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Cemex has completed a significant investment into its rail solutions facility at Somercotes in Derbyshire, England. This development was undertaken to meet increasing customer demand for its concrete bearers for switches and crossings.

American construction input prices increased 0.2% in March, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of new US Bureau of Labor Statistics Producer Price Index data. Nonresidential construction input prices rose 0.4% for the month.

Scottish construction materials business Skene Group Construction Services has shopped local and acquired an RA30 hauler from Rokbak.

Kleemann's new MOBISCREEN MSS 802(i) EVO mobile screening plant has won two design awards in the US and Germany. 

Terex Corporation's sustained strategic investments in product electrification and other areas have put its Terex Materials Processing business division in a strong position to grow and capitalise on global megatrends, such as the increasing importance of digitalised production to customer operations. Guy Woodford reports

India's off-the-road tyre giant BKT (Balkrishna Industries) used a recent global trade media trip to Mumbai and its state-of-the-art site in Bhuj, Gujarat, to showcase its exciting growth plan. It includes a doubling of the company's turnover to US$2bn by 2026, raising annual tyre production to 600,000 tonnes, the building of a second fully digitalised carbon black production plant in Bhuj dedicated to external sales, and a second power plant to power BKT Bhuj's significantly enlarged operation. Guy Woodford reports

One of Lintec & Linnhoff's long-time customers was so impressed by the performance of its Eurotec ECO60 concrete batching plant they ordered a second model to support its work on the Toamasina Port Development Project (Phase 2) in Madagascar. 

The Dodge Momentum Index (DMI), issued by the US-based Dodge Construction Network, slipped 8.6% in March to 183.7 (2000=100) from the revised February reading of 201.0. In March, the commercial component of the DMI fell 6.6%, and the institutional component decreased 12.9%.

The importance of versatile equipment that can deal with a range of demanding applications is being demonstrated by recent crushing and screening machinery deployments

The rate of recovery in the construction sector from the global COVID lockdowns has been significantly affected by the Russia-Ukraine conflict, to which there is no resolution currently in prospect. Liam McLoughlin reports on the global outlook for the sector going forward.

Heidelberg Materials and Linde have established a venture called 'Capture-to-Use' (CAP2U) to build and operate a state-of-the-art carbon dioxide capture and liquefaction plant.

The UK’s first all-electric ready-mix concrete mixer has successfully completed a three-month trial of commercial deliveries across Birmingham, central England, for Tarmac, marking a significant step toward net zero construction. 

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) reports that its Construction Backlog Indicator declined to 8.7 months in March, according to an ABC member survey conducted 20 March 20 to 3 April. The reading is 0.4 months higher than in March 2022.

Swedish off-road engine manufacturer Volvo Penta has made a strategic investment in Utility Innovation Group (UIG), US-based specialists in resilient, innovative utility systems and decentralised energy solutions. 

Jaco van der Merwe is the new president and CEO of Astec, the US-based manufacturer of road construction, aggregate processing, and asphalt/concrete plant solutions. He sat down with Guy Woodford during the recent CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2023 exhibition in Las Vegas to discuss Astec’s current trading health and future growth plans.

Heidelberg Materials and the Government of Canada have completed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) supporting Heidelberg Materials' project to develop the cement industry's first global full-scale carbon capture and storage (CCUS) facility. 

The US construction industry supported 412,000 job openings in February, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. 

Demand for concrete plant remains strong, creating a wealth of commercial opportunities for leading manufacturers

Heidelberg Materials has acquired all operating assets and reserves of RMS Gravel, a producer of high-quality sand and gravel products located in the Central New York market. 

Metso is developing a new Lokotrack ® EC crushers and screens range for aggregates production and recycling providing industry leading reliability and performance.