscellaneous paving requirements on Interior Alaska military installations.

Hyundai Construction Equipment (HCE) plans to develop a new generation of construction machines and handling equipment. The firm is planning to progress its smart logistics solutions using Korea Telecom's (KT) 5G communication network and artificial intelligence (AI) technology.

Doosan Portable Power (DPP) has appointed Kompresory PEMA, based in Pelhřimov, as the company’s new authorised dealer for the Czech Republic.

Director of the Geological Survey of Northern Ireland at the British Geological Survey (BGS), Dr Marie Cowan, has been elected a Member of the Royal Irish Academy 2020.

Sandvik Rock Tools has launched a new "Guide Adapter" with the aim of helping bench drilling Top Hammer customers reduce hole deviation by up to 50%.

According to Sandvik, significant hole deviation (>8%) can pose problems for many bench drilling companies that operate in challenging ground conditions such as bad and soft rock, as well as deep overburden.

This often results in reduced productivity, safety risks and increased tool wear, the company adds.

The Cemex Foundation has pledged $100,000 to help TX/RX Labs develop personal protective equipment (PPE) for up to 20,000 medical staff and first responders in Houston.

Cemex's philanthropic arm says the grant will help the non-profit organisation develop face masks, face shields and intubation boxes for police, firefighters and other public servants in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.