April 18, 2012
Finning International, represented in the UK by Finning UK and Ireland, and Caterpillar have reached an agreement for Finning to acquire from…
April 18, 2012
Latest figures from Cemex show that the company’s consolidated net sales increased by 6% during the fourth quarter of 2011 to approximately US$3.…
April 18, 2012
The German Cement Works Association (VDZ) and the Federal Association of German Cement Industry (BDZ) are combining operations and merging into the…
April 18, 2012
Pump manufacturer Tsurumi has created a YouTube channel to showcase its products online. The company says the channel (www.youtube.com/tsurumi)…
April 18, 2012
Atlas Copco has acquired Perfora, Italy, a company that manufactures and sells cutting and drilling equipment in the dimensional stone industry (DSI…
April 18, 2012
Weir Minerals has launched two new sales and support centres to get closer to its customers across the Iberian Peninsula and Benelux regions. The…
April 18, 2012
Lafarge's latest results show "positive trends" in fourth quarter after successfully achieving a net debt reduction target of €2billion with a €…
April 18, 2012
A Mineral Products Association (MPA) survey results for the fourth quarter of 2011 indicate that while overall industry markets were broadly positive…
April 18, 2012
According to Anefhop (the Association of Spanish Concrete Manufacturers) activity in the Spanish concrete sector decreased 20% during 2011 and is set…
April 18, 2012
Breedon Aggregates, the UK’s largest independent aggregates business, has acquired Nottingham Readymix, saying this fills an important gap in Breedon…
April 18, 2012
Cemex is launching Hidratium, its second global ready-mix concrete brand, which has self-curing properties. Already sold in France, Ireland, Mexico,…
April 18, 2012
KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens have released Facts & Figures, their latest pocket-size reference guide for the aggregates industry. It contains…
April 18, 2012
Covanta Energy, one of the world's leading energy-from-waste (EfW) providers, has been awarded planning permission from Cheshire West and Chester…
April 18, 2012
Overall, Sandvik’s business was stable in the fourth quarter with good performance especially in Sandvik Tooling but also in Sandvik Mining and…
April 18, 2012
HeidelbergCement has secured an extension of its €3billion syndicated credit facility, which was due to mature at the end of 2013, until 31 December…