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JOBS BOOST👷♂️👷♀️🛠️🇺🇸: The American construction industry added 25,000 jobs on net in September, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of new data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On a year-over-year basis, industry employment is up by 238,000 jobs, an increase of 3%. Nonresidential construction employment increased by 17,900 positions on net, with growth in two of the three subcategories. Nonresidential speciality trade added the most jobs, increasing by 17,000 positions. Heavy and civil engineering added 3,800 jobs, while nonresidential buildings lost 2,900 positions.   The construction unemployment rate increased to 3.7% in September. Unemployment across all industries decreased from 4.2% in August to 4.1% last month. For the full story🗞️, click here➡️: https://lnkd.in/ej2BBy2e Erika Walter Anirban Basu Ben Brubeck Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM)

WELCOME TO THE TEAM 👷👷♀️🪨🤝🇰🇿 🇰🇬 🇫🇮: Metso and KORUND S.A. have signed a contract covering the distribution of Metso's solutions in the Central Asia region (Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan). Korund will be a distributor for the aggregates segment customers, while Metso, through its direct sales and service organisation, will continue with the minerals segment customers. Under the agreement, Korund will sell Metso's crushing and screening equipment, wear parts, screening media, and services, including warranty support. These Metso solutions will be coupled with Korund's technical expertise, local presence, and knowledge of the local markets.   Korund Group is well known in Kazakhstan and Central Asia as a supplier and integrator of specialised heavy equipment and services for the construction, mining, infrastructure, and energy sectors. With 30 years of presence in the market, it is also the official distributor of several well-known global brands.   Korund employs many skilled people and has extensive knowledge of the construction and crushing segments, appreciated by end customers. Additionally, they have broad experience in sales and service with the biggest customers in the region. Korund's readiness to invest in a stock of capital equipment and spare parts will be an advantage for Metso's customers.   "We are very happy to welcome Korund to Metso's network of distributors. They come with a strong team of professionals in the construction equipment industry in Central Asia, good knowledge of crushing and screening equipment, and a good reputation among all key customers in the region," says Carlos Padim, vice president of Distribution Management EMEA at Metso.   "For Korund, the agreement provides a great opportunity to offer customers reliable and unique Metso solutions and equipment. We are very happy to represent Metso in the Central Asia region," says Dr. Valentin Bereza, founder of Korund Group. #distribution #crushing #screening #centralaisa #kazakhstan #kyrgyzstan Markku Simula Helena Marjaranta Kirsi Virolainen Renaud LAPOINTE Kaisamaija Marttila Jarmo Vuorenpaa Heikki Metsälä Anne Rantanen Mary Pat Meier-Eglin

DECARBOINISE LIKE AN EGYPTIAN 👷♻️ 🇪🇬: Cemex Egypt has inaugurated its cutting-edge decarbonisation equipment at its Assiut cement plant. This innovative technology, designed and built by talented local engineering teams, marks a significant milestone in our commitment to sustainability and environmental stewardship and forms part of Cemex's Future in Action strategy.   The new equipment transforms residues into energy by utilising energy from the current process, combined with a high-efficiency separator and modifications in the calciner process.   This advanced system and operational modifications achieve approximately 32kg of CO2 reduction per ton, equivalent to 290,000 tons of CO2 annually. This reduction is comparable to removing 69,000 gasoline-powered passenger vehicles every year.   Additionally, Cemex annually turns 500,000 tons of municipal waste into energy to operate the Assiut plant, equivalent to the total waste generated yearly in a city with 1.3 million inhabitants. For the full story🗞️, click here➡️: https://lnkd.in/eARJA_Tb Yago Castro Izaguirre Noorhan Nasr Ahmed El-dahman Wafik Beshara Jose Rafael Cesin Nagwan Rashad Marcelo Catala Sergio Menendez Jorge L. Pérez Ross Jones World Cement Association GCCA – Global Cement and Concrete Association

BUILDING A GREENER FUTURE👷♂️👷♀️♻️🧱🪨🏗️🌍: The world's green building materials market was valued at US$310.25 billion in 2023 and is expected to reach $618.89 billion by 2029, according to new research by Arizton Advisory & Intelligence, a major business market research consultancy. The 2023-2029 period will see the green building materials market grow at a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 12.2%, says Arizton. The company notes that the market is undergoing significant growth, fuelled by various factors.    Increasingly, consumers and businesses prioritise environmental sustainability, thus boosting the demand for buildings with reduced environmental footprints. In response, governments around the globe are enacting stricter regulations and policies to promote energy efficiency and sustainable construction practices. Such factors create a substantial market for green building materials that adhere to these new standards. For the full feature🗞️, click here➡️🖱️: https://lnkd.in/ezv6xxZv Interested in purchasing the full Arizton report✍️- 'Green Building Materials Market – Global Outlook & Forecast 2024-2029'? Go to➡️: https://lnkd.in/gPNx74Pd Holcim Cemex Kingspan Group Stora Enso BASF The Alumasc Group plc Diana Casey Miles Watkins Andrew Minson Mineral Products Association GCCA – Global Cement and Concrete Association Aggregates Europe - UEPG Dirk Fincke Antonis Antoniou Latouros Miljan Gutovic Fernando Gonzalez-Olivieri Sergio Menendez Jorge L. Pérez

CLIMATE OF POSITIVE CHANGE🧑💼🗣️🪨♻️🇲🇽 🇺🇸: Cemex hosted a panel on circularity in the built environment as part of Climate Week in New York City, bringing together Fernando A. Gonzalez, CEO of Cemex, and circular economy experts William McDonough, chief executive of McDonough Innovation, and Joe Murphy, executive lead at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, to discuss how we can accelerate this transition. During the panel, guests discussed how to craft a vision for the concrete industry based on circular economy principles and ways to accelerate the development of roadmaps for cement plants to transition towards lower-carbon production.   For the full story🗞️, click here➡️🖱️: https://lnkd.in/e5dfCvzU #sustainability #circulareconomy #concrete #cement #climateweek Fernando Gonzalez-Olivieri Sergio Menendez Jorge L. Pérez Andy Richmond Ross Jones CEMEX USA Cemex EMEA GCCA – Global Cement and Concrete Association

COMBINED INTELLIGENCE🤝🧑💻👷♂️🛜: ABB has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Carbon Re, an industrial artificial intelligence provider, to assess ways to accelerate the decarbonisation of cement production while improving productivity. Together, they will explore a joint go-to-market solution for the cement industry, which will potentially unite ABB’s domain expertise and experience in delivering successful global automation and advanced process control (APC) projects with Carbon Re’s advanced artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and cement expertise. Building on the success of an exploratory project at a cement plant in the Czech Republic, ABB will explore opportunities to integrate Carbon Re’s AI platform on top of its existing ABB Ability Expert Optimiser for cement APC solution. Carbon Re leverages AI and ML technologies, which could add continuously updating, cloud-based optimisation software to ABB’s portfolio. With the addition of this AI layer, Expert Optimiser targets – such as post-combustion oxygen to improve combustion efficiency – would automatically be set based on ever-changing plant conditions. These automated adjustments would deliver enhanced operational and energy efficiency benefits. One of the most pressing challenges in the cement industry is the high energy demand. Kilns are central to the current cement production process but are among the most energy-intensive components. ABB’s Expert Optimiser helps maintain optimal kiln conditions, leading to improved energy efficiency and reduced emissions. It typically reduces specific energy from 1-5% and increases alternative fuel usage by up to 50%. With the addition of Carbon Re’s technology, plants can further reduce their specific energy by up to 5% and increase kiln stability with real-time pyro process optimisation without intervention from the control room operator. For the full story🗞️, click here➡️🖱️: https://lnkd.in/etd97Zn2 Josh Vernon Tyron Vardy Peter Coombs Alison Gatenby Kevin Lenton Sukhveer Singh Matharu Nigel Greatorex Buffy Price Bronte Black Daniel Summerbell Luke Rogers

AMERICAN CONSTRUCTION AI🧑💻🛜📱👷🇺🇸: Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) has released its fourth annual construction technology report, which focuses on the impacts of artificial intelligence in the US construction industry. The report includes a case study and thought leadership from ABC’s Tech Alliance to showcase how ABC is strengthening members’ understanding of AI. "ABC contractor members and the overall contracting community want more information on AI and how it can help them improve safety, quality and profitability—and win more work,” said Matthew Abeles, ABC vice president of construction technology and innovation. “The ABC AI Tech Report highlights examples and insights from industry leaders invested in AI’s commitment to supporting the construction industry.” For the full story🗞️, click here➡️🖱️: https://lnkd.in/ekK8nAK9 Erika Walter Dodge Construction Network HENSEL PHELPS Ben Brubeck Arcoro Autodesk BuildOps Document Crunch Egnyte Field Control Analytics Kojo KPA Procore Technologies Sage SmartApp SubHQ Trimble Inc. Construction Executive

DEAL ME IN ON MORE TECHNOLOGY🤝🏻👷♂️👷♀️🪨🧑💻📱🛜: Caterpillar Inc. and Trimble Inc. are extending their long-standing technology joint venture. The agreement includes expanded distribution of grade control solutions in the construction sector to accelerate innovation and customer adoption. Since 2002, the Caterpillar Trimble Control Technologies (CTCT) joint venture has provided the construction industry with grade control solutions, boosting jobsite safety and productivity. The renewed agreement will increase industry reach and provide customers broader availability of interoperable grade control solutions via a flexible platform for use by Caterpillar, Trimble and other technology providers and equipment manufacturers. With a strengthened partnership, this agreement enables Trimble and Caterpillar to increase innovation and differentiation, develop new offerings and pursue new industry and geographic opportunities. For the full story🗞️, click here➡️🖱️: https://lnkd.in/eucZqSCM Amy Doughty Peter-Valentin Sauter Mary Stenander Vick Claire Cox Camille Sellès

FIVE STAR👷♂️👷♀️🛠️🇬🇧 🇮🇪⭐: Terex Campsie, the manufacturing centre for leading Terex brands, including Terex Ecotec, Green-Tec, and ProStack, is proudly celebrating its fifth anniversary since opening in 2019. Over the past five years, the facility has become a key engineering and manufacturing facility for Terex Corporation, playing an essential role in advancing its brands across the waste management, recycling, and bulk material handling industries. Jonathan Hanna, general manager of Terex Campsie, said: "These past five years have been a testament to the dedication, innovation, and passion of our team at Terex Campsie. From the very beginning, our goal was to be at the forefront of waste management, recycling, and conveying sectors, and today, we are proud to see how far we've come. Our team has made significant strides in production capacity, product development, and safety, and we look forward to many more years of success." For the full story🗞️, click here➡️🖱️: https://lnkd.in/eZq6fXKQ Kieran Hegarty Patrick Brian Michelle Murphy Kerry-Ann McGeown Declan McErlain Charlie Colton

TONNES OF BENEFITS👷🏻👷♀️🪨♻️💦 🇸🇪: CDE Group, a global wet processing technology major, has supplied a 250tph plant for the Swedish firm Swerock to recover sand and aggregates from quarry overburden to use in its own concrete business. Part of the Peab-group, Swerock is one of Sweden's largest suppliers of materials and services to the construction industry.   The company provides services across the Nordic region, including concrete, gravel, and rock materials, transport and construction machinery, and environmental services such as recycling, soil remediation, and water treatment.   CDE and Swerock have a longstanding relationship, with CDE having installed Swerock's first project back in 2005 at its Blentarp site. Commenting on the decision to work with CDE again, Christian Lindgren, Operations Manager for Swerock, said: "Having worked with CDE for many years, we knew that they could deliver a plant to meet our specific requirements. As this plant represents a significant investment, and as one of the first to supply this type of material for concrete production in Sweden, we wanted to make sure it is capable of meeting our needs.   "With our historical relationship, we have a lot of confidence in CDE's process and technology, and we've been glad to partner with the team again," he adds. For the full story🗞️, click here➡️🖱️: https://lnkd.in/e6tBKWPR Eunan Kelly David Kinloch Michael Bibby Aimee M. Orry Robinson (MSc Chart.PR MCIPR) Sarah Corr Nial Toner Lauren McMaster