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Sandvik partners with washing equipment specialist CDE for Brazilian marketCDE Global has established an alliance with Sandvik Construction Brasil which will see the promotion of the CDE washing equipment portfolio through the existing Sandvik sales network in Brazil. This... 30 November 2012
CDE Asia opens new facility in IndiaThe new CDE Asia factory in Kolkata, India, has been officially opened on the same industrial area as the company's existing factory. It has been developed to ensure the company can accommodate... 30 November 2012
Santiago centre opens for FL SmidthFLSmidth has opened an all-in-one service centre in Santiago, Chile, which is tailored to increase customer plant efficiency and safety among other critical offerings. Currently, FLSmidth employs... 14 September 2012
Brazilian jvKPI-JCI & Astec Mobile Screens took part in the recent M&T Expo in São Paulo, Brazil as part of a newly-established joint venture called Astec Agregados E Mineracao do Brasil between its parent... 21 August 2012
Russian restructure for PowerscreenPowerscreen is restructuring its distribution channel in Russia with the appointment of one dealer covering all of the European part of Russia, including Federal Districts 1,2,3,4 and the Sverdlovsk... 30 April 2012
India to manufacture asphalt plantsItalian asphalt plant manufacturer Bernardi Impianti International and Speedcrafts have signed a licence agreement for the manufacturing of asphalt batching plants in India. The plants will be... 30 March 2012
Asphalt and bitumen congress attracting strong interestStrong interest is being shown in the coming Eurasphalt & Eurobitume Congress. Pavement durability and reduced temperature asphalt technologies are key topics of the Eurasphalt & Eurobitume Congress... 13 March 2012
Call for rising bitumen cost to be factored into highways contractsRising bitumen prices should be factored in more consistently when awarding highways contract tenders, according to Tarmac National Constructing (TNC). The near 60% bitumen price hike of the last... 12 March 2012
Study predicts world asphalt demand to approach 120million tonnes by 2015Global consumption of asphalt is forecast to rise 4.1% annually from a 2010 base to 119.5million tonnes in 2015, according to a new leading market research firm study. The volume predicted in World... 01 March 2012
'Green' asphalt plantUK contractor FM Conway has formally opened its new ship unloading facility at its asphalt plant at Erith in Kent on the banks of the River Thames near London. The unloading facility will allow the... 28 November 2011
US asphalt demand to growDemand for asphalt in the US construction sector is expected to grow 7.4%/year to 31.6 million tonnes in 2015, according to research by the Freedonia Group. This growth will show a rebound from the... 18 November 2011
Brazil road repair agreementsIn Brazil the Sao Paulo-based company EcoTech plans to invest US$198 million in road repair technologies by 2016. 02 November 2011