Hanson Australia are a major construction materials provider. Image: Hanson Australia Facebook Hanson Australia is attempting to add a waste concrete and recycled glass facility to its Bass Point Quarry to create recycled aggregate. The company, part of the Heidelberg Cement group, lodged the major project application recently to create a new stream of resources …

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Heidelberg Materials UK has completed the Mick George acquisition. Image: Mick George Heidelberg Materials UK has completed its acquisition of Mick George following the Competition and Markets Authority investigation.   The deal was announced last year between the two companies, but CMA raised concerns about the acquisition’s impact on competition in the East Midlands.   …

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Holcim has a worldwide presence. Image: Holcim Holcim US has been crowned as one of the winners of the latest Slag Cement Association awards.   The awards recognise the latest innovations and projects using slag cement from 2023. Holcim US won in the Innovation Applications category for its project showcasing Duck Lake Country Club in …

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Vulcan Materials has expanded. Image: Timon/ stock.adobe.com Vulcan Materials has expanded its operations in the United States with a further acquisition.   FMI Capital Advisors confirmed that Whitaker Contracting Corporation has been acquired by Vulcan Materials. The acquisition includes four quarries, three asphalt plants, and Whitaker’s contracting and pavement preservation business.   “FMI leveraged their …

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Miljan Gutovic is Holcim’s new chief executive officer. Image: Holcim A new era has begun at Holcim, with the major building materials provider welcoming its new chief executive officer.   Miljan Gutovic has started in the role after previously being announced earlier this year for the top job. He takes over from Jan Jenisch who …

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The Victorian Earth Resources Regulator has issued a reminder. Image: Image: Michael Evans/stock.adobe.com The Victorian regulator has issued a reminder to the state’s quarries about the importance of rehabilitation of their sites.   Rehabilitation of a quarrying site, under the state’s legislation, is required as the final stage of quarrying. Once the rehabilitation obligations are …

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MLC chief executive officer Paul Hogan and Singleton Birch chief executive officer Richard Stansfield. Image: MLC Mississippi Lime Company has revealed a new identity and name that will reflect its international expansion in recent years.   The United States-based lime producer will operate under MLC as will its subsidiary in the United Kingdom, Singleton Birch. …

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Boral is an Australian construction materials provider. Image: Boral Boral has bolstered its portfolio of Australian quarries with the acquisition of Booyal Quarries in Queensland.   The acquisition includes the 75-hectare hard rock quarry located 60km south-west of Bundaberg in the Wide Bay region.  “The strategic acquisition of Booyal Quarries in Queensland will underpin Boral’s …

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SSAB and Nordec have signed a new agreement. Image: SSAB SSAB has taken another step towards its goal of creating a fossil-free steel production line after signing a new agreement with Nordec.   The agreement will see Nordec receive quantities of fossil-free steel from SSAB. They will receive the first batch as part of SSAB’s …

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Cemex are an international company. Image: Cemex Cemex has confirmed its agreement to divest its operations in the Philippines as part of its “portfolio rebalancing strategy”. The company’s subsidiary, Cemex Asia B.V., has signed the deal with DACON Corporation, DMCI Holdings, Inc. and Semirara Mining & Power Corporation.  According to the public statement, the assets …

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