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Metso says it is continuing to expand its industry-leading global service hub network by opening a mining service hub in Chile. The company says the centre in Antofagasta strengthens its “already solid position” in South America and allows the company to immediately respond to the requirements of its key mining customers in the region. "Chile is Latin America's largest and most advanced mining market and will remain so for a long time. Strengthening local service operations is a vital part of our continuing

The Lafarge group of companies (France), jointly with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), has established an enterprise producing road metal and sand goods with a capacity of 600,000 tonnes/year in the village of Ispas (Vyzhnytsky district, Chernivtsi region), Ukraine. "We plan to reach the designed capacity of the enterprise this season (April-November)," the deputy director general for public relations at the business department of Lafarge Crushed Ukraine (Kyiv), Oleksandr Rozhnov

Getech is introducing its largest model of high performance centrifuge for sludge dewatering in the construction industry “We have built up extensive knowledge in the last 20 years of processing silts from aggregates, dewatering sludge from the construction of foundations, from quarries, from sand and gravel washing and also recovery of bentonite from weighted mud in vertical drilling applications,” says the company. “Nowadays we are able to offer solutions for individual applications using the very best te

Continuing its investment in the development of a range of super-silenced pumps, Sykes Pumps has launched its new MH150/100 Super Wispaset. Applications include pressure testing, batching plant washing, emergency or temporary fire mains and any situation where high vertical and/or long discharge runs are required. Employing a 129kW Iveco engine, the unit is capable of heads up to 105m, with a maximum flow rate of 320m³/hour and noise levels down to an average of 70dBA at 7m. The pump is set to run at 1,800r

Italian company MB has launched the new model MB-S10 screening bucket, which will expand the company’s range. The MB-S10, which weighs 445kg and has a capacity of 0.6m3 is suitable for midi diggers from 4-8tonnes and has been developed using the same materials and the same technology as other well-known MB Screening Buckets.

Global manufacturer of percussive rock drilling tools Rockmore International has added the ROK 600A and 650A to its ROK series DTH hammer product line. The 600A and 650A are 6inch (152.4mm) class DTH hammers that are the first models in the newly-emerging A Class hammer range from Rockmore. The A hammers feature new component designs that are said to demonstrate better performance and penetration rates suited to smaller compressors.

Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) (HCME) says its new ZW250-5 wheeled loader is the result of feedback from European customers. The model’s cab is said to be more spacious than models from the previous range, because the heated air suspension seat can slide further back, providing more leg room. The tilting telescopic pop-up steering column has also been repositioned to create additional space.

Like its fellow new 9A series hydraulic excavators with engines above 130kW, the engine on the Robex R380NLC-9A hydraulic crawler excavator from Hyundai Heavy Industries (HI) comes with an EGR and diesel particulate filter (DPF). The DPF is said to be automatically or manually regenerated ensuring compliance with all NOx and PM values. According to Hyundai HI, DPF filters only need to be cleaned after 5,000 to 6,000 hours in operation. The R380NLC-9A, like all 9A series machines, complies with strict Tier 4

Continuing its investment in the development of a range of super-silenced pumps, Sykes Pumps has launched its new MH150/100 Super Wispaset. Applications include pressure testing, batching plant washing, emergency or temporary fire mains and any situation where high vertical and/or long discharge runs are required. Employing a 129kW Iveco engine, the unit is capable of heads up to 105m, with a maximum flow rate of 320m³/hour and noise levels down to an average of 70dBA at 7m. The pump is set to run at 1,800r

McCloskey International has officially named High Power Equipment (HPE) Africa as its sole Southern Africa distributor for its full line of crushing, screening, stacking and recycling equipment. The company says that HPE Africa will stock and distribute the entire range of McCloskey International equipment, which is divided into four main product groups that include stock-piling conveyors, crushers, trommel screens, which are aimed at the organic and recycling markets, and vibratory screeners, which are aim

Continental’s commercial specialty tyres business unit is offering a new eco-friendly tyre, Continental LifeCycle. By reusing selected tyre casings the amount of energy and raw materials used in the tyre manufacturing process are reduced, which also lowers the price of the product, says Continental. “With customers’ help this large-scale recycling initiative will help to bring down the number of scrap tyres needing disposal as well as the emission of climate-changing CO2,” says the company. “To ensure a smo

Getech is introducing its largest model of high performance centrifuge for sludge dewatering in the construction industry. “We have built up extensive knowledge in the last 20 years of processing silts from aggregates, dewatering sludge from the construction of foundations, from quarries, from sand and gravel washing and also recovery of bentonite from weighted mud in vertical drilling applications,” says the company. “Nowadays we are able to offer solutions for individual applications using the very best t

Doosan Construction Equipment has launched a new family of bucket attachments for the company’s wheeled loader range. Every bucket is designed to fit specific models to match the key kinematic parameters of the wheeled loaders, and critical bucket positions have been optimised to enhance digging and dumping performance, says Doosan. On offer are general purpose buckets for stockpiling and material handling operations and heavy-duty buckets, which are designed for a range of applications that require a robu

The new generation DL200-3 and DL250-3 wheeled loaders from Doosan Construction Equipment are said to combine high engine power with a number of new features to minimise fuel consumption and provide better operator comfort. With a new cab design offering better visibility and a new instrument panel with integrated VCU (vehicle control unit), the DL200-3 and DL250-3 are both powered by the Doosan DL06K common rail six-cylinder turbocharged diesel engine meeting Stage IIIB engine emissions regulations through

Two Volvo EC220D crawler excavators have been selected to take over a company’s crushing and recycling activities. "We took on board Volvo CE’s claim of a 12% improvement in fuel consumption with the new D series models when considering which machines to purchase,” says O’Hara Bros Aggregates’ contracts manager Jason O’Hara. “We’ve calculated our weekly fuel consumption has dropped by 500litres.” The EC220D benefits uses Volvo’s Stage IIIB D6 engine, delivering 129kW of power and 849Nm of torque, coupled to

Sometimes it requires an extra effort to get machinery safely to its destination. Two Metso Lokotracks were recently hauled up the Swiss Alps using a cableway during an extraordinary and demanding operation. The Lokotrack LT96 jaw plant’s destination was at an altitude of 2,474m. Sometime later, a new Lokotrack ST3.5 mobile screen was lifted to the screening site at an altitude of 1,857m. Accurate calculation and planning was needed before the transportation could take place using two different cableways.

The Lafarge Tarmac Contracting Division is introducing a system that is a first for the highways industry. It has developed in partnership with Reliance Protect a system where lone workers will be given an armband with built-in GPS technology that relays real-time information on their status and location to a control centre.

The way that business is conducted in the future will never be the same as in the past. Many companies are already experiencing this, and for Luis Santos, Metso’s senior vice president, EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa, CIS) market area, this new situation offers challenges along with many opportunities. The economic downturn of recent years has seen most operations take a long, hard look at how they operate, and then adapt to the new realities. And Santos is realistic about the future but he is also ambit

Even in these austere times many companies are still investing in plant and technology. This has become clear while preparing this issue of Aggregates Business Europe. Indeed, on a recent visit to Italy, which is suffering badly in the current climate, the operator of a quarry just outside Rome has invested a considerable amount updating his plant. The story, in the next issue of ABE, will explain how this investment is aimed at reducing ongoing costs and improving productivity when the markets return to gr

South African OEM, Bell Equipment has been granted distribution rights by Terex Finlay for its range of mobile crushing, screening and recycling equipment in South Africa, thereby expanding its strategic alliances with global OEMs and growing the company's product range. Announcing the distribution agreement in Omagh, Northern Ireland, Terex Finlay's sales and marketing director, Nigel Irvine said: "Southern Africa is a growing mobile crushing and screening region and we begin our partnership with Bell Equ