RHI Magnesita to acquire Resco Group
RHI Magnesita has announced plans to acquire US-based Resco Group, a manufacturer of alumina and refractories. The deal is reported to be worth up to US$430m, says Reuters. Acco...
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Aggregate Industries announces Port of Liverpool Super Shed
As part of a long-term plan to support increased demand for cementitious products across the UK construction market, Aggregate Industries (AIUK) has announced a significant inve...
Local authority spending underpinning Italian cement demand
Italian cement output started the year strongly, expanding 14 per cent YoY in January 2024, according to the Italian concrete association, Federbeton. This follows a seven per c...
Saint-Gobain acquires Canada-based Bailey Group
Saint-Gobain has entered into a definitive agreement for the acquisition of The Bailey Group Companies, consisting of Bailey-Hunt Ltd and its subsidiaries, a privately owned man...
Heidelberg Materials France to close two plants
Ciments Calcia , part of Heidelberg Materials France , is closing two of its plants as part of a restructuring programme. The two sites due to close are in Beffes (Cher) and Vil...
Holcim acquires concrete construction systems specialist Tensolite
Holcim has signed an agreement to acquire Tensolite, a leading manufacturer of innovative precast and pre-stressed concrete construction systems with US$22m of net sales in 2023...
Brenntag acquires Lawrence Industries
Brenntag Specialties, a leader in chemicals and ingredients distribution based in Germany, has acquired Lawrence Industries Ltd, an independent specialties distributor in the UK...
Scott Bros and Teesside University join forces on on low-carbon concrete
UK-based aggregates firm Scott Bros is working with Teesside University to run trials to see by much it can reduce the OPC content in concrete. The company, which specialises in...
Tarmac embraces Schaeffler OPTIME solution
Schaeffler’s OPTIME wireless condition monitoring solution is helping prevent unplanned downtime of machines and auxiliary equipment at the Tarmac Tunstead limestone plant near ...
New Holcim Board member proposed
Holcim has proposed Catrin Hinkel, CEO of Microsoft Switzerland, for election to its Board of Directors. She stands for election alongside nominee Michael H McGarry at Holcim’s ...