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Cemex concrete for German underwater tunnelCemex is part of a consortium supplying ready-mix concrete for the construction of the Neuhof road tunnel, which include around 15,000m of underwater concrete placement. The tunnel is part of the A66... 15 January 2013
Cementos' state-of-the-art mobilitySpanish cement company Cementos Portland has acquired state-of-the-art mobile equipment for unloading bulk cement at the Ipswich port in the UK. The Road Mobile Shipunloader was supplied by Dutch... 07 January 2013
Cemex concrete for 'green' tramlineCemex in France has supplied 40,000m of concrete for 26.6km of tracks and overlays for a 13.3km long 'green' tramline in Le Havre, France. For the first time in France, the wheels of the tram will... 26 November 2012
Cementir production line expansionItalian cement and construction material group Cementir has applied to the regional authorities in Puglia for permission to invest €140 million in the development of a new production line at its... 01 October 2012
Lafarge concrete for Louvre expansionA new cutting-edge architectural structure is to open to the public after five years of construction work. Designed to showcase the museum's treasures of Islamic art, the new project is located in... 19 September 2012
Hanson opens new Scottish concrete plantsHanson UK has invested £750,000 (€950,000) in two concrete production facilities in city of Glasgow, Scotland, to take advantage of increasing demand in the run up to the 2014 Commonwealth Games,... 12 September 2012
Malaysian railway upgrade uses Atlas Copco vibratory technologyPre-stressed concrete specialist Eastern Pretech is using newly-installed vibratory pokers to manufacture concrete railway sleepers for Malaysia's West Coast line. Upgrading of the line that runs... 10 September 2012
Cemex concrete for stunning German complexLed by Cemex in Germany, a consortium is supplying ready-mix concrete for the stunning, eco-friendly Kö-Bogen complex in downtown Dusseldorf, one of the most acclaimed building projects in the... 23 July 2012
Ciments Kercim has said it expects its new Franch cement plant to be operational by the end of 2012With financing from five banks in place to fund 50% the development of a 600,000tonne capacity cement plant in Montoir-de-Bretagne in Brittany, France, project owner Ciments Kercim has said the plant... 27 June 2012
Lafarge modernises Wössingen plantLafarge's modernisation of the production facilities at its plant in the town of Wössingen, Germany, also included an existing belt bucket elevator that feeds limestone to the mill bunker. 05 April 2012