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Hope Construction Materials is introducing TomTom Telematics technology to over 400 vehicles to improve sustainability and customer service.
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Hope Construction Materials is introducing TomTom Telematics technology to over 400 vehicles to improve sustainability and customer service.

On 13 December, Caricom Cement Company Incorporated commissioned its newly constructed cement manufacturing plant at Everton, Berbice.

The European Commission has cleared the proposed merger between the two cement giants.

Saudi Arabia has built the first ever highway through the world’s largest and most barren desert – the Empty Quarter – built with the help of a fleet of 95 Volvo machines.

Lime specialist Graymont has entered into an agreement with Holcim New Zealand and New Zealand Steel Limited to acquire their shares in McDonald’s Lime, and a formed a further agreement with Holcim to purchase its Taylor’s Lime assets.

The IET has named the winners of its Young Woman Engineer of the Year Awards, and teamed up with Disney to encourage young people to enter careers in STEM subjects.

Catch up with the latest international cement industry news via our weekly round-up, which includes the latest mergers and acquisitions news.

A reduced orderbook is improving slightly on a difficult situation says Peter Sand, BIMCO Chief Shipping Analyst, in this abstract from BIMCO’s latest Shipping Market Overview and Outlook Report.

CRH plc has announced that it has reached an agreement to divest its clay and concrete businesses in the UK and its clay business in the US to funds managed by Bain Capital Europe LLP.

In the second part of this abridged article from World Cement’s December issue, Flexco talks through some quick solutions to problems facing belt conveyors, such as mistracking and spillage.

The Portland Cement Association has drawn attention to the need for tighter building codes.

Antitrust authorities have given the deal the go-ahead, subject to the divestment of Veyance’s air springs plant in Mexico.