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Aggregates Business editor Guy Woodford spoke to Karl E. Weiss, a senior vice president at Caterpillar and the company’s chief technology officer, during the CONEXPO/CON-AGG 2023 exhibition in Las Vegas to learn more about these two major developments and Caterpillar’s wider automation strategy in the quarrying sector.

Chinese-headquartered LiuGong exhibited its new 52-tonne 952F excavator prototype at the steinexpo quarrying equipment show in Germany.

Metso is aiming to further expand the global footprint of the Jonsson mobile crushing and screening brand that it bought in 2018.

The 11th edition of German quarrying and construction equipment show steinexpo got underway today after a six-year gap.

Heidelberg Materials North America has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire the business of Canada-based Green Drop Rock Products.

Kleemann has launched the MOBIREX MR 100(i) NEO/NEOe mobile impact crusher, the first member of the new NEO line.

Following the discovery last year of a rare 16th-century shipwreck at Cemex's quarry on the Dungeness headland in Kent, marine archaeologists have been undertaking further research and uncovering more information about the wreck.

Atlas Copco has agreed to acquire Australian dewatering pump manufacturer Sykes Group from Seven Group Holdings (SGH).

Global building materials solutions supplier Cemex has partnered on the successful completion of an innovative carbon reduction regeneration project at Everton Park, Liverpool, to provide a brand new community cycling facility.

Aggregates Business Europe were invited and attended the Volvo CE press event held at the Estering Racetrack in northern Germany, 19-20th August.

With the new generation Metso Nordberg® HP200e crusher, SAS Carrieres d´Ambazac has increased their production and improved quality. Eliminating the backing compound has increased machine availability and takes half the time to replace wear parts. 

Mobile crushing, screening, and conveying equipment provider Powerscreen will be showcasing its PT400X Jaw Crusher and Warrior 2100 Scalping Screen in the demo area at the steinexpo trade fair being held from August 23-26 in Homberg/Nieder-Ofleiden, Germany.

The building of Indonesia’s new capital city and other big infrastructure projects offers exciting commercial opportunities for construction materials suppliers and off-highway equipment manufacturers

US bulk materials handling equipment company Superior Industries has reached an agreement to acquire CEMCO.

A new research effort led by Denmark-based FLSmidth and supported by various partners, including sustainable construction solutions provider Mannok, will use digitalisation and advanced predictive modelling to maximise the use of supplementary cementitious materials in cement, a key pillar to decarbonise cement.

The Newry, Northern Ireland-based concrete maker Smith Concrete, including its substantial site and production facility, has been put up for sale as a going concern with an asking price of over £1.5m.

Factors including rising domestic inflation, the Ukraine war and ongoing fallout from the pandemic led to a decrease in aggregates output in Germany in 2022. The industry outlook is brightened by the central importance of suitable aggregates to the country’s sustainable building strategy

Epiroc's Solid Body concept for hydraulic breakers is marking its 30th birthday on the market.

John Deere and its recently-acquired subsidiary Kreisel are to build batteries and chargers focused on the off-highway equipment sector at a new US facility in Kernersville, North Carolina.

IQ Malaysia has won the Caernarfon Award for the mineral products industry, receiving the accolade for the first time ever.