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Terex Washing Systems has officially launched its new AggreSand with a demonstration at an Irish quarry.

The innovative washing system, which combines aggregate washing and screening with sand processing on a modular chassis, was unveiled at Dowling Quarries’ operation near Abbeyleix, County Laois, where the company also produces concrete.

The new AggreSand, which uses TWS components, is the latest addition to the company’s product portfolio, and has been produced extensive research.

Swedish cement company Cementa is collaborating with Linnaeus University (Linnéuniversitetet) in Småland in a research project to use algae to reduce the CO2 emissions from cement production.

This is one of several methods that Cementa is exploring to reduce its CO2 emissions and to reach is target of zero CO2 emissions by 2030. The research is based on injecting algae from the Baltic Sea in the waste heat from the cement furnaces, where they will absorb the carbon dioxide that is produced. The algae wil

French construction materials group Lafarge is adding RFID chips to its concrete in the mixing stage to supply clients with traceability and data storage services throughout the concrete's life cycle.

The special concrete is already being used in the D2 tower in La Défense, Paris, with a chip for every 2m³ of concrete, but the quantity of chips can be adapted to meet a client's needs.

Nigel Jackson, Chief Executive of the Mineral Products Association (MPA) has responded to announcements made by the UK Department for Transport about truck safety and cycling,

He said: “MPA welcomes in principle the announcements made by the Department for Transport today to improve the safety of cyclists and other road users and looks forward to seeing the detailed proposals to ensure that there are the necessary checks and balances and that responsible operators are supported.

Africa’s richest man, Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote has said he will invest $400 million to build a cement plant in Kenya., the Daily Nation has reported.

Dangote said that his Lagos-listed cement company, Dangote Cement, would start construction of a 2 million tonne-capacity cement factory within the next few months.

Monier Limited is upgrading capacity at its Nebiri quarry in Papua New Guinea to meet long term growth targets through a strategic partnership with Metso. The upgrade will include the design, fabrication, installation and commissioning of a Metso crushing and screening system with the resulting order, valued at €10.5 million, being included in Metso Mining and Construction's Q3 2013 orders received.

Switzerland has amended its construction product regulations to reflect change in EU law, to avoid any barriers to trade.

In 2011 Switzerland exported CHF 2.4 billion (€1.94 billion) of construction products to the EU, 81% of the sector's exports, and imported CHF 5.3 billion of construction products from the EU, 90% of the sector's imports.

Metso has developed a solution to ease the maintenance of Vertimill grinding mills, the innovative Vertimill liner lifting fixture, which speeds up the changing of the mill liners and makes it safer.

Metso has been testing the tool at a customer site since June 2013 and it will be available for existing and future customers in early 2014.

The new fixture was designed to meet growing customer demand for a more efficient way to handle liner changing. As new, larger Vertimill grinding mills with correspo

In continuation of the announcement on 23 August 2013 concerning the stopped sales process of the Cembrit Group and the implementation of an improvement programme, it has been decided to restructure and strengthen the Cembrit management.

From 1 October, 2013, Martin Jermiin has been appointed new president & CEO of the Cembrit Group, which is owned by FLSmidth. Martin Jermiin was formerly partner at McKinsey & Company where he has been employed since 2003.

Cemex will provide roller-compacted concrete (RCC) for the construction of a new road in southern Poland, its first major RCC contract ever in this market.

The company has also provided tailor-made building solutions for many of Poland's most important recent and ongoing infrastructure projects, from national roadways to the Warsaw subway and a stadium for the EURO 2012.

The Construction Equipment Association’s (CEA) inaugural Plantworx 2013 construction machinery exhibition was deemed a huge success with over 11,000 visitors making their way to the Coventry site, despite inclement weather conditions.

A post-show survey was conducted following the even among exhibitors and visitors and those who participated wanted the show to be restaged in 2015. After investigating a number of possible venues Plantworx will return in 2015 at a new location at Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome

Quarry sites throughout the UK are great places for birds of prey the latest RSPB and Cemex UK study has shown.

Teaming up with building materials company Cemex in its national partnership, the RSPB asked quarry managers to complete a survey of the birds of prey they see at their sites.

Although the two most commonly reported species have not changed since the previous survey, buzzards have overtaken kestrels to take top spot. Both were reported at more than half the sites. Red kite and hobby sighting

W.S. Tyler, a member of the wholly-owned German-based Haver & Tyler Processing Technology Alliance, and a manufacturer of screening, washing and pelletising equipment and services, has released The Rock Book in three additional languages. It is now available in English, Chinese, French and Spanish.

The company says that since its initial release in 2012, The Rock Book’s popularity for aggregate, mining and industrial minerals processing knowledge and expertise has grown far beyond English-speaking natio

An expansion worth €3 million at Condron Concrete Works will generate 20 new jobs in Tullamore in Ireland.

The recruitment is expected to begin immediately. A plastic pipe manufacturing facility will be developed by the concrete pipes and roof tiles supplier with the cited investment.

The University of Nottingham, central England, has awarded a contract for the construction of a new laboratory to a team consisting of Gleeds, the project manager; contractor Morgan Sindall, Aecom, WSP, Fairhursts and Northcroft.

The GlaxoSmithKline Carbon Neutral Laboratory of Sustainable Chemistry will be the first carbon neutral laboratory in the UK, with Morgan Sindall expecting the laboratory to become carbon neutral after 25 years of operation.

Company Announcement to the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority No. 23-2013, 2 September 2013

As announced in the Half-Yearly Report 23 August 2013, the Board of Directors has decided to grant new share options to the Executive Management and key staff (104 persons).

The ContiTech Conveyor Belt Group, Northeim, Hanover, Germany, is strengthening its conveyor belts business for industrial applications with the acquisition of Metso´s industrial conveyor belt operations based in Helsinki, Finland.

Both sides have agreed not to disclose the purchase price. Transfer of the business is scheduled for Q4 2013.

Relating documents have been signed by both parties, and the transaction scope includes a production plant in Kalkku, Finland, where ContiTech will continue to manu

As the premier bauma Africa trade fair draws near, the event is receiving an overwhelming amount of support interest, both locally and internationally, with numbers of visitors and exhibitors rising steadily.

bauma Africa, the International Trade Fair for Construction Machinery, Building Materials Machines, Mining Machines and Construction Vehicles, takes place at Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg from September 18-21, 2013.

Lafarge has sold its cement operations in Honduras to Cementos Argos for a total enterprise value of €435 million (€232 million for the share of Lafarge, which owns 53.3% of its Honduran subsidiary, Lafarge Cementos SA de CV)

This enterprise value represents a 2012 EBITDA multiple of 8.6.

Sold assets comprise an integrated cement plant with a capacity of 1 million tonnes and a grinding station with a 0.3 million tonnes capacity.

This transaction is subject to relevant regulatory approvals.

Ms Virve Elisabeth Meesak has been appointed to a newly-created position in FLSmidth’s group executive management as group executive vice president, global human resources.

Aged 53, she is a Swedish citizen and has since 2010 been an independent human resource consultant specialised in change management, leadership training and executive coaching. She holds a Bachelor of Science in psychology and behaviourism from Stockholm University alongside a number of programmes within economics, executive leadershi