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Lafarge acquires Elite stake
Spain-based Elite Cement has announced that a 35% stake in its business has been sold to Lafarge but the company will continue to operate…
Holcim launches Supercem
Higher waterproofing levels and greater durability are promised by Holcim’s new Supercem range of concrete and cement products.
Converyor belt more than 1.2km
Swiss market influenced by environment and location
Switzerland's aggregates market is highly influenced by environmental pressures and by its location. Lisa Russell reports. It is a well-known fact…
Hanson sand washing plant and effluent treatment
New plant boosts sand and gravel production
Marine sand and gravel processing at Hanson's Frindsbury Wharf has improved with investment in a new plant. Marine won sand and gravel is an…
Natural sand rises in Russia
According to local media reports, the price of natural sand was up 12.6% year on year in March this year.
Cat loader putting minerals into a sandvik QJ330 jaw crusher
Australian quarry opts for Sandvik crusher
Use of a new mobile crushing system is making extraction of the final reserves from a hard rock quarry more economically viable Mountain View Quarry…
The silverstone racetrack with newly supplied aggregate from Hanson
Hanson puts Silverstone on track
As the TV cameras focus on the UK’s Silverstone racing circuit for the British Grand Prix this weekend, they will no doubt put the redeveloped pits,…
35tonne caterpillar 375ME excavator
Technology investment saves Vietnamese quarry
Investment in new drilling rigs and breakers has helped one Vietnamese quarry avoid closure. ABE reports. Gaining permission to extract rock by…
Lafarge opens new terminal
Lafarge Granulats Ouest chairman Bénédicte de Bonnechose and Cetra Granulats chairman Manuel de Sousa have officially opened a new joint venture…
Caterpillar 345 excavator
Portuguese marble in demand
While demand for construction aggregates has been affected by the global recession, the call for marble appears to be unabated. Claire Symes visited…
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