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Italian cement manufacturer Italcementi has revealed plans to invest more than € 100 million in its plant in Rezzato, Lombardy. The firm is thought to have set up talks with various banking groups regarding financial support for the renovation works, including UBI Banca and the European Investment Bank (EIB). The deal may be sealed within the course of the next few weeks.

Chairman and chief executive of global steel giant ArcelorMittal, Laskshmi Mittal, is reportedly bidding for assets put up for sale by Anglo American and Lafarge UK. Sky News claims Mittal, whose wealth was estimated at £12.7bn, is bidding for the assets which have been ordered to be sold by the UK’s Competition Commission as a pre-condition for the completion of the Tarmac (Anglo’s UK business) and Lafarge UK merger.

Metso is opening several new service hubs and training new personnel to meet the growing demand for in the mining and construction industries.
The company says the new service hubs will widen the geographical reach of its existing service hub network consisting currently of more than 70 locations in six continents and some 2,000 field-service technicians worldwide. "With the opening of new services hubs, we aim to place Metso's service personnel even closer to our customers, to be there where they need us

CRH has announced that negotiations with Jaypee Cement Corporation (Jaypee) regarding the possible purchase by CRH of an equity stake in Jaypee’s Gujarat cement business have been terminated as the parties were unable to agree terms. CRH acknowledges the cooperation of the Jaypee management team throughout the negotiations and due diligence process.

Bell Equipment UK has appointed aggregates industry professional Robin Piper as its new national accounts sales manager, and he will be responsible for handling key customer accounts across the UK, primarily those operating in the quarrying and opencast mining sectors. This new position was created largely to provide customers who have operations in more than one UK region with a more defined channel for contact at Bell.

McLanahan Corporation, which recently opened a UK office and which launched its UK and European presence at the Hillhead event, has produced its portable frac sand plant. Partnering with CEMCO, a designer and manufacturer of crushing equipment, the plant was completed in early 2012, and is capable of processing 150tons/hour (136tonnes/hour) of raw feed, thus allowing customers “good deposits to start producing more quickly.” McLanahan says that producing a McLanahan frac sand plant in portable form offers a

The 19th book in a series putting the spotlight on conservation issues has just been published Abook on marine ecosystems conservation is the latest in a series of conservation-based books developed over the last 19 years. Since 1993 building materials company CEMEX UK, has, in partnership with not-for-profit organisations, published a new book every year to put the spotlight on different conservation issues.
Now the company and Conservation International Europe have presented their book, Oceans: Heart of

Getting the most from tyres is a critical exercise and one that can either save money or cost dearly. Dan Gilkes reports Tyres are without doubt one of the most expensive wear parts of any wheeled machine. Along with fuel and operators, they make up a considerable percentage of the ownership and operating cost of any truck or loader.
When you get into quarry-sized tyres the costs just keep on rising.

Material left over from County Cornwall’s china clay quarrying is being recycled into useful material
High performance plant supplied by Finlay Plant SW to Kendall Plant is enabling large volumes of high grade, recycled material to be processed, in the heartlands of Cornwall’s china clay quarrying industry. Machinery including the Terex Finlay J-1175 jaw crusher, C-1540 RS cone crusher and Supertrak 694+ tracked mobile screen is being used by Kendall Plant in the ‘White Mountains’ region of the south-west

Weir Minerals has announced a significant investment in Turkey, opening a new dedicated sales and service centre to support its growing Turkish customer base. The business, which has opened new offices in a strategic location from which it can support customer operations across the whole of Turkey, has been working in the Turkish mining and aggregates sector for more than 20 years. Based in Istanbul, the new 600m² sales and customer support centre will house a permanent team of Weir Minerals engineers.

Powerscreen, one of the world’s leading providers of mobile crushing and screening equipment, launches the new Warrior 1400X screen. Damian Power, Powerscreen Global Product Director said: “The new Powerscreen® Warrior 1400X offers improved performance, lower operating costs, and easier serviceability while building on the reliable foundation of our class-leading Warrior 1400 scalper.” The 1400X has been designed with economy in mind, with reduced engine running speed and enhanced hydraulics, the 1400X offe

L&S Waste has developed a new multi-purpose interlocking block, made from 100% recycled aggregate, which the company says has applications for a wide range of industries. The ECOblock system is said to be ideal for creating temporary road blocks, protecting vacant sites from unwanted visitors, preventing fly tipping and site security. The system can also be used for constructing silage clamps or storage bays of various sizes. L&S Waste managing director, Mick Balch, said: “Waste arising from construction an

The New Generation DL300-3 large wheeled loader has been unveiled by Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment. The new Stage IIIB compliant machine is said to be designed for setting new benchmarks for exceptional performance, ease of handling, serviceability, durability and significantly enhanced operator comfort.
With a bucket capacity of 3.0 m³, the DL300-3 wheeled loader is intended to meet a wide range of material-handling needs from loading and transporting granular material (such as sand and gravel)

CDE has established an alliance with Sandvik Construction Brasil which will see the promotion of the CDE washing equipment portfolio through the existing Sandvik sales network in Brazil. This follows the formation of CDE do Brasil Ltda earlier this year as the company seeks to expand operations in Brazil and the rest of Latin America. Commenting on the agreement, Stefan Hunger of CDE do Brasil said: “This new alliance provides CDE do Brasil with an opportunity to quickly identify opportunities that exist fo

Crushing and screening manufacturer Powerscreen has launched the new Warrior 1400X screen.
Damian Power, Powerscreen global product director said: “The new Powerscreen Warrior 1400X offers improved performance, lower operating costs, and easier serviceability while building on the reliable foundation of our class-leading Warrior 1400 scalper.” The 1400X has reduced engine running speed and enhanced hydraulics, and the company says it offers a reduction in fuel consumption of up to 15% in comparison to its

New research from a leading economic consultancy has highlighted the critical role of the mineral products industry to the UK economy. The Capital Economics (CE) research has found that the UK mineral products industry makes a Gross Value Added (GVA) contribution to the UK Economy of over € 4.97 billion (£4bn) a year – greater than creative industries such as film and video and not far short of motor vehicles and aerospace; generates an annual turnover of € 11.2 billion (£9bn); and has labour productivity 2

Cemex has announced the pricing of US $ 1.5 billion in senior secured US dollar notes. The notes being issued by Cemex Finance LLC will bear interest at an annual rate of 9.375% and mature in 2022. Cemex says they will be issued at par and will be callable commencing on their 5th anniversary. The closing of the offering is expected to occur on October 12, 2012, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment has added two new models to the company’s range of hydraulic breakers for use on Doosan wheeled and crawler excavators from 14-38tonnes. As with the existing DXB100H, DXB170H and DXB260H models, the new DXB130H and DXB190H hydraulic breakers are said to to provide very efficient reduction of rock, boulders, concrete and other demolition waste, as well as excellent excavation work.
The new Doosan DXB130H breaker is suitable for excavators up to 22tonnes (Doosan DX160L

South African-based mining group Exxaro has bought a long-range laser scanner to support a range of expansion projects and the building of two additional coal processing plants. The VZ 1000 from 3D Laser Mapping will be used to survey stockpiles for volume verification, provide height analysis on earth works and blasting, as well and collecting highly accurate measurements for terrain mapping and modelling. The state-of-the-art solution will also minimise staff exposure to the largest health and safety risk

Caterpillar has designed, fabricated and constructed what is says is the largest hydraulic mining shovel ever built, the 6120B H FS, which is bigger than the Cat 6090 FS. Aimed at delivering three- or four-pass loading of ultra-class mining trucks, that company claims “innovative hybrid technologies cut fuel use per tonne by an estimated 25% through the use of hydra-electric regenerative technologies and a special energy storage system. An operating weight of approximately 1,270 tonnes and engine output of