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Mitsubishi teams up with OCO to pioneer carbon-negative aggregates
OCO Technology has been selected by Mitsubishi Corporation as the only UK company to be part of its Green Concrete Consortium programme focusing on carbon-negative concrete and aggregate production.
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NI concrete firm set to ramp up production
Tobermore has invested in a new concrete batching plant at its County Londonderry site as part of a £10 million expansion programme.
Minerals sector braced for red diesel tax hike
The Mineral Products Association (MPA) has welcomed the Chancellor’s decision to freeze the Aggregates Levy for 2021/22, but expressed disappointment over...
Hanson to decarbonise cement plant through CCS
Hanson UK has joined forces with a consortium that aims to create the world’s first low carbon industrial cluster.
Alba upbeat as gold drill results bear fruit
Alba Mineral Resources has announced a further update to its Clogau-St David’s gold project surface drilling campaign, identifying a new vein system at...
Galantas set to expand blasting at NI gold mine
Galantas has reached a formal agreement with the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) to enable blasting to take place at its Omagh gold mine.
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Tarmac Kier JV secures TfL framework contract win
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Quarry firm seeks permit change for landfill proposals
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Coal tip safety investigation reveals high risk sites
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ICF gears up for spring quarry safety campaign
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Hanson site plays host to green hydrogen research
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Former colliery set to fire up for power generation
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WCM reinstates case for reapproval of Whitehaven coal mine
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Woodsmith mine project seeks next generation of engineers
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Rebound in demand for minerals ‘encouraging’ says MPA
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LGW Group acquires Mexboro Concrete
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Biodiversity enhancement proposed at Keadby power station
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Recycled aggregate production approved at former brickworks site in Kent
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Timescale extended for mineral extraction to construct reservoir
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Concrete plant extension approved despite noise concerns
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Restriction on plant relaxed at Hampshire quarry
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Quarry extension approved at site in North West
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Quarry extension approved in national park
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Extended timescale granted for marine dredged sand operations
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Removal of material from south Wales coal tip approved
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Battery storage facility proposed in south-east Scotland
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More time granted for biomass plant proposal at former landfill site
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Development approved at Yorkshire recycling site
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Agricultural AD plant approved at farm near Leicester
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Temporary storage of landlip material approved
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Aggregate recycling approved on industrial land in Kent
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Cooking oil recycling facility allowed at AD facility