http://www.aggbusiness.com/images/rsstitle.gif http://www.aggbusiness.com/ http://www.aggbusiness.com/ Aggregates Business Europe en-us May, 10 May 2007 04:00:00 GMT Tue, 16 02 2010 00:00:05 GMT http://www.aggbusiness.com/quarry-profile/rss.xml aggbusiness.com CMS editor@ropl.com jhoward@ropl.com http://www.aggbusiness.com/article.asp?id=63 Aggregates from quarries in the Russian Republic of Karelia are in demand and Karlenerud is investing to keep pace. Patrick Smith reports The Russian economy is on the up, and so is the amount of money and effort that the nation is putting into upgrading outdated infrastructure. Its once heavy reliance on railways is being replaced by a growing highway sector (at least in the more populated west of the country), and modern homes and offices are being constructed. This means that huge amounts of raw materials are needed, particularly aggregates. And Russia is sitting on significant mineral and energy resources, some of which can be found in the Republic of Karelia in the north-west of Russia. http://www.aggbusiness.com/rss-comments.asp?id=63 Tue, 26 06 2007 00:05:05 GMT http://www.aggbusiness.com/article.asp?id=168 The Bolshoi Massive quarry, which employs 120 people, was opened in 1970, and is situated in the town of Pudozh on the banks of Lake Onega some 380km from Petrozavodsk. It produces granite aggregates http://www.aggbusiness.com/rss-comments.asp?id=168 Tue, 26 06 2007 00:05:05 GMT http://www.aggbusiness.com/article.asp?id=169 The newest of the Karelnerud's three quarries is Goloday Gora, opened in 1976 some 45km from Petrozavodsk. It is just 2km from the railway station at Derevyanka, an important factor because its produ http://www.aggbusiness.com/rss-comments.asp?id=169 Tue, 26 06 2007 00:05:05 GMT http://www.aggbusiness.com/article.asp?id=170 The Shokshinskiy quartzite quarry covers 120 hectares in total, and takes in the harbour from where the finished products are shipped out to be used mainly in the nearby St Petersburg region. It is 6 http://www.aggbusiness.com/rss-comments.asp?id=170 Tue, 26 06 2007 00:05:05 GMT http://www.aggbusiness.com/article.asp?id=175 All the finished materials from the quarry are shipped out of Jelsa in vessels belonging to Stema Shipping. When the quarry is expanded a new quay will be built near the existing facility to cater for http://www.aggbusiness.com/rss-comments.asp?id=175 Wed, 05 09 2007 00:05:05 GMT http://www.aggbusiness.com/article.asp?id=225 NCC's largest quarry in Sweden's Östergötland region has just secured permission to extend its operations for another 30 years. Claire Symes visited Skärlunda to find out why the quarry is so important for the area http://www.aggbusiness.com/rss-comments.asp?id=225 Tue, 09 10 2007 00:05:05 GMT http://www.aggbusiness.com/article.asp?id=226 With the extended planning permission in place, Skärlunda's future as an active quarry is mapped out for the next 30 years. However, NCC is already looking toward 2037, when the site will have reached http://www.aggbusiness.com/rss-comments.asp?id=226 Tue, 09 10 2007 00:05:05 GMT http://www.aggbusiness.com/article.asp?id=312 One of the highest quarries in Britain is benefiting from a considerable investment, which will also help with restoration plans http://www.aggbusiness.com/rss-comments.asp?id=312 Mon, 26 11 2007 00:05:05 GMT http://www.aggbusiness.com/article.asp?id=1448 Construction of a motorway dividing the Mions Quarry in Lyon, France gave the site the opportunity to change its approach to extraction and processing. Claire Symes visited the site to find out more... http://www.aggbusiness.com/rss-comments.asp?id=1448 Thu, 25 06 2009 00:05:05 GMT http://www.aggbusiness.com/article.asp?id=470 Canada's west coast is home to one of the newest super quarries in North America, which is helping to meet aggregates demand in the US. Claire Symes reports on the rapid development of the Orca Quarry http://www.aggbusiness.com/rss-comments.asp?id=470 Tue, 04 03 2008 00:05:05 GMT http://www.aggbusiness.com/article.asp?id=566 A new quarry in Thailand is setting higher aggregates industry standards in the country for efficiency and quality. Mike Woof reports Thailand's fast growing economy means that there is a construction boom underway bringing with it increased demand for aggregates for use in construction of all types. To help meet this demand operators are looking for new extraction sites and also working to improve efficiency at existing quarries. http://www.aggbusiness.com/rss-comments.asp?id=566 Mon, 14 04 2008 00:05:05 GMT http://www.aggbusiness.com/article.asp?id=602 The largest aggregates quarry in Norway is going full speed ahead on expansion plans, with its owners investing 'a lot of money' to increase production and make it a world-beater. Patrick Smith visited the site http://www.aggbusiness.com/rss-comments.asp?id=602 Tue, 24 04 2007 00:05:05 GMT http://www.aggbusiness.com/article.asp?id=726 After 40 years of operation, Ibiza's third largest quarry - Cantera Can Orvay - is investing to step up production. Claire Symes reports http://www.aggbusiness.com/rss-comments.asp?id=726 Wed, 16 07 2008 00:05:05 GMT http://www.aggbusiness.com/article.asp?id=775 While Europe's quarrying industry will be heading to Neider-Ofleiden in Germany for Steinexpo in September, ABE has been taking a look at the quarry that hosts the tri-annual event http://www.aggbusiness.com/rss-comments.asp?id=775 Mon, 04 08 2008 00:05:05 GMT http://www.aggbusiness.com/article.asp?id=854 Producing carbon dioxide for a local sugar factory 100 years ago led Italy-based Edilcalce into the quarrying sector. Claire Symes visited the Perugia quarry to find out more http://www.aggbusiness.com/rss-comments.asp?id=854 Thu, 09 10 2008 00:05:05 GMT http://www.aggbusiness.com/article.asp?id=971 High in the French Pyrenees lays the world's largest talc quarry. Claire Symes visited Rio Tinto Minerals' Trimouns quarry to find out more. Mention talc, and most people would think of talcum http://www.aggbusiness.com/rss-comments.asp?id=971 Fri, 21 11 2008 00:05:05 GMT http://www.aggbusiness.com/article.asp?id=1199 Family-owned quarry operator Vezzola is proving that there is still profit to be made from quarrying despite the economic downturn. Claire Symes visited the company's Montichiari plant to find out mor http://www.aggbusiness.com/rss-comments.asp?id=1199 Mon, 02 03 2009 00:05:05 GMT http://www.aggbusiness.com/article.asp?id=1358 Gaining permission to extend a quarry is the Holy Grail for many quarry operators but to achieve that inside a national park is almost impossible. Nonetheless, Tarmac's Swinden Quarry in North Yorkshire, UK has achieved just that after turning around local opposition to the site in just eight years. http://www.aggbusiness.com/rss-comments.asp?id=1358 Thu, 14 05 2009 00:05:05 GMT http://www.aggbusiness.com/article.asp?id=1562 Rebuilding existing equipment and shrewd investment in used machines is helping one limestone quarry in Belgium to maximise the bottom line. Claire Symes reports... http://www.aggbusiness.com/rss-comments.asp?id=1562 Mon, 17 08 2009 00:05:05 GMT http://www.aggbusiness.com/article.asp?id=1699 Nine years on from privatisation Poland's Kopalnie Porfiru I Diabazu attributes it success to continual investment. Claire Symes visited the site to find out more... http://www.aggbusiness.com/rss-comments.asp?id=1699 Fri, 16 10 2009 00:05:05 GMT http://www.aggbusiness.com/article.asp?id=1853 When the time came to change its old static crushing plant, one Scottish quarry decided to go mobile and bought an entirely new system. Patrick Smith reports http://www.aggbusiness.com/rss-comments.asp?id=1853 Mon, 04 01 2010 00:05:05 GMT http://www.aggbusiness.com/article.asp?id=1946 With celebrations planned for the company's centenary, the Marocca Group's Alberto Marocca talks to Claire Symes about plans for the Anagni Quarry's next 100 years http://www.aggbusiness.com/rss-comments.asp?id=1946 Tue, 16 02 2010 00:05:05 GMT