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Canada Coaldale’s Municipal Planning Commission voted at the end of January three to two, to approve the construction of an asphalt plant and crusher. The Southern Alberta Newspapers reported that the owners and partners of the asphalt plant are Ground Breakers Construction, J.B. Construction, Leighton Kolk and a handful of associated business, all of whom […]

Belgium Four more organizations joined the European Bitumen Association, Brussels, at Eurobitume’s autumn meeting in Lisbon, Portugal. Eurobitume Director General Aimé Xhonneux stated: “With these additions, our membership numbers have doubled in just two years, demonstrating the value that organizations see in being part of Eurobitume as we continue our work to create a positive […]

Africa Gear up for BAUMA CONEXPO Africa in Johannesburg this March 13 through 16. Get all the information at www.bcfafrica.com/. China A trio of reporters from Reuters showed in October that China was importing mixed aromatics—to the tune of over 800,000 tonnes more than they imported in September—out of Europe, in advance of expected import […]

Argentina ALLU Group, headquartered in Finland, has announced its newest distributor is Igarreta Maquinas in Argentina. The company will supply the comprehensive range of ALLU Transformer and Soil Stabilization equipment, and will provide full aftermarket care, parts and customer service. Germany Leica Geosystems was recently awarded the first-place prize in the Wichmann Innovations Award programme […]