June 2, 2014
Breedon, the UK’s largest independent aggregates business, has acquired Huntsman’s Quarries, a long-established aggregates company based in the north…
May 29, 2014
Cilas, the joint venture set up between Lafarge-Algérie and businessman Abdennour Souakri, has awarded the contract to build the new Djamoura cement…
May 29, 2014
Semen Indonesia will reportedly take at least six months to complete the acquisition of a cement plant in Bangladesh. The Bangladeshi plant will have…
May 29, 2014
The volume of China's import and export of cement between January and April 2014 declined by 9.32% and 9.4% to 94,600tonnes and 2.96 million tonnes,…
May 28, 2014
The Reshenie company anticipates that St Petersburg's market of reinforced concrete structures will grow 13% in 2014. This is attributed to the…
May 28, 2014
The Finnish State is to sell Finnish infrastructure and construction company Destia to Ahlström Capital for €148 million. The ownership no longer…
May 28, 2014
Cemex has announced further changes to its senior level organization, effective immediately, following the recent appointment of Rogelio Zambrano as…
May 28, 2014
Lafarge has sold its cement operations in Ecuador for an enterprise value of US$553 million (equivalent to €405 million) to Union Andina de Cementos…
May 23, 2014
Screening and crushing company McCloskey International has welcomed Mexican dealer Maquineria to its global network of distributors. “Having MAQSA on…
May 23, 2014
According to Andre Martin, CEO Lafarge Russia and Ukraine, the France-based group plans to increase sales of cement to 700,000tonnes in 2014 against…
May 23, 2014
In what is said to be a first for the ready mix sector, UK customers are set to benefit from the introduction of new mobile Ultra ready mix concrete…
May 23, 2014
CEMEX UK has won 13 awards at this year’s prestigious Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Occupational Health and Safety Awards,…
May 23, 2014
The UK Mineral Products Association (MPA) is warning about the dangers of swimming in quarry lakes, and asking people to Stay Safe and Stay Out,…
May 23, 2014
British independent construction materials company, Hope Construction Materials is on the lookout for new talent to join its £300 million (€370…
May 20, 2014
At the Hillhead show, which is to be held near Buxton, England (24-26 June, 2014), John Deere Power Systems (JDPS) says it will be showcasing its…