Holcim invests in Cloud Cycle to extend concrete quality monitoring
Holcim has invested in UK-based technology company Cloud Cycle as it prepares to roll out real-time monitoring of ready-mix concrete across its global fleet. Cloud Cycle's techn...
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German Economic Institute calls for more investment road transport to support building sector
Mineral raw materials and building products – including sand, gravel, natural stone, cement, and ready-mixed concrete – account for around a third of total transport volume in G...
UNICON signs AI truck optimisation agreement with INFORM
The agreement will result in INFORM bringing its expertise in AI and operations research to UNICON’s logistics challenges. It will improve the performance, responsiveness and su...
Lafarge expands concrete delivery capability in Alberta
Lafarge Canada has received provincial approval to operate trailers equipped with hydraulically forced steering axles for concrete delivery in Alberta, Canada, marking a signifi...
Taking a different route Premium
A modal shift in the transport of raw materials and finished product alike can bring significant benefits in terms of reducing greenhouse gas emissions for cement producers. CEM...
Cemex reduces European truck movements to cut CO2
Cemex ’s commitment to decreasing CO 2 emissions by reducing the numbers of truck movements made by its business has resulted in a marked increase in the use of more sustainable...
Korean trucker strike halts cement production
A strike by truckers in South Korea is causing chaos for the country’s cement plants, according to the Korea JoongAng Daily. The strike by members of Cargo Truckers Solidarity, ...
Titan receives its first LNG tractor for cement transport
Titan Cement Group has acquired its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) tractor for cement transport within Greece, a pilot action in collaboration with BlueFuel and the Sarakakis...
Dangote acquires 20,000 vehicles to improve distribution
Nigeria’s Dangote Cement has acquired 20,000 additional vehicles to improve the distribution of its products across the country. The vehicles, made up of trucks, trailers and ti...
Quinn Cement takes delivery of new Feldbinder cement tankers
Quinn Cement has received delivery of five new Feldbinder triaxle cement tankers as part of Quinn Building Products' Fleet and Mobile Plant Replenishment Programme in Northern I...