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US-based mining company Vanguard Mining intends to set up a cement plant in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara.

This was disclosed by the Indonesian Cement Association's chairman, Widodo Santoso. Vanguard is to invest an estimated US$490 million/€387.49 million) in the project, which will be carried out in several stages.

The cement plant will have 2 million tonnes in annual capacity.

In Sorong of Indonesia's West Papua, a cement plant called Unit VI will be constructed by Semen Tonasa.

A total of IDR 3 trillion (€195.14 million/US$246.77 million) will be invested into the project.

Semen Tonasa was a unit of Semen Indonesia, and the plant will be Sement Tonasa's first plant in the province.

An auction for sale of a 14.99% state in the charter capital of Uraltranstrom (Yekaterinburg, Urals), manufacturer of reinforced concrete and aggregates, has produced no bids.

The starting price was set at RUB 39.24 million (€781,146.61 USD 987,809.73).

French road materials producer Eurovia has provisionally closed its La Meilleraie-Tillay aggregate quarry.

This follows a geological analysis by the BRGM geological and mining research office that is said to have shown traces of actinolite dust which exceeded the limit for occupational exposure for asbestos. This dust can contain natural asbestos fibres.

However, other measurements carried out have detected the presence of asbestos at levels which are lower than the limit.

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TSM Global, distributor of the prestigious Japanese multi-national manufacturer Sumitomo Construction Machinery, will be the official distributor of MTG wear parts in Turkish territory.

This new agreement heralds TSM Global as the authorised nationwide distributor of MTG ground engaging tools (GET) products in Turkey. This agreement entitles TSM Global to supply MTG wear parts to the current MTG users in Turkey and it is also a first step for both companies to keep on developing new projects in the regio

Lafarge has recognised BillerudKorsnäs Sack Lab Sweden for its work with Lafarge Research Centre in Lyon, France, to develop new packaging.

Carlos Espina, senior vice president, research and development at Lafarge said: “The development is an exciting and enriching joint development between BillerudKorsnäs and Lafarge. This project shows that great achievements can be reached in a close and trusting cooperation between partners in the value chain.”

Mikael Strömbäck, business segment director, Sack Sol

Global specialist weighing company Precia-Molen completed the acquisition of Shering Weighing, based in Dunfermline, County Fife, Scotland.

Founded in 1946, Shering Weighing is a well knowbrand in the UK weighbridge market, having a long tradition of quality, technology and innovation.

In recent years the company has gained a growing reputation in some export markets for weighbridges and driver operated systems, enjoying a large client base comprising product sales and maintenance contracts in both ex

The 49th Marmomacc, said to be the world's leading trade fair for the natural stone sector, has reported an increase in exhibitors and buyers.

The event also reported “great satisfaction in terms of business contacts and signs of optimism for the future of natural stone sector.”

Organisers, Veronafiere, say that this was the feeling that was evident during the four days of the event (24-27 September), held in Verona, Italy, for the first time with Abitare il Tempo, the event dedicated to furnishing, i

In the UK, Hopkins Concrete is to replace its existing fleet of 60 trucks with 50 new Mercedes-Benz Arocs units.

The order is the single largest to date for the Mercedes truck, and comprises 25 8x4 rigids; 25 3240B models and five 2545 tractor units.

Hopkins said it hopes to cut its fuel bill with the new models.

The order was placed with City West Commercials.

A 4,000-tonne cement silo is being developed in the Seychelles by Sri Lanka-based Dynamic Technologies (Dynamic) and Lafarge Mahaweli Cement.

The project is the seventh international venture to be jointly developed by the two companies. Lafarge Mahaweli Cement is part of the Lafarge Group.

The Eurocement Group is reported to have closed down Savinsky Cement Plant in the Arkhangelsk region (North-West) for modernisation until 2018.

Employees of the factory are afraid the production will be eliminated with voluntary resignation offered by the management of the plant said to be the reason for the rumour.

The Savinsky cement plant produced 207,000tonnes of cement in January-August 2014, down 57% compared with the same period of 2013.

Turkish cement company Oyak Cimento, part of conglomerate Oyak, has applied to the Competition Board (RK) to acquire fellow company Denizli Cimento.

Denizli Cimento is owned by CRH Group of Ireland and Turkish firm Eren Grubu.

An announcement was made in August 2014 to state that Turkish conglomerates Limak Holding and Sabanci Holding were also interested in the acquisition.

It is reported that in an interview with Les Echos, Bruno Lafont, the CEO of French construction materials group Lafarge, has said that the proposed merger with Swiss group Holcim is not a defensive move but rather an anticipatory one.

He added that the company will be better equipped to restart research efforts in a bid to speed up development, having already obtained four or five authorisations from the competition authority.

Within the coming weeks, Lafont expects expressions of interest to be tran

Iran hopes to increase exports of building stone to Russia.

According to Mohammad Reza Bahrami, the deputy head of the Tehran Chamber of Commerce, economic sanctions against Russia have created favourable market conditions for Iran.

The country is also interested in cooperation in different fields of ore mining industry. Particularly, Russia has a great experience in geological exploration and geochemical surveys.

The French arm of Mexican cement specialist Cemex has given its Vatteville-la-Rue quarry a safety award, which rewards employee efforts in terms of safety training.

The site has not recorded a work accident since October 2010.

Finnish Destamatic is developing new recycled products together with the Lappeenranta University of Technology, such as wood-plastic and wood-cement made with the Destaclean concept.

The company says it is the first in the world to make recycled composite products from building waste. The first product patented by the company is a garden stone of wood-stone composite. The product contains 30% wood from building waste and the remainder is stone.

Destamatic plans to sell licenses for its patented produ

Lafarge Tarmac says it has has become the first company in the sector to specify an innovative, integrated wash-out system as standard on all new ready mix concrete mixer trucks, helping to boost resource efficiency, minimise waste and improve road safety.

Devised by McPhee Mixers, the Spill Stopper wash-out facility is integrated into the truck’s design, helping prevent any waste that develops from the chute of a concrete mixer in transit from escaping onto roads. It enables trucks to be washed out anyw

FLSmidth has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with PT ANTAM, a diversified mining and metals company headquartered in Jakarta, Indonesia, to supply design, testing and services for developing mining projects in and around Indonesia.

The MoU was signed by Tato Miraza, ANTAM’s president director and Thomas Schulz, FLSmidth group CEO.

The MoU details that within this newly-created relationship, subject to the prevailing regulations and good corporate governance as well as the corporate policies

Hope Construction Materials, Britain’s leading independent supplier of aggregates and concrete, has announced the opening of its first new, greenfield quarry as part of its UK development plan.

The Black Cat Quarry on the A1 Black Cat roundabout near Roxton in County Bedfordshire, England, will supply more than 100,000tonnes of sand and gravel each year to use in concrete for building and construction across the northern Home Counties.

The new quarry represents a £1.5 million (€1.9 million) investment

The value of imports of construction materials to Algeria increased year-on-year by 7% in the first eight months of 2014 to US$2.25 billion from $2.11 billion in 2013.

In terms of volume, the amount of material imported by the North African nation increased 13.7% to 7.1 million tonnes. Imports of concrete reinforcing bars accounted for the largest segment in terms of value (worth $1.2 billion - a 3.3% drop), with volume remaining the same at 2.01 million tonnes.

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