December 14, 2015
Joule, the pioneer of liquid fuels from recycled CO2, and HeidelbergCement have formed a partnership to develop Joule’s technology to reduce carbon…
December 14, 2015
Recent steel plant closures are having a major impact on the UK’s lime industry, according to the Mineral Products Association (MPA). The recent…
December 14, 2015
Cement industry leaders have revealed a plan to reduce their emissions by 20%-25% by 2030. The Cement Action Plan launched at COP21 in Paris, France…
December 9, 2015
Vicat’s Montalieu (Isère) cement plant in France will process 530 tonnes of used tyres by the end of December 2015, by transforming them into usable…
December 9, 2015
Two private equity firms and a strategic partner are reportedly submitting bids for cement operations under Jaiprakash Associates, the flagship…
December 9, 2015
Turkey's marble exports generated €2.02 billion revenue in 2014, reports Dünya Gazetesi. The figure is up 230% on the €8.83 marble export revenues in…
December 9, 2015
Atlas Copco has agreed to acquire Varisco, an Italian pump manufacturer with a global sales network. Based in Padua near Venice, Varisco had…
December 9, 2015
Komatsu, the world’s second-biggest maker after Caterpillar of mining and construction equipment, says it faces another tough year ahead, reports…
December 9, 2015
Cemex has published a new book titled Earth’s Legacy: Natural World Heritage. The new book is the latest in a more than two-decade tradition of Cemex…
December 9, 2015
More than 850 exhibitors, including 275 from overseas, drew thousands to the 8th edition of Excon, South Asia’s largest construction equipment and…
December 8, 2015
Pakistan’s cement sector posted an overall growth of 5.46% during July-November 2015, according to national media reports. Local sales are also…
December 8, 2015
Semen Padang’s marketing director, Pudjo Suseno, expects cement demand on the Indonesian island of Sumatra to grow by 16.6% in 2016. Sales in…
December 8, 2015
HeidelbergCement, the German-owned building materials producer, has recently finished the merger of its Romanian subsidiaries: Carpat Beton, Carpat…
December 8, 2015
Holcim Belgique, the Belgian subsidiary of Swiss cement group Lafarge Holcim, has revealed plans to close five concrete plants in the Flanders region…
December 8, 2015
Georgina Carlo-Paat, the first woman Master in the UK Marine Aggregate Dredging Sector, has recently completed her first tour of duty aboard Cemex UK…