Heidelberg Materials secures 30-year Slite quarry permit
Heidelberg Materials ’ 30-year permit to continue limestone extraction at Slite , Sweden, has become legally binding after the Swedish Supreme Court declined to hear further app...
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US Aggregates expands Indiana footprint with two-company acquisition
The deal adds five limestone quarries as well as two sand and gravel plants to US Aggregates’ network in southeast Indiana, increasing the company’s reserves and production capa...
Asia's concrete boom puts pressure on sustainable sand and gravel supply
The study, published this week, found that global demand for sand and gravel has more than doubled since 2000, with more than 80 per cent of current demand originating in Asia. ...
Asia's concrete boom puts pressure on sustainable sand and gravel supply
The study, published this week, found that global demand for sand and gravel has more than doubled since 2000, with more than 80 per cent of current demand originating in Asia. ...
US road investment expected to drive long-term aggregates demand
The scale of the potential materials requirement is considerable. NSSGA estimates that building a single mile of four-lane interstate highway requires around 38,000t of aggregat...
Victoria quarry fee hike raises fresh concerns over sand and gravel supply
Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia (CCAA) said this week that the proposed changes could increase the cost of essential construction materials and add to the cost of housing...
Vietnam's construction boom highlights building materials industry issues
In some areas sand prices have risen by up to 45 per cent YoY and are approaching VND1m (US$38)/m 3 . Asphalt prices have climbed nearly 32 per cent while aggregates and cement ...
CRH to acquire US aggregate provider Arcosa
Based in Dallas, Texas, Arcosa supplies infrastructure-related materials and solutions. Its construction products business is a leading aggregates platform in the USA, with 109 ...
Natural sand supply in Latin America tightens
Furthermore, mines that do not comply face closure. In Mexico authorities announced the recovery of 1200 concessions across six states, covering nearly 890,000ha due to non-paym...
Heidelberg Materials orders autonomous haulage system for Australian quarry
Epiroc will deploy LinkOA for some of the company’s Komatsu HD605 haul trucks, which will also interact with loaders and auxiliary vehicles, at a quarry in Western Australia. Th...