ABE takes a look at the latest developments and trends in the crushing market

High demand

Call for new crushing equipment is almost as high as the demand for higher quality aggregates from customers. Claire Symes reports

Europe's crushing and screening sector has been valued at around €2billion annually and is growing fast. "The crushing sector is growing at roughly the same rate as GDP and in some markets in Europe, it is increasing at a higher rate than that," said Metso Minerals president for Europe, Middle East and Africa Luis Santos.

According to Terex Powerscreen international sales manager Geoff Beattie, demand for crushing equipment is currently running at a higher rate than for any other type of construction equipment.

"The sales growth for new equipment is being driven by the high aggregate prices in Europe, coupled with high demand for constru

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