April 3, 2012
Ireland-based Healy Brothers concrete and quarry business has been bought out by Lagan but financial details of the deal have not been released.…
April 3, 2012
The Polish Government has revealed that there are 11 companies bidding to acquire Zlotoyja-based quarry business Kopalnie Surowcow Skalnych Zlotoryja…
April 3, 2012
Cemex France is aiming to help speed up construction work on site with the launch of its new fast drying concrete product that is the result of a new…
April 3, 2012
It has been reported that Marwyn Materials – headed by former Aggregate Industries boss Peter Thom – has made an offer to Anglo American for Tarmac.…
April 3, 2012
Fines of €10million and €4.5million handed down to Lafarge Ciments and Vicat for cartel activity have been confirmed by the Paris Court of Appeal.…
April 3, 2012
Italcementi’s subsidiary Ciments Francais has reported that it has sold one of its Turkish operations to Limak Holding for €290million. The sale…
April 3, 2012
Lemminkäinen has expanded its road construction business with the acquisition of a stake in fellow Finnish company Asfalt Remix. Lemminkäinen has…
April 3, 2012
JCB used court orders in Germany to take action against three Asian manufacturers that were displaying copied equipment at the Bauma exhibition in…
April 3, 2012
France’s SNEF is reported to have acquired part of Holcim’s business in Romania for a token fee of €1. The transfer is believed to have taken place…
April 3, 2012
Improving use of recycled aggregates is the aim of a new project launched in the UK through an investment of 800,000 (€920,865) which will allow…
April 3, 2012
The Czech Republic cement producers association has reported that production in the first three months on this year was down 28% year on year at just…
April 3, 2012
Austria-based quarry operator Bernegger has announced that it is to invest €10million during 2010 in upgrading its equipment and improving operations…
April 3, 2012
Cemex’s sales fell by 10% in the first quarter of 2010, compared to the same period last year, to US$3billion, while EBITDA was also down 23% at US$…
April 3, 2012
Lafarge has started an extensive consultation in the UK in a bid to expand its use of alternative fuels at its Hope Works site in Derbyshire. Under…
April 3, 2012
Cemex Espana has announced plans to install a new €4million bag filter at its Alcanar plant in Tarragona, Spain in a bid to further reduce carbon…