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Trimble has announced the availability of Trimble LOADRITE® InsightHQ reporting access for quarry, mines and other process industries that use performance and productivity data.
Qalaa Holdings’ Board of Directors has approved a capital increase of EGP1.7 billion, to be primarily funded through the capitalisation of liabilities resulting from the purchase of additional shares in core subsidiaries. An EGM will now be held to approve the increase in paid-in capital from EGP8 billion to EGP9.7 billion.
Holcim has reported its FY14 results, which show a positive performance for the year, though with negative currency effects.
Catch up with this week’s news from the worldwide cement sector, from industry participation at events to the latest international construction figures.
Cemex has announced the creation of a new energy division, Cemex Energia, which will develop a portfolio of power projects in Mexico.
Ports of Auckland is planning to expand capacity at its multi-purpose terminal to meet higher demand.
McInnis Cement has announced that it is submitting its Port-Daniel-Gascons project to additional environmental conditions.
According to recent statistics, there were 1.008 million engineers in employment at the end of 2014, with mechanical engineers taking the largest share.
The Pakistani cement company is planning to invest US$300 million in a new 2 – 2.5 million t cement plant.
India’s UltraTech Cement has won the bid for Bicharpur coal block in Madhya Pradesh, which has reserves of more than 29 million t.
The latest estimates from Eurostat indicate that average production in construction for 2014 was 2% higher in the euro area than in 2013 and 3% higher in the EU28.
Hans G. Hauri KG Mineralstoffwerke in Bötzingen, Germany, has ordered an MVR 1800 C-2 vertical roller mill from Gebr. Pfeiffer.