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03 September 2010
French aggregate demand rises
France's quarrying industry association has reported that aggregate production in the country rose 25% to 27.6million tonnes in June, compared to the previous month... Read more..
03 September 2010
Cemex merges Spanish subsidiaries
Cemex Espana has announced that it is to streamline its operations with the merger of its Orionidas and Cementos Castilla La Mancha subsidiaries. Orionidas operates the cement terminal at the port o.. Read more..
02 September 2010
CRH rating downgraded
Ratings agency Moody's has downgraded its outlook on Ireland-based CRH from neutral to negative. The organisation has said that it has changed the rating because of the company's €3%2.. Read more..
01 September 2010
Atlas Copco enters the mobile market
Atlas Copco has expanded its offering to the quarrying sector with acquisition of Austria-based mobile crushing and screening manufacturer Hartl Anlagenbau. The company has said that entering the .. Read more..
01 September 2010
Recycling boost for Flannery
UK-based Flannery Plant Hire has boosted its recycling capabilities with delivery of a new Terex Finlay J-1175 Jaw Crusher from Finlay Plant SE. The new crusher will be used with an existing Ter.. Read more..
31 August 2010
Gleeson hosts CDE open day
Quarry operators had the chance to see the benefits of washing crusher dust first hand during an open day held by CDE at Ireland-based Gleeson Quarries' Laffansbridge site. Visitors to the Count.. Read more..
30 August 2010
CSN renews Cimpor ambition
Brazil-based steel maker Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN) has said that it is considering a new attempt to acquire Portuguese cement producer Cimpor. The company failed in its takeover o.. Read more..
30 August 2010
JCB supports Pakistan
JCB has announced that it is to donate equipment to Pakistan in a bid to help speed up the reconstruction following the recent flooding in the country. The company is to donate US$250,000 of its.. Read more..
27 August 2010
Lafarge plans Russian plants
Lafarge is reported to be planning to build new cement plants in the Kaluga and Rostov regions of Russia. It is suggested that work on the Kaluga plant could start this year... Read more..
27 August 2010
First Kleemann for Pinden
Pinden has broken with its traditional approach to crushing and screening and taken delivery of its first crusher from Kleemann with arrival of a Mobicat MC110Z on site in Kent, UK. Pinden directo.. Read more..
