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Holcim Philippines' CEO Eduardo A Sahagun has tipped the domestic cement market’s robust performance to continue in 2016, with sales growth of up to 8%. The nation’s private sector's continuing construction activities and the Philippines government's higher infrastructure spending will help drive the market. The government has set a public works budget of around PHP 800 billion (US$17.35 billion) for 2016. Cement sales in the country rose 14.3% year-on-year to 24.36 million tonnes in 2015, with Holcim Phili

Taiwanese cement producer Taiwan Cement Corp saw its 2015 year-on-year sales fall 20.8% to TWD 93.68 billion (US$2.89 billion), while the company’s net income dropped by 46.7% to TWD 5.78 billion ($178.67 million).

During October-December 2015, revenue and net income of the firm fell by 17% and 31.3% to TWD 24.6 billion ($760.45 million) and TWD 1.78 billion ($55.02 million) respectively, as compared to October-December 2014.

In January-March 2016, the company's revenue stood at TWD 17.73 billion ($54

Buzzi Unicem, the Italian cement manufacturer, has commissioned Citi, BNP Paribas and Banca Imi banks to start a road show for the potential issuance of a €500 million bond. Having been approved by the company's Board on 13 April 2016, the bond insurance aims to refinance some of the group's expiring credit lines, diversifying the sourcing of its funds and extending the average duration of its debt. The road show was due to start yesterday (18 April) in London, before visiting the cities of Paris, Frankfurt

A farmer from Indonesia’s Kendeng Mountain Community Care Network has reportedly asked to meet with the country’s president, Joko Widodo, regarding the damages to the Mountain due to the proposed construction of a cement plant in Kendeng, Rembang in Central Java. Joko Prianto is among those at the forefront of the protest against the development of the cement plant by Semen Indonesia. Nine protestors staged demonstration in front of the presidential palace on 13 April by cementing their legs.

India’s competition regulator in India, Compat, has stopped the sale of Lafarge’s India assets, reports Indian Express.

The Competition Appellate Tribunal (Compat) interim order puts on ice the sale of the assets, which a slew of private equity firms and cement manufacturers have put bids in for or expressed strong interest in doing so. Among very interested parties are cement manufacturers and private equity firms including CRH group, Heidelberg Cement, Blackstone, and Aion Capital.

Compat stayed the

Metso’s German customer Karl-Werner Bierbrauer received the company’s 15th Lokotrack mobile crushing plant from Metso during bauma 2016 in Munich.

The Lokotrack LT96 mobile jaw plant was delivered by Metso and its German distributor Fischer & Jung colleagues.

Bierbrauer is pictured on the left during the presentation of the crusher at the world’s biggest construction equipment trade fair held 11-17 April 2016 .

Many exhibitors at bauma 2016 are said to have enjoyed record orders – with around 580,000 visitors from 200 countries having attended the world’s biggest construction equipment trade fair in Munich, Germany.

A total of 3,423 exhibitors from 58 countries showcased their new and latest products and innovations across a record 605,000m² of exhibition space at the Messe München trade fair center from 11-17 April.

Klaus Dittrich, chairman & CEO of Messe München, said: “The response from the participants t

Sky-high cement demand in East Africa, fueled by greater construction investment in countries such as Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda and Tanzania, is increasing equipment supply to the region – especially from Germany and China. Shem Oirere reports.

With cement demand in East Africa awaiting confirmed growth of between 12.4% and 13.2% in 2015 and further growth tipped to 2018, expansion of current manufacturing capacity is likely, which could result in a major boost for foreign suppliers of cement making equipm

Shantui bulldozers are proving their worth at one Chinese coal mine. Mark Andrews reports. Yankuang Group is a large State Owned Enterprise (SOE) and the fourth largest coal producer in China. They are a large customer of Shantui equipment, particularly bulldozers, and with both companies based in Jining city in Shandong Province they have built a close working relationship.

The group’s mining business, operated as the Yanzhou Coal Mining Company, dates back to 1966 and many of the mines are in the area

South Africa’s largest cement maker PPC has a bold vision to become a world-class provider of materials and solutions. Part of this plan entails doubling its business every 10 years. CEO Darryll Castle outlines to Munesu Shoko how he and his management team aim to deliver the company’s ambitious agenda.

PPC Ltd is a household name in the South African cement industry. Over the past few years, it has embarked on an African expansion programme that seeks to generate a big chunk of the company’s turnover el

Italian company Baioni says that in a bid to protect ecological surroundings and minimise the negative effects of industrial processes, it is necessary to purify and recover the waters used during washing operations of sand washing, quarrying and recycling. “The first step is to recover 100% of the waters used and to eliminate the concentration of sludge,” says the company.

Its solutions aim to offer a full sludge treatment system that includes latest generation thickeners, polyelectrolyte dosing system,

A major aggregates company has installed a new wash plant for its multi-disciplined operations in Scotland.

Breedon Aggregates, the UK’s largest independent aggregates business, operating 53 quarries and employing more than 1,200 people in England, Wales and Scotland, is operating a Terex Washing Systems’ Aggresand 165 wash plant at the at Capo Quarry in Angus.

The plant, supplied and installed by authorised distributor Blue Machinery Scotland, is capable of processing in excess of 200tonnes/hour of q

Anyone with experience working in quarries knows that drilling with precision requires a certain amount of guesswork. So says Kevin Garcia, business area manager for paving and specialty construction within Trimble’s Civil Engineering and Construction Division.

“From spray-painted markers to working on uneven surfaces, hitting an exact point from a location, depth and inclination perspective comes with its share of challenges,” says Garcia. He points to what he says is one solution, the Trimble DPS900 Ma

Efficient hauling is vital to boosting the bottom line of any quarry business. Guy Woodford and Dan Gilkes report on what’s new in the rigid and articulated truck world.

In temperatures that can drop as low as -50°C in winter, six Terex Trucks TR100 rigid haulers are helping to keep Russia warm by working 24/7 at Apsatsky open pit coal mine in Siberia. The mine, 1,700 metres above sea level, is situated in the northernmost point of Zabaykalye Territory, in the Kalarsk region and is owned by Russia’s larg

A Chinese company’s investment in a Sandvik Construction aggregate production model fleet is fulfilling its ambitious production and efficiency goals. Guy Woodford reports

In 2012 Sinoma Cement, one of China’s largest and most dynamic cement manufacturers, decided to boost its aggregate production, for its own use in cement production, and to supply aggregates to the Chinese construction market. In order to do this, Sinoma Cement invested in two aggregate plants supplied by Sandvik Construction, consisti

Sebastian Rakoczy, Weir Minerals Europe’s product manager Crushers and Screens, Europe and North Africa, explains how the efficiency of screens can be defined, measured and increased.

Aggregate products are used for a number of different reasons, from separation and washing to dewatering. However, regardless of the product’s final application, the property a customer is most interested in is the average particle size.

Separating and sizing the wide range of particle sizes generated by crushing equipme

At bauma 2016 in Munich, many leading crushing and screening OEMs were due to unveil new models or showcase proven existing solutions. Patrick Smith and Guy Woodford look at some of the best.

There will be some big screen stars at the bauma 2016 exhibition. Powerscreen is launching globally its new electricallydriven Warrior 1400XE mobile heavy-duty screen.

Oliver Donnelly, the Northern Ireland-headquartered crushing and screening giant’s product manager, said the Warrior 1400XE showed the company’s r

At bauma 2016 in Munich, many leading crushing and screening OEMs were due to unveil new models or showcase proven existing solutions. Patrick Smith and Guy Woodford look at some of the best.

There will be some big screen stars at the bauma 2016 exhibition. Powerscreen is launching globally its new electricallydriven Warrior 1400XE mobile heavy-duty screen.

Oliver Donnelly, the Northern Ireland-headquartered crushing and screening giant’s product manager, said the Warrior 1400XE showed the company’s r

Moving materials ranging from aggregate products to construction rubble is tough work that causes extensive wear and tear on machines. “Stone is a demanding material by nature,” says Rasmus Forsman of Swedish company Hallstaviks Schakt.

“The degree of wear depends on the type and hardness of stone you’re dealing with. Other factors are the size and form of the material and the presence of other materials such as metal. Metallic ores in mining applications create some of the biggest demands on moving equi

These are interesting times for the European construction equipment market, and Bernd Holz is looking forward to playing a big part in industry events. The new president of CECE (the Committee for European Construction Equipment) recently took up his tenure, succeeding Eric Lepine of Caterpillar France who served as president in 2014 and 2015.

Holz, who is managing director of Ammann Verdichtung and Ammann sales director Europe (North), took up the CECE presidency on behalf of the Czech association SVSS.