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In safe hands
Safety and competence are top of the agenda for the Institute of Quarrying's president Martin Isles. Claire Symes met him to talk about his first year in of..
Read more..Single voice for Germany
Synergies and a strong sense of common purpose have led to the merger of Germany's aggregates federation with its counterpart for sand and gravel, to form a..
Read more..Gathering momentum
With its 25 th anniversary in sight, the European Aggregates Association will have Dirk Fincke as its new general secretary and president Jim O'Brien back ..
Read more..Broadening the portfolio
[1] Atlas Copco became the latest company to move into the mobile crushing market last year with the acquisition of Hartl Anlagenbau. Claire Symes s..
Read more..Latest Business News
Vicat posts 12.5% consolidated sales in 2011
Vicat achieved a 12.5% rise in consolidated sales in 2011, according to new figures published by the French building materials group. Expansion in Kaza.. Read more..
Cemex's net sales up 8%
Latest figures from Cemex show that the company's consolidated net sales increased by 6% during the fourth quarter of 2011 to approximately US$3.7billio.. Read more..
Lafarge axes 460 jobs
Lafarge is axing 460 jobs as part of a reorganisation of its worldwide corporate division. The French building material group says 90 of the job losses will .. Read more..
Russian cement plant upgrade under way
The upgrading of Lunsin Mining Company’s Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk cement plant is under way. The Russian plant, launched in 2011, produced 7,000.. Read more..
Additives demand to increase
World demand for cement and concrete additives is projected to increase 8.35% annually to $15.8 billion in 2015, a significant improvement over the pe.. Read more..
HeidelbergCement's €3bn credit extension
HeidelbergCement has secured an extension of its €3 billion syndicated credit facility, which was due to mature at the end of 2013, until 31 Decemb.. Read more..
Lafarge increases its waste energy consumption
Lafarge’s energy consumption from waste rose to 15% last year, compared to 11.7% in 2010. The French construction materials group has spe.. Read more..
German cement demand tipped to record no growth in 2012
Cement demand in Germany will not grow in 2012, according to national cement industry association Verein Deutscher Zementwerke (VDZ). In 2011, demand.. Read more..
