US government approves transportation infrastructure funding bill
The US House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Transit has reauthorised the bipartisan BUILD America 250 Act for another five-years. The US$580bn su...
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Asia-Pacific high-strength concrete market to reach US$139m by 2030
This market expansion is attributed to the region's continued and unprecedented expansion of its infrastructure, due to urbanisation, industrial expansion and the rise of sustai...
Adbri supplies 240,000t of materials for Western Sydney Airport
Adbri has supplied more than 240,000t of specialised quarry and concrete products to the new Western Sydney Airport, one of Australia’s largest aviation infrastructure projects....
MPA welcomes UK government infrastructure strategy
MPA called for a clear level of commitment and an end to the cycle of announcing ambitions only to scale them back through delay, descoping or even cancellation, said the associ...
UK cement industry at risk of disappearing, warns MPA
The UK’s Mineral Products Association (MPA) has welcomed the British government’s 10-year infrastructure strategy, but says it lacks a proper focus on the supply chain to make t...
MPA calls on NISTA to boost delivery on infrastructure strategy
MPA welcomed the government’s 10 Year Infrastructure Strategy Working Paper and the establishment of NISTA to oversee the delivery of the strategy. However, it urged the governm...
China's housing slump sees cement directed at overseas construction
This week, CemNet reported that China's cement demand fell eight per cent YoY in 2024 to 1858.9Mt. Capacity utilisation has slipped to 50 per cent, while cement production in th...
Indian cement producers prepare for major expansion
Indian cement producers are set to invest approximately US$14.3bn over the next four years, aiming to increase capacity by around 25 per cent, or an estimated 160-170Mta of prod...
Road spending to boost Indian cement demand
India’s cement companies are expected to benefit from a boost in road infrastructure spending. In her Budget 2024 speech, Nirmala Sitharaman, India’s Union Finance Minister anno...
Queensland commits US$70bn to infrastructure investment
Australia’s Queensland government has announced AUD107.3bn (US$70.9bn) in infrastructure investment over the next four years as part of its Big Build programme. Priorities under...