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Wednesday June 19, 2013

New York Contractor Cleans Up After Hurricane Sandy
Babcock wins £50 million Aggregate Industries contract
Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe plans 1 million t plant
York Potash offer lifeline to Newbridge Quarry
Molins purchases mothballed Cemex assets in Spain
Austrian cement industry hit by pressure on prices
Texas Industries appoints Tom Ransdell as chairman of the board
Rumours that Votorantim will halt IPO
Boral announces local downsizing

Tuesday June 18, 2013

CEMEX provides custom-made building solutions for London sewage system
Man who ran cement company while bankrupt disqualified by Carlisle court
Cement company disappointed by govt failure to curb tax evasions
Shea Concrete Products Delivers Underground Storm-water Chambers to the “Acadia on the Charles” Project
Nigeria’s Dangote Cement Sells $289 Million Stake to Wealth Fund
McInnis Cement launches website for new plant project in Canada
Trimble acquires Actronic Holdings Ltd.

Monday June 17, 2013

Masternaut & Balfour Beatty Fleet Services recognised for fleet safety partnership
Industry body calls on construction companies to claim grant funding
Aldermaston quarry gets go-ahead from council
Giant Rowley quarry restoration project to take 30 years
UK firm wins $112m Qatar road building contract
Dangote Group subsidiaries pay N59bn dividend in 2012
New Concrete Blocks are Reinforced With Carbon
Largest Brazilian Cement Producer Likely To Raise $4.9 Billion
Quebec construction workers on strike after negotiations break down
Molins purchases mothballed Cemex assets in Spain
MSHA - Miner dies in mine
Sri Lanka bans foreign investment into cement industry
Heidelberg Cement India gets shareholders nod to raise up to Rs 2K crore
Jobs on line at cement works
Mini cement plant in Nagaland to be revived

Friday June 14, 2013

UK Construction Output Contracts Less Than Expected
Lafarge to invest US$200million
Britain’s Biggest Builder to Shut Offices,Slash 200 Jobs
Halton and Warrington councils sign Lafarge Tarmac as roads maintenance contractor
'Toxic' quarry waters dyed black after swimmers mistake it for idyllic pool
Appeals court revives suit against MSHA by widows of 2 miners killed in W.Va. mine fire

Wednesday June 12, 2013

Cemex says work will continue at Pickering quarry thanks to York Potash agreement
NSSGA names new president, CEO
New body from cement industry cast-offs
DCMA, contractor present joint awards
Balfour Beatty recruits Pollard to turn round UK business
US clinker production up 4% in March
Natural gas shortage in Egypt hits cement production
CarbonCure Technologies Inc. signs deal with Northfield Block
Virginia court’s decision goes in Vulcan’s favor
New Concrete Adhesive Anchor Installer Certification - Who Needs It and Why

Tuesday June 11, 2013

New Balfour Beatty construction boss pledges to listen to staff
S.Africa's PIC buys stake in Nigeria's Dangote Cement
10 new jobs posted on aggregateRESEARCH.com
New building using ‘green’ technology
Saving energy commitment from CEMEX UK
SC admits cement firms' appeal against cartelisation
Raysut Cement plans overseas expansion
Cement as a semiconductor

Monday June 10, 2013

Dangote Cement’s Chief Finance Officer resigns
Balfour Beatty to close Dartford, Doncaster and Rochdale sites
Lafarge tightens grip on Bamburi Cement board
Tabuk Cement confirms plans to expand
New UK construction orders fell by 10% q/q in 1Q13
Recovery still some way off for Vietnamese cement industry
Sinkhole area called 'very dangerous' to public
Holcim invites you to their open house
MSHA reports cause of Exodus fatality
Granite Construction Plans Quarterly Dividend of $0.13
Latest cement consumption statistics mark positive trend in Latin America
MSHA - Fatal Machinery Accident
Cement Sales in India lose strength due to impending Monsoons

Friday June 7, 2013

CEMEX to expand Naga cement plant production
Records fall with 29-day continuous concrete pour
Hanson scoop two best-practice awards
CEMEX UK invests in a new Precia-Molen VS350 weighbridge at their Angerstein Wharf operation.
How concrete mix design affects sustainability
Cemex UK signs agreement with Decarbon
Tudor Griffiths buys four Cemex plants in Wales
U.S. Concrete's Precast Products Offer Strength Needed for Boardwalk Rebuild
Construction site ordered to stop work after fatal excavator accident
World of Concrete Selected by U.S. Department of Commerce for International Buyer Program for 2014 & 2015 Shows
High court rules in favor of mining project

Thursday June 6, 2013

Lucky Cement plans US$240m cement plant in DR Congo
Cement fuel plant to be smaller
Losing energy in Egypt
Dangote’s $500m Tanzania cement plant starts with 3 million mtpa
Vietnam reports on first five months of 2013
For better concrete, do as Romans did
CFSEI Announces 2013 Design Excellence and Construction Innovation Award Winners

Wednesday June 5, 2013

16 new jobs posted on aggregateRESEARCH.com

Tuesday June 4, 2013

Ciments Calcia awards modification contract to A TEC Greco
Regulator exchanges experience with Lafarge Tarmac
Cemex plans US$100m Egyptian investment
'Low growth' for building materials
Workers say Caterpillar changed South Milwaukee factory's culture
Ownership of waterfront land in question.
Semapa Focuses on Brazil Cement Plant as Portugal Market Shrinks
Concrete truck overturns
MCL, India, to set up another cement plant at Walayar
Cement price may decline on poor construction sector demand
Tabuk Cement to spend $192m on production upgrade
Cemex to expand Odessa on back of oil boom

Monday June 3, 2013

Essroc Italcementi Group Receives 2012 Best of Business Award