December 16, 2015
US demand for fibre cement products is forecast to grow 5.8% annually through 2019 to 269.4 million m² (2.9 billion sq ft), valued at US$2.2 billion…
December 16, 2015
LiuGong Dressta Machinery has appointed Tolga Ural as regional sales manager for Africa and Middle East. Ural joins Dressta off the back of over 10…
December 16, 2015
Cement manufacturers will see a rise in consumption in the US after the passing of a new Highway Bill, according to the Portland Cement Association (…
December 16, 2015
British Precast has launched the first dedicated health and safety website and app for the UK precast concrete industry. The ‘Safeprecast’ website…
December 16, 2015
There has been a very welcome increase in the number of Twite birds at Cemex’s Dove Holes quarry in county Derbyshire, England. Numbers are said to…
December 15, 2015
RDS Technology’s new iSOSYNC PC software is said to enable control of the quarry loadout operation, while also offering inventory, productivity and…
December 14, 2015
Donald M James, non-executive chairman of US aggregates supplier giant Vulcan Materials, will retire at the end of this month. J Thomas Hill, Vulcan’…
December 14, 2015
Joule, the pioneer of liquid fuels from recycled CO2, and HeidelbergCement have formed a partnership to develop Joule’s technology to reduce carbon…
December 14, 2015
Recent steel plant closures are having a major impact on the UK’s lime industry, according to the Mineral Products Association (MPA). The recent…
December 14, 2015
Cement industry leaders have revealed a plan to reduce their emissions by 20%-25% by 2030. The Cement Action Plan launched at COP21 in Paris, France…
December 9, 2015
Vicat’s Montalieu (Isère) cement plant in France will process 530 tonnes of used tyres by the end of December 2015, by transforming them into usable…
December 9, 2015
Two private equity firms and a strategic partner are reportedly submitting bids for cement operations under Jaiprakash Associates, the flagship…
December 9, 2015
Turkey's marble exports generated €2.02 billion revenue in 2014, reports Dünya Gazetesi. The figure is up 230% on the €8.83 marble export revenues in…
December 9, 2015
Atlas Copco has agreed to acquire Varisco, an Italian pump manufacturer with a global sales network. Based in Padua near Venice, Varisco had…
December 9, 2015
Komatsu, the world’s second-biggest maker after Caterpillar of mining and construction equipment, says it faces another tough year ahead, reports…