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Jose Ponce Sosa, the representative of the Mexican state of Hidalgo in the Secretariat of Labour and Social Security, has said that new legislation will seek to apply 16 of the 41 rules governing the different branches of Mexican cement industry production to cement companies themselves.

The clarification is designed to make inspections easier to carry out, and reduce the number of accidents in the industry. The regulations will be applied on a national scale, though no date has yet been given for it to

Namibia's Ohorongo Cement plant is said to be using an innovative, eco-friendly biofuel solution to give them a competitive edge.

Blackthorn can grow to as high as seven meters and forms impenetrable thickets. It won't let any other species grow in the vicinity, with its use said to be causing much concern among local famers.

It is now harvested turning the bush into wood chips used for fuel by Ohorongo Cement, Namibia's only cement manufacturer, giving it a potential edge over some of its internation

Finning, the UK and Ireland Caterpillar dealer, has completed the acquisition of the newly formed Sitech dealership for the UK and Ireland.

Created in June 2014, the new Sitech dealership delivers advanced site monitoring and productivity technology solutions to heavy civil construction contractors working across a range of earthmoving applications – including construction of roads, railways and site preparation for large commercial, industrial and residential projects. Sitech’s innovative construction

The merger between the Nigerian unit of French cement maker Lafarge, Lafarge Wapco, and its wholly-owned South African subsidiary has been approved by Lafarge Wapco’s shareholders.

The deal is worth €991.72 million and it will see the combined entity, of which Lafarge group will own 73%, renamed Lafarge Africa Plc and listed on the Nigerian bourse with a market capitalisation of around €2.2 billion.

The merged businesses had 2013 financial year aggregates sales of €991.72 million and EBITDA of €257.84

Europe's antitrust regulator has reportedly objected to Cemex's plan to acquire Holcim's Spanish units, according to person familiar with the matter, denting the Mexican cement producer's hopes of getting EU approval without concessions, Reuters news agency writes.

Cemex and Holcim unveiled the deal in August 2013, part of which included the Swiss-based peer taking over Cemex's German businesses. The European Commission cleared this deal unconditionally earlier this month. But the Spanish part triggered

Italian cement producer Italcementi's CEO Carlo Pesenti said that the company is particularly interested in growth opportunities in the Middle East, sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. Talking to the Il Corriere della Sera newspaper in Italy, Pesenti also said that the firm had seen large structural changes during the global economic crisis. He said that after the takeover of Ciment Francais, Italcementi is “ready and reactive” when looking at market opportunities.

Holcim says it has no plans to make a takeover offer for Bamburi Cement in Kenya if competition regulators allow its planned near €30 billion merger with Lafarge.

The Switzerland-based cement manufacturing giant and France-based Lafarge are seeking antitrust backing for their merger. Once the transaction is finished, Holcim will have indirect control of Bamburi, which is 58.6% owned by two of Lafarge’s units - Fincem Holding and Kencem, the company said in a statement reported in the Nairobi-based Daily

Volvo Construction Equipment used the recent Hillhead 2014 event to showcase the imminent launch of the new Volvo Lego Technic model of an L350F wheeled loader/A25F articulated dump truck and raised a grand total of £2,500 (€3,150) for The Lighthouse Club raffling the only available model in Great Britain.

One of the latest remote-controlled models to come out of the Lego Technic stable takes the shape of a Volvo L350F loading shovel which can be converted into a 4 x4 model of the A25F articulated hauler

LiuGong has retained its market leader position as Thailand’s top wheeled loader provider for the third consecutive year during which time it has sold 1,500 wheeled loaders.

President of LiuGong Machinery Asia Pacific, Chen Hao attributed the success to the brand’s consistent focus in understanding the wheeled loader industry’s needs and delivering products that are innovative, reliable and durable.

He said: “Our achievement in the market comes from our strong dominance, as we have won the trust of ou

Dutch company Magna Tyres says that tyre wholesaler Ham-Re is its new exclusive distributor for Finland, a strategic agreement that is an important step to get the company further introduced on the off-the-road (OTR) tyre market in Finland.

“Magna Tyres has been successfully operating on the Finnish market for several years. The company has found the ideal partner in Ham-Re to further expand its OTR tyre activities in Finland. Both companies contribute a valuable and long-term experience of international

Cement producers in Laos are looking to strengthen their competitiveness and boost their output due to the huge demand for cement products prior to the creation of the Asean (Association of South East Asian Nations) Economy Community in 2015. At present, cement plants in Vientiane, the landlocked country’s capital, are able to produce 450,000tonnes/year, while total output capacity of cement plants nationwide is around 1.7mn tonnes/year. However, domestic cement demand for 2014 is expected to total 2.8 mill

Cemex has opened a new €900,000 production plant near Branne in south west France. The facility will produce concrete for Bordeaux region-based projects, replacing Cemex's other plant in the area, located in Saint-Sulpice-de-Faleyrens. Built on a 5,000m² plot, the new plant has a 360tonne granulate storage capacity. As well as its substantial production capacity, the plant has high security and environmental standards. It has ISO 14001 environmental management certification, as do all Cemex's French plants.

The Algerian branch of French construction materials group Lafarge and the Mohamed Boudiaf university of sciences and technology (USTO) in Oran, Algeria have renewed their four-year partnership. A professional masters’ degree specialising in material engineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering and process engineering will be offered from September 2014, with a dozen students set to benefit from the course. Managing Director of Lafarge Algeria Luc Callebat said that the previous partnership had allo

Lafarge Wapco of Nigeria has received shareholders’ approval to merge with Lafarge's operations in South Africa in a move worth €989.54 million. The company will issue 1.4 billion shares and will reportedly spend €146.84 million in cash to takeover Lafarge's South African unit. The new entity will be known as Lafarge Africa and it will be 73% owned by Lafarge. Shareholders of Lafarge Wapco also approved the company to raise €450.65 million in local or overseas capital markets.

SDLG has won a race against the clock to build and deliver almost 100 custom-built wheeled loaders to GBU Zhilishnik for use on Russian infrastructure projects.

GBU Zhilishnik is said to have selected SDLG as its partner brand for the project because of the equipment’s technology, improved configuration and ease of control. The LG944MSK wheeled loaders were specially built for the contract, with customisation including widening the chassis to increase stability when operating on uneven terrain and boost

A major new report by industry marketing specialist, BDS Marketing Research claims the quarrying industry has failed to replenish aggregates production for many years with consents for new reserves and that this “is now having a serious impact on the industry.”

The report estimates the volumes of reserves and reserves life at each operating and inactive pit and quarry in Great Britain, and concludes that, of the largest regions, the south-east and County Yorkshire have the lowest sand and gravel reserves

Cemex Dove Holes Quarry in County Derbyshire, England, close to the world-famous Peak District has delivered its two millionth tonne of aggregates of the year. It is Cemex’s largest quarry and provides limestone for construction projects all over the country.

Approximately 50% of the limestone is transported by rail by DB Schenker to Cemex rail heads close to major markets in Leeds, Manchester, London, Birmingham and the Home Counties.

Some 50% is premium aggregate used for production of concrete and

Organisers of Hillhead 2014 have hailed the event a great success – with 17,559 visitors attending the three-day show at Lafarge Tarmac’s Hillhead Quarry, near Buxton, Derbyshire, northern England.

Held 24–26 June 2014 the event underlined its status as the world’s biggest working quarry-based exhibition for the mineral products, construction and recycling industries.

Around 450 of the world’s leading equipment manufacturers, contractors and suppliers took part in the biennial trade extravaganza, to

A six-year price war in the Danish concrete industry has finally resulted in the players cutting capacity, reports Børsen.

A possible upturn in the construction sector is said to have been unable to offset the surplus capacity in the concrete sector. Two of the six biggest players in the

Danish concrete sector, H+H International and Ambercom, a family-owned producer of concrete panels, reported losses in 2013 and the other four: CRH Concrete, Spæncom, Boligbeton, and Confac and Romodan posted a profi

HeidelbergCement has opened its €200 million Caspi cement plant in Kazakhstan’s Mangystau region. The facility is expected to produce around 1 million tonnes of cement each year. China-based CDI, part of SINOMA, is the plant’s general contractor and automatic equipment supplier. The Caspi plant is said by HeidelbergCement to be one of the first cement plants offering dry production of clinker using dry chalk stone for grinding. The plant will use raw materials from nearby deposits at Shetpe-Yuzhnoye and Aus