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Metso
Metso’s new Lokotrack® LT220D™ combines a cone crusher and screen into a single, compact track-mounted plant. The LT220D is equipped with a proven, high-performing Metso cone crusher, either the Nordberg® GP220™ or HP200™. A large 10 sq. yd. screen provides high capacity as well as excellent screening efficiency. A single CAT C13 diesel engine drives both the crusher and screen, and an efficient power transmission system enables maximum operating power. The result is substantially decreased fuel consumption with no compromises on capacity. The LT220D also features hydraulically operated screen lifting and folding side conveyors for quick and easy setup. www.metso.com Keep Reading
Groups team up to bid for Lafarge-Holcim assets, sources say
Companies are teaming up to bid for all the assets that Lafarge and Holcim must sell in order to carry out their planned merger, says an article on Reuters. According to sources, Irish cement maker CRH has teamed up with Cemex to explore a bid on all of the duo’s assets. In addition to this, sources say that Germany’s HeidelbergCement and Brazilian firm Votorantim Cimentos SA are also exploring a bid for the entire portfolio. Representatives for Cemex, Heidelberg Cement and CRH declined to comment, and no one was available for comment at Votorantim Cimientos. Between the two companies, the assets could be valued anywhere between 4 billion and 7 billion euros, says the article. However, because competition regulators in 15 countries are considering the deal, the companies have a combined stock market value of more than $55 billion, adds the article. Turkish conglomerate Sabanci Holding also plans to bid for some of the assets, in addition to at least four consortia of private equity firms, sources say. Keep Reading
Summit acquires companies in Texas, Kansas
Summit Materials acquired three companies— Southwest Ready-Mix in Houston; Colorado County Sand & Gravel in Colorado County, Texas; and Concrete Supply of Topeka/Builders Choice Concrete in Topeka, Kan. Southwest Ready-Mix will now become a part of Alleyton Resource’s ready-mix concrete business, Allied Concrete. In addition to this, Colorado County Sand & Gravel will become a reserve for Allied Concrete. Summit acquired Alleyton Resource in January 2014. According to the company, Concrete Supply of Topeka/Builders Choice Concrete operates 10 ready-mix concrete plants and two sand and gravel sites in Topeka and northern Kansas, as well as a ready-mix concrete plant in western Missouri. “We are very pleased to welcome these three companies and their employees to Summit Materials,” says Tom Hill, CEO of Summit. “They are a great cultural, geographic and business match with us and a furtherance of our strategy of growth through acquisitions.” Keep Reading
Spill no more
Limestone producer reduces costs, improves safety with innovative belt cleaner design. A Midwestern limestone supplier is reducing costs and improving safety by using a series of conveyor belt cleaners to help eliminate carryback and the problems it causes. North American Limestone Corp. (NALC) reports that its cleaners – designed by Martin Engineering specifically for aggregate applications – are effective to the point that the facility no longer has service crews spend up to two hours per day shoveling and washing down accumulation from beneath the conveyors. According to NALC, the cleaners also help diminish any chance of accidents or injury by minimizing the need for staff to work in close proximity to fast-moving belts. Instead, by returning fines to the material flow, the company is able to reduce risk and improve overall process efficiency, saving the operation thousands of dollars in lost material and unproductive maintenance time. Problem solving NALC supplies a range of limestone products from its 243 Complex in Cloverdale, Ind., including fine-grind materials and high-calcium crushed limestone,… Keep Reading
Breaker Technology Inc.
Breaker Technology's MBS series of portable rockbreakers offer an on-plant, road-to-operations, permanent solution to portable and mobile crushing applications where safety and productivity are essential. The system is designed without a pedestal base, providing a small footprint for installation in confined spaces. The boom system can be mounted to the side of track crushing plants or between the drive and jaw on portable plants. Robust design provides a high lifting capacity, allowing for installation of large breakers with the capability of breaking large, hard, oversize rock, while remaining lightweight. www.rockbreaker.com Keep Reading
Elrus opens new service location in Colorado
Elrus Aggregate Systems opened a new location in Colorado Springs, Colo., as a part of its expansion into the Western United States. The new location will provide equipment sales, parts, service and support to the aggregate, mining and recycling industries in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and Montana, says the company. Elrus has two other Western U.S. locations in Sumner, Wash., and Eloy, Ariz., and plans to expand into Utah in 2015. Keep Reading
Magotteaux
Twenty years in the making, our patented Xwin technology effectively combines the superior wear resistance of ceramic particles with the mechanical and wear properties of the base metal (martensitic steel or white iron). When properly applied, Xwin yields lower wear costs and higher crusher productivity in many rock crushing and recycling applications. Safety is also improved due to less frequent handling of heavy parts. Whether you operate a horizontal shaft impactor (HSI) or a vertical shaft impactor (VSI), Xwin may boost the profitability of your crushing operation… call us for a test! www.magotteaux.com Keep Reading
National mine academy to host safety seminar
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine and Safety Health Administration (MSHA) is set to host its annual “Training Resources Applied to Mining” seminar from Oct. 14-16. The three-day conference will be held at the National Mine Health and Safety Academy in Beaver, W.V. The seminar will feature a number of presentations from top safety trainers and exhibits for safety and health products. Most materials are free to participants. Keep Reading
Johnny Wheat named president of 4B Components
Johnny Wheat has been named the president of 4B Components with responsibility over North, Central and South America. Wheat has worked at the company for over 22 years and previously served as senior vice president. He also is an active member of the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA). Photo: Johnny Wheat Keep Reading
