Can Germany's construction sector avoid collapse?
This week the Financial Times cited that the growing collapse in the German housebuilding sector could spread through the wider economy. Germany's construction sector has plumme...
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MPS urges UK government to invest
Ahead of the UK Government’s Autumn Statement on 22 November 2023, the Mineral Products Association (MPA) has written to the chancellor of the exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, urging the...
Construction in Great Britain contines to decline, warns MPA
New figures from the Mineral Products Association (MPA) provide more concrete evidence of the slowdown in Britain’s construction industry. The latest quarterly survey from the M...
Heidelberg Materials collaborates with Volvo Group
Heidelberg Materials has signed a collaboration agreement with Volvo Group with the potential to significantly reduce carbon emissions in the construction industry. The aim is t...
Pakistan's federal budget FY23-24, up 51%, to benefit construction
Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator, Mohammad Ishaq Dar, announced the Budget for the next fiscal year, FY23-24, with a total budgeted outlay of PKR14.5trn (US$50.5...
Dyckerhoff supplies low CO2 efficient construction
The new residential quarter in Ludwigshafen am Rhein, "Mein Ludwigs”, has been supplied with Dyckerhoff ’s low CO 2 efficient cements and concretes for the large-scale construct...
UK spring budget: MPA rues missed opportunity
The Mineral Products Association (MPA) has responded to the UK Government’s Spring Budget by calling for clearer action to accelerate investment, green growth and infrastructure...
AfriSam awaits government infrastructure spending
The outlook for South Africa’s struggling construction industry remains uncertain, hovering between the massive infrastructure expenditure figures being publicly mooted and the ...
Dyckerhoff supplies cement for Düsseldorf light rail project
Dyckerhoff is supplying cement and concrete for a new route is being built for the U 81 light rail line, which will connect Düsseldorf airport with the existing light rail netwo...
South Korean cement output slashed as truckers strike
This week the South Korean government stepped in with a presidential executive order to force striking cement truck drivers in the country to go back to work. Some 76 teams of g...