July 10, 2014
A major new report by industry marketing specialist, BDS Marketing Research claims the quarrying industry has failed to replenish aggregates…
July 10, 2014
Cemex Dove Holes Quarry in County Derbyshire, England, close to the world-famous Peak District has delivered its two millionth tonne of aggregates of…
July 10, 2014
Organisers of Hillhead 2014 have hailed the event a great success – with 17,559 visitors attending the three-day show at Lafarge Tarmac’s Hillhead…
July 8, 2014
A six-year price war in the Danish concrete industry has finally resulted in the players cutting capacity, reports Børsen. A possible upturn in the…
July 8, 2014
HeidelbergCement has opened its €200 million Caspi cement plant in Kazakhstan’s Mangystau region. The facility is expected to produce around 1…
July 8, 2014
A new porous ‘self-healing’ asphalt made of simple materials is currently being tested in the Netherlands. Erik Schlangen, a civil engineer and…
July 8, 2014
Plans to sell its 50% stake in Lafarge Tarmac to Lafarge have been revealed by Anglo American. The stake will be sold for a minimum consideration of…
July 8, 2014
Cement production in Kenya has risen 19% year-on-year from 1.9 million tonnes to 2.3 million tonnes in the five months to May 2014. National…
July 8, 2014
Terex Mineral Processing Systems is to sign a UAE distribution deal with Dubai-based-dealer, Genavco. In an interview with PMV Middle East Asif Khan…
July 8, 2014
CECE, the Committee for European Construction Equipment industry, has appointed Sigrid de Vries as its new Secretary General. The partner in the…
July 8, 2014
Astec Industries has named Jeff Elliott as group vice president of the Astec Aggregate Mining Group. His responsibilities will include direct…
July 7, 2014
Mexichem, Elementia and Lafarge were today due to inaugurate the first plant of Cementos Fortaleza. Mexico’s president, Enrique Peña Nieto, and…
July 7, 2014
Lafarge and Holcim have today revealed a list of their proposed €5 billion valued asset sales to help ensure their planned near €30 billion merger.…
July 4, 2014
Volvo Construction Equipment has become the newest corporate member and first OEM to sign up to the Institute of Quarrying’s Corporate Professional…
July 4, 2014
Unicem Aquitaine chairman Patrice Gazzarin is angered by the creation of a new under construction aggregate import terminal in Grattequina, south…