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Case officially launched its new Series 8 wheeled excavators at the finals of the Case Rodeo event which was held at the Case Customer Center at Monthyon, Paris, France, and which was attended by Mario Gasparri, president of CNH Construction Equipment, and Henrik Starup, vice-president of CNH Construction Equipment Europe. During the three-day competition, which involved machine operators from across Europe and testing their skills on a wide range of machines, Case presented its new series of wheeled excava

Reporting its third quarter results 2012, Holcim says it continues to have the advantage of a strong presence in emerging markets, where construction activity remains high. “This geographic diversification in the industry helped support sales in the first nine months of 2012 in spite of a difficult market situation in Europe. Compared with the previous year, Holcim achieved higher consolidated sales of cement and nearly stable sales of ready-mix concrete, often at better prices,” says the company. “Deliveri

According to Intesco Research Group, Russian exports of cement decreased by 59% in 2011. Ukraine, Azerbaijan, and Turkmenistan accounted for over 95% of all exports. The Ukrainian imports of cement increased by 31% in H1 2012, compared with the whole 2011.

Increased reliability and safety despite simplified application is promised by the new adhesive Conti Secur Premium, which is used for a variety of different cold bondings on conveyor belts. As it only has a single component instead of the usual two, it is ready for immediate use and guarantees a long service life, says the company. “In heavy industry applications, we normally use two-component adhesives. Conti Secur Premium is an innovative new product that requires just one component,“ explains Wolfgang K

Euro Auctions, which claims to be the UK’s largest auctioneers of construction machinery and industrial equipment, continues global expansion with the acquisition of a new auction site in Newnan, near Atlanta, Georgia, USA, just one year after the opening of its previously new auction site in Brisbane, Australia. Euro Auctions has a acquired the freehold of a 65 acre site, formerly home to the ADESA Atlanta Truck & Equipment auction facility at 300 Raymond Hill Road, Newnan, Georgia 30265. Approximately 60

Terex Washing Systems (TWS) has held the first of its product development forums at its Dungannon, Northern Ireland facility and a second at the Terex facility in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. TWS has established a strong global distributor network and 39 distributor companies attended the forums including representatives from distributors in Poland, New Zealand, Finland, UK, Ireland, Australia, Romania, France, Turkey, Latvia, Slovenia, Holland, Russia, Slovakia, Lithuania, Algeria, Belgium, Morocco, and thro

People living near Burton in central England will benefit from a new community fund if planning permission is given for a quarry extension. Aggregate Industries UK and the Barton under Needwood and Dunstall Key Trust have signed a Community Fund Agreement, and this means the charity will receive a contribution for every tonne of sand and gravel sold from the Newbold Quarry extension should it receive planning permission from Staffordshire County Council. The charity will then use this money, which could be

UK Transport Minister, Stephen Hammond has praised the Mineral Products Association (MPA) for its new Vulnerable Road User Safety Policy. Launched at a recent joint National Cycle Safe Event with the All-Party Parliamentary Cycling Group in London, the event also showcased the Metropolitan Police’s Exchanging Places initiative, supported by MPA, whereby large numbers of passing cyclists were able to experience visibility issues first-hand from inside the cab of the four large goods vehicles (LGVs) provided

CDE has developed a digital display screen to assist a customer in monitoring the productivity of its washing plant.
Working closely with leading Swedish operator Jehander, CDE had to ensure it had a full understanding of the project requirements, which included a digital feature that allowed it to optimise productivity. With one of the largest pit operations in the capital Stockholm, producing sand, gravel, crushed rock and soil, Jehander ultimately wanted a mechanism to monitor the throughput levels of s

A-Plant, one of the UK’s largest plant, tool and equipment hire companies, has commissioned Euro Auctions to hold a one-day sale of a mixed range of ex hire’ equipment totalling over 1,000 pieces, to be held at Euro Auctions’ sale site near the city of Leeds, UK on the 5 December 2012. Equipment includes excavators, breakers, mixers, dumpers, compressors, access equipment, loaders, mini diggers, rollers, compressors. The clearance sale to be hosted by Euro Auctions is part of an overall reinvestment program

RDS Technology has been acquired by the US company Digi-Star, a leading manufacturer of electronic weighing systems, providing measuring solutions to optimise agricultural performance. This is done through precision load cells, sensors, indicators and feed management software packages. Grant Ihrke, Digi-Star's president and CEO said: "RDS and Digi-Star have numerous synergies with electronics and sensors for the agricultural and industrial markets that will complement each other's customers. Both companies

Cemex has been named by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) as the best Latin American company in terms of climate change data disclosure and one of the top ten in overall carbon emissions performance. The rankings were announced during the launching of the CDP’s latest report CDP Investor Latin America 2012, which comprises data on the emissions of greenhouse gases from 32 major companies in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, and Peru. The CDP is a UK-based independent non-governmental organisation that pos

Italian construction materials group Buzzi Unicem is expected to post an 8% increase in its turnover in Q3 2012 to €828 million, and a 21% growth in its EBITDA to €177 million. Equita said it also expected Buzzi Unicem to increase its guidance to at least €455 million from €430 million, due to Q3 performance. Equita also estimates that Buzzi Unicem sales in Italy dropped by 20% in July-September 2012. In the same period, the Group’s sales are estimated to have gone up by 12% in Russia; 8% in Mexico; and by

UNPG, or the French national union of aggregate producers, has published an environmental impact report on aggregate production. Three categories were studied: recycled aggregate; aggregate from large rocks; and soft rock aggregate. Verified by an independent entity, the reports have been made available on the UNPG website.

A preliminary assessment by the UK’s Mineral Products Association (MPA) has identified high and rising regulatory costs imposed by government, It has also revealed a broadening range of regulatory charges and regulatory processes which are “duplicated, inconsistent and disproportionate.” Examining only planning and environment-related regulation, 228 laws and regulations were identified which have to be managed by the mineral products sector.
The aggregates levy, landfill tax and energy and climate change

Despite the current economic climate, or perhaps because of it, shows for mining and quarrying equipment are proving huge successes. As many quarry and other operators seek to reduce debt, they are still eager to view the latest technology and in many cases to buy it. While Europe and other parts of the world may still be looking for recovery, such events have shown that there is still a huge market for modern, new equipment. Intermat in Paris in April was the best ever with over 1,300 exhibitors and over 2

Lafarge Romania, a division of the French cement producer Lafarge, has invested €2.99 million (RON 13.70mn) to increase the waste co-processing capacity of its cement factory in Hoghiz, Brasov county. Currently, Lafarge Romania operates two cement factories at Hoghiz and Medgidia and a grinding station at Targu Jiu. In 2011, Lafarge Ciment recorded a turnover of over €39.34 million (RON 180mn) and a net profit of €9.35 million (RON 42.5mn).

Portuguese cement firm Secil (Semapa) has announced 56 job losses as part of a corporate restructure. The company has around 700 employees spread across its Setubal, Leiria and Alcobaca factories in Portugal.

Powerscreen, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of mobile crushing and screening plant and equipment for the mining, quarrying and recycling industries, recently hosted an Open Day event for their North American distributors. The event in Boston, Massachusetts on 16th & 17th October, 2012 featured a conference and an on-site demonstration of a range of Powerscreen crushers and screens, which the company said showcased their adaptability for a wide variety of applications.

Asia-Cement is building a cement plant in the Nizhny Novgorod region (Volga). The first stage will be launched in 2013, the second in 2015. The designed capacity is up to two million tonnes of PTs-50 cement per annum. Investments are estimated at over €271.18 million (RUB 11bn), with €122.81million (RUB 5bn) already spent. Asia-Cement, VEB, and the Export-Import Bank of China have provided funds for the project. The enterprise profitability is expected to reach 5-6%, revenue €307.03 million (RUB 12.5bn), pr