December 7, 2012
Although markets for recycled aggregates have fallen during the recession, the sector still accounts for nearly 20% of the total aggregates market in…
December 5, 2012
Thomas Schulz, president of Sandvik Construction and member of the group executive management, is leaving Sandvik for a position as CEO with the…
December 5, 2012
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) is to invest $10 million (€7.6 million) in the creation of a new exclusive manufacturing facility in Brazil…
December 5, 2012
Cemex is supplying special ready-mix concrete for the 4,900m³ Quartier 17 reconstruction project in the historic city centre of Stralsund, a UNESCO…
December 5, 2012
Fund-raisers have dreamt up a colourful way of raising at least £75,000 (€92,000) for the NSPCC () in County Staffordshire, England, by auctioning…
December 5, 2012
Deputy CEO Hans-Christian Schneider will assume overall responsibility for the Ammann Group on 1 January 2013,extending the tradition followed over…
December 3, 2012
The Mineral Products Association (MPA) is supporting Phase 2 of the Million Ponds Project, coordinated by Pond Conservation. The project is using…
December 3, 2012
In the UK, the Mineral Products Association (MPA) and Bumblebee Conservation Trust (BBCT) have established a new partnership to help conserve bees…
December 3, 2012
HeidelbergCement has commissioned a new cement mill with an annual capacity of 1 million tonnes at its Tema cement grinding plant in Ghana. Capital…
November 30, 2012
Cemex has released A Gift of Nature. Twenty Years of Conservation & Photography, the 20th anniversary edition of its celebrated conservation book…
November 30, 2012
FLSmidth has won a five-year contract worth approximately US$190million/DKK1.1 million (€146 million) from Minera Los Pelambres to supply maintenance…
November 30, 2012
Breedon Aggregates, the UK’s largest independent aggregates business, has welcomed the decision by Transport Scotland to award its trunk road…
November 30, 2012
The UK’s Mineral Products Association (MPA) has offered a cautious welcome to the UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Changes’ statement…
November 30, 2012
Cyrille Ragoucy, CEO-designate of the proposed UK joint venture between Lafarge UK and Tarmac’s owners Anglo American, has named his designated…
November 29, 2012
Recipes from British Olympic Games competitors and Euro football stars are contained in the Big Sports Recipe Book, the creation of a group of…