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Building materials provider Holcim has completed the acquisition of the Cooper Standard Technical Rubber GmbH (CSTR), a manufacturer of highly durable and technical rubber products used for roofing systems.

Complete General Construction, an Ohio-based construction company, has recently added another Rapidmix mobile continuous mixing plant to its fleet.

Thanks to its ongoing focus on innovative production techniques, Cemex claims it has reduced the embodied carbon of its mortar range by over 30%.

Caterpillar is reporting strong results for the second-quarter of 2023, with revenue increasing 22% to US$17.3bn.

German and European members of industry association VDMA expect a new sales record for the coming year with a forecast real growth of up to ten percent.

Cemex says that Cemex Ventures, its corporate venture capital and open innovation unit, has increased its stake in Carbon Upcycling.

Herdade de Benafessim quarry, owned by Mota Engil S.A. in Portugal, has been using Metso O-Series crusher wear parts in their tertiary crushing station since 2022 with strong results.

Global management consulting firm OneStone Consulting has joined the World Cement Association (WCA) as an associate corporate member.

CNH Industrial, which owns the the CASE construction & quarrying machine brand, says it made record net income of US$710m in the second quarter of the year.

UK-based building materials and construction solutions company Tarmac, which operates Hillhead Quarry in Derbyshire, has reopened a Peak District rail connection to expand the supply of aggregates to its customers via freight trains.

The UK Mineral Products Association (MPA) says it is deeply disappointed at the Government decision not to ringfence income from increased planning fees to spend on council planning services.

Heidelberg Materials has posted encouraging first-half-year results while significantly upgrading its 2023 full-year outlook.

Titan Cement International says it saw a "solid" performance in the first half of the year, with the US and Europe driving growth in sales and earnings.

Cemex reported its second quarter of 2023 results today with a 10% growth in sales (US$4,566mn) and 29% growth in EBITDA ($ 961mn), with EBITDA margin expanding by 3.3pp to 21.1%. With these results, Cemex is close to its goal of recovering 2021 margins, set in 2022 in response to unprecedented inflation.

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Holcim CEO and chairman Jan Jenisch has praised the Swiss building materials giant’s global team for delivering “excellent” H1 2023 trading results.

Terex Washing Systems is highlighting the growth in its excavation waste recycling plant business in mainland Europe ahead of its appearance at steinexpo 2023, taking place on 23-26 August at the Mitteldeutsche Hartstein-Industrie quarry in Nieder-Ofleiden, near Homberg, Germany.

Powerscreen, a leading provider of mobile crushing, screening and conveying equipment, will demonstrate its crushing and screening class at steinexpo 2023, one of Europe's most prominent trade shows for the quarrying and recycling industries.

Lintec & Linnhoff modified its standard Linnhoff CMX1500 asphalt mixing plant to meet specific requirements to win a first order from major Filipino contractor Vicente T. Lao Construction which was installed in Asuncion, Carmen.