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The African Development Bank is supporting the launch of the Africa Energy Leaders Group.

UK construction output is forecast to increase by 5.3% in 2015 and by 17.8% by 2018, according to the latest forecasts from the Construction Products Association.

Stakeholders and industry representatives will discuss a government-commissioned study into how heat-intensive industries can reduce carbon emissions.

India’s core sector growth slowed to 2.4% in December 2014, compared to 6.7% in November 2014 and 4% in December 2013.

The US Geological Society has published Mineral Commodity Summaries 2015, which shows the estimated value of mineral raw materials produced in the US rose 4.6% in 2014.

Dickinson Group of Companies has recently established a cooperation with a leading supplier of specialised remote and robotics equipment, KT-Grant Inc., USA.

February is the worst month of the year for slips, trips and falls. Cemex UK will hold a month-long safety campaign highlighting the dangers.

Domestic dispatches of grey cement improved by 10.3% y/y in Colombia in 2014, with production volumes up 10.2% y/y.

The acquisition of Veyance Technologies will boost the group’s international position in rubber and plastics technologies, including conveyor belts.

According to the AFCP, Argentina’s Portland cement producers dispatched 905 306 t of cement in December 2014, including exports.

Total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the US and Puerto Rico in November 2014 were 6.5 million t, essentially unchanged from the level in November 2013.

Grasim Industries has increased production across the cement, VSF and chemicals businesses, bringing about a rise in revenues and PBIDT.