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Austrian construction materials maker Asamer, whose main products are gravel and concrete, is said to have confirmed media reports suggesting that it will restructure. Talks to this effect are expected to be completed by the end of 2013. One of the options considered is splitting off the south-eastern European business, especially that of Croatia, in a separate company.

Austrian construction materials maker Asamer, whose main products are gravel and concrete, is said to have confirmed media reports suggesting that it will restructure. Talks to this effect are expected to be completed by the end of 2013. One of the options considered is splitting off the south-eastern European business, especially that of Croatia, in a separate company. The company said that 2012 was an exceptionally bad year. It pointed out, however, that the losses of €70 million were not operational ones

Italian cement and construction material manufacturer Buzzi Unicem has successfully completed the issue of its €200 million equity-linked bond. The value of the bond could yet rise by an additional €20 million, dependent on the greenshoe option. The initial conversion price for the securities has been set at €15.9860, representing a 35% premium on the average weighted trading price, while they will pay a six-monthly coupon of 1.375% a year.

Cemex's Northern Ireland-based ready-mixed concrete, block and aggregates operations have been taken over by CRH, and the operations have been integrated with CRH's Northstone business. CRH also took over the Dudman group's cement import facilities in the UK.

The second edition of The Aggregates Handbook, published by the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA), is now available, says the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (SME). The organisation says the handbook has been the industry's primary source for aggregates technology and knowledge for more than two decades, and the second edition has been expanded to include developments in sustainability, safety, transportation, design, technology standards and industry trends.

Cemex has launched Cemex Global Solutions, a service from the company that leverages over a century of expertise to provide customers with the “best value proposition in a full range of technical services for the cement, ready-mix concrete, and aggregates industry.” Cemex Global Solutions is available around the world, with ongoing projects in several countries. By leveraging the best practices and innovations from the company’s Research and Development Centre in Switzerland and extracting value from its ex

Euro Auctions USA held its first Absolute Auction at its new North American headquarters in Newnan, south-east of Atlanta, Georgia, and according to the company it was a great success. A total of 387 lots were presented for sale, including consignments from some of the largest rental companies in the US and other regional equipment and machinery dealers. Buyers registering to bid on the day totalled 374, and physical bidders on the floor constituted the majority of purchasers with 35% of all sales being con

The Haver Group has expanded its global network by founding Haver Australia in Perth, Western Australia. Since early this year a four-man team led by René Dechange has been active in a modern industrial complex in Malaga, some 20km north of Perth city centre. The group is now present on every. Haver Australia offers the complete portfolio of Haver & Boecker’s packing technology and Haver & Tyler’s mineral processing technology. In addition to sales, Haver Australia also covers service. Spare parts are kept

Sandvik Asia plans to manufacture India-specific construction equipment, in India, as part of its strategy to focus on the construction and mining sector that has been identified as a major growth area. Sandvik Asia has acquired a 20.2 hectare site at Chakan, near Pune, India, in order to establish a new unit for the express purpose of manufacturing construction equipment specifically for the Indian market place, with the facility expected to be up and running by 2015. Sandvik says that this development fur

According to ANEFA figures, construction aggregate consumption dropped 35% to below 115 million tonnes in Spain during 2012, while consumption since 2006 has fallen 77%.

A recycled aggregates activity has existed within the Lafarge group for over 15 years, but until now was without a name and not structured on a large scale. Now, the French construction materials group has changed this by launching its offering under the name of Aggneo, structured in three parts. It comprises a services offering and two recycled aggregates ranges. The services offering corresponds to Lafarge's sites receiving inert debris. Out of the group's 83 sites for deposits in France, just 11 are equi

CRH Swiss Distribution, the Swiss subsidiary of the Irish building materials supplier CRH, has appointed a new CEO. Nicolasn Weinmann was previously COO and a member of CRH Swiss Distribution's management team. The company has new headquarters in Berne. Erik de Groot, interim-CEO, will assume the role of organisational development director at CRH Europe Distribution. CRH Swiss Distribution had a CHF 1.50 billion (€1.21 billion) turnover in 2012 and employs around 2,500 people at 120 sites.

Carbon8 Aggregates's carbon negative aggregate, which is used in the Carbon Buster building block from Lignacite, has won the 2013 UK National Recycling Awards for Best Recycled Product. Masonry products manufacturer, Lignacite, first launched this carbon-negative building block in May 2013, and it is said to be a world first and a British innovation. The block has been developed by the company in partnership with Carbon8 Aggregates, using accelerated carbonation technology. The Carbon Buster incorporates m

In an effort to increase support of its custom engineered process solutions to customers in its global markets, McLanahan Corporation has formed an overseas joint venture. It joins Indian company NAWA Engineers and Consultants Private in forming the joint venture company McLanahan NAWA Engineers Private. For McLanahan NAWA Engineers Private McLanahan will provide intellectual property, and NAWA will provide sales, manufacturing and procurement. McLanahan NAWA Engineers Private will be available to customers

CDE has announced plans to host a programme of open week events across ten countries between August and December 2013. The event series takes in Europe, Africa, Latin America, North America, the Middle East and Australasia and will start at the end of August.

Metso has received two prestigious awards following a study of Chilean mining suppliers.
The study by Phibrand, organised by the Editec Editorial Group and sponsored by the Mining Ministry, Aprimin and Imagine Chile, measured for a second time the perception that mining companies have regarding suppliers of equipment and services in the national mining industry

From 1 September, Eric Olsen, currently executive vice-president organisation and human resources with the Lafarge Group and a member of the executive committee, is appointed executive vice-president operations, taking over for Jean-Carlos Angulo, who has decided to retire. He is replaced by Sonia Artinian, who currently country CEO for Romania.

Over the past 20 years Peter Slater has developed into one of the largest suppliers of crushers and screeners for hire throughout the UK. The company started as Peter Slater Plant Hire in 1980 with a JCB 3C, and in 1994, anticipating the demand for reclaiming brownfield sites and appreciating the inherit value in old masonry and hard landscaping materials, Lancashire Crushers was created. It is based in Preston, County Lancashire, north-west England.

From 1 September, Eric Olsen, currently executive vice-president organisation and human resources with the Lafarge Group and a member of the executive committee, is appointed executive vice-president operations, taking over for Jean-Carlos Angulo, who has decided to retire. He is rep;lced by Sonia Artinian, who currently country CEO for Romania.

ContiTech Conveyor Belt Group is expanding its North American business by acquiring the conveyor belt manufacturer Legg Company based in Halstead, Kansas, USA. Founded in 1964, the company owns modern production facilities and employs approximately 100 people. Production focuses on conveyor belts for industrial applications such as cement plants, paper mills, the food processing industry, and storage warehouses as well as special-purpose belts for agricultural machinery.