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Terex Materials Processing has opened its new €6.46 million (US$7.2 million) global parts facility in Dungannon, Northern Ireland.

The state-of-the-art site consists of a main office block of 957m², where a dedicated and knowledge team of parts experts are on hand to answer all parts technical and sales enquiries.

The facility has extensive warehouse capacity of 5,462m², with the addition of an external canopy of 650m² providing additional overhead storage for larger product types.

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Ash Grove Cement Seattle has earned the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) coveted Energy Star certification.

The Energy Start recognition is for the plant’s 2015 performance in being among the top 25% of cement manufacturing facilities nationwide for energy efficiency and meeting the strict energy efficiency performance levels set by the EPA.

"Ash Grove Cement Seattle is pleased to earn EPA’s Energy Star certification in recognition of our energy efficiency efforts,” said plant manager Ca

Société des ciments de Ain el Kebira cement company has received approval to be listed on the stock exchange. In all, 11 million shares will be available in the Algerian company - with 1% going to workers. The shares will be awarded according to previously disclosed segmentations. This listing will enable the firm to raise some DZD 18 billion (US$165.06 million). As a result, it will pay back a significant part of an FNI loan.

Bamburi, the Kenya-based cement manufacturer, reported a 12 months to December 2015 year-on-year increase in group turnover from KES 36 billion (US$355.2 million) to KES 39.2 billion ($383.1 million), attributed to solid growth in the contractor and infrastructure segments.

Additionally, Bamburi’s 2015 recording year net profit of KES 5.8 billion ($56.7 million) was an increase of 50.4% on the same period of 2014.

Meanwhile, two key rivals of Bamburi, state-owned East African Portland Cement (EAPCC)

The US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has removed Sudan-based Atbara Cement Company from its specially designated national (SDN) list of sanctions targets in the 9 March 2016 update bulletin. Sudan has been under US sanctions since 1997, with factories being restricted in imports and exports, particularly in terms of spare parts and technologies.

Greek firm Titan Cement posted a 20.7% year-on-year rise in its 2015 revenues, a 19.2% increase in its EBITDA to €216.4 million, and a 9.1% growth in its net profits to €33.8 million. In last year's Q3, the group's revenues went up by 25.8% to €368.3 million, and its EBITDA by 46.7% to €51.2 million. Titan Cement also posted a net loss of €2.4 million, from €0.4 million profits in the same period of 2014.

In Algeria, production is back underway at the Sour El-Ghouzlane cement plant after repairs and the installation of new electro-filters to protect the environment. The plant was shut down for nearly two months, causing an acute shortage of cement in the region. Several construction projects were blocked and prices rose.

A group of leading cement makers has won a battle with the European Commission over excessive data requested by the Commission for a cartel investigation.

As part of the near-five-year-probe closed in mid-2015 due to insufficient evidence, the Commission had visited the companies and later asked them to complete a questionnaire, while suspecting them of possibly restricting imports into the EU, and divvying up markets and coordinating prices.

In 2014, companies including Lafarge, Holcim, Cemex, Heide

Peter Brown has been named the UK-based CPA’s (Construction Plant-hire Association) technical development manager, a new role within the association.

Due to start his new duties on the 4t April 2016, Brown comes to CPA from CITB (Construction Industry Training Board) where he gained his experience by working in a wide range of roles which included training development, education, and skills certification - he was also responsible for setting the standard for the construction and allied sectors within hi

Cemex Holdings Philippines, the Mexican building materials giant’s Philippines subsidiary, has applied through a registration statement to the Philippines authorities to sell a minority stake in its assets in the Southeast Asian country.

The document outlining details of the planned sale has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission of the Philippines (Philippine SEC). Cemex Holdings Philippines assets are mainly focused on cement manufacturing.

The filing of the registration statement is

Cemex, the global building materials giant, has signed an agreement for the sale of its operations in Bangladesh and Thailand to Siam City Cement for around US$53 million.

The proceeds obtained from this transaction will be used mainly for debt reduction and for general corporate purposes, a Cemex spokesperson said.

The spokesperson added: “The closing of this agreement is subject to the satisfaction of standard conditions for this type of transactions. We currently expect to finalise this divestiture

The UK-based Mineral Products Association (MPA) is now inviting entries to its latest prestigious Health and Safety Awards Scheme.

The 2016 scheme is open to all with an interest in health & safety. MPA welcomes entries from every organization in the supply chain, including MPA members; non-members; contractors; consultants; manufacturers; suppliers; regulators; etc. Do consider making a joint entry with a contractor, a supplier or perhaps another partner.

At www.safequarry.com & www.safeprecast.com t

Alan Berger has been appointed senior vice president, Technology at Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE).

An American citizen, Berger has worked for the company since 2007 and has held a variety of senior engineering, technology and management roles both within the Volvo Group and outside the company. He will now be responsible for leading the development and delivery of Volvo CE’s global Technology strategy.

Reporting to company President Martin Weissburg and serving as part of the executive man

The construction and equipment machinery rental market in Italy is growing, partly due to the “Expo effect”, according to Marco Prosperi, director of Assodimi-Assonolo, the national association of industrial machinery distributors.

Estimates for the end of 2015 suggest a slight upturn on the 2014 Italian rental market (+0.7%), with Prosperi’s views coming from an interview with PR team from SaMoTer, the triennial international event dedicated to the construction industry next taking place at Veronafiere

New figures from the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association show cement sales up 8.71% to 24.8 million tonnes in the period July 2015 to February 2016, compared to the same period of 2014-15. Domestic sales rose 17.4% to 20.9 million tonnes, but exports dipped 22.5% to 3.8 million tonnes. Industry analysts say cement demand was strong in January and February 2016 despite the winter, and is expected to grow further from this month onwards. In February 2016, sales were up 25.06% with domestic sales at

Tanzania’s government and Tanga Cement Co (TCCL) are in discussion over the usage of the Tanga-Moshi railway line. TCCL is keen to use the railway line to transport goods to Arusha, and the company has previously stated it will use rail for transporting 35,000tonnes of cement, thus minimising damage on the local road network.

The Investment Board of Nepal (IBN) has reportedly approved foreign direct investments (FDIs) of US$1.45 billion from India's Reliance Cement, Nigeria's Dangote Cement as well as China's Hongshi Holdings Group (Hongshi) and Huaxin Cement to build cement plants with total daily capacity of 2,200tonnes.

Hongshi is partnering with Shivam Cement of India to build a cement plant with 6,000tonnes/day capacity. Construction is scheduled to start in January 2017, with production getting underway in 2019. Hongsh

The Estonian Ministry of the Environment has issued a statement of assurance that national mineral construction-grade mineral resources will be supplied to major national infrastructure building projects over the period 2016-2025. The statement is in response to the National Road Administration concerns over the supply of mineral rock resources in Harju county and elsewhere to Rail Baltica and road building projects. The Ministry confirmed that mineral resources registered include 249 million m³ of limeston

Cemex is providing 18,000m³ of ready-mixed concrete, out of an overall 24,000m³, for the new Draguignan jail in southeastern France.

Vinci Construction France is currently constructing the new facility, and the concretes elaborated by Cemex are said to comply to the requests of the Archi 5 Prod architecture cabinet. The jail includes three living quarters and two additional buildings.

The Italian competition authority has decided not to launch an investigation into the acquisition of a business unit of Sacci, the Italian cement company, by peer company Cementir Italia. As a result, the operation can now go ahead. Sacci's plan was due to be submitted to the creditors' scrutiny at a court hearing being held today (14 March 2016).