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Construction to start on 2014 Winter Olympics sites
02 Apr 2008
The Russian government will start construction at 27 sites for the 2014 Winter Olympics in the southern resort city of Sochi before the end of the year, Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov has announced. ...more
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JBIC to finance Vietnam's first elevated railway
03 Apr 2008
The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) is to loan over US$ 1.2 billion to finance the Giap Bat-Gia Lam Elevated Railway Project, according to an agreement signed by the bank and Vietnam's ...more
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600 arrested after Sharjah workcamp riot
02 Apr 2008
More than 600 Asian labourers were arrested in Sharjah yesterday after a violent protest in the Al Nahda district, reports the WAM newsagency. ...more
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185000 affordable houses
04 Apr 2008
Work has started near Mumbai, Indian to build a total of 185000 affordable new homes over the course of the next 10 years. ...more
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Australian construction activity declines
10 Apr 2008
Australia's construction industry deteriorated in March, its first decline in seven months according to the Australian Industry Group (Ai Group). ...more
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Venezuela to nationalise cement
10 Apr 2008
Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez has announced the forcible nationalisation of the country’s cement industry with immediate effect. He said in a televised speech that the country could no longer allow ...more
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Telcon acquires 60 percent stake in Lebrero
10 Apr 2008
Telcon, India's largest construction equipment manufacturer, has acquired a 60% stake in Spanish road building equipment maker Lebrero. ...more
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Atlas Copco acquires stake in Indian drilling companies
10 Apr 2008
Atlas Copco (India) has agreement to acquire a 25% stake in Focus Rocbit and Prisma Roctools in India, subject to approval from the relevant authorities, for an undisclosed sum. ...more
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Burj Dubai record, rival announced
09 Apr 2008
Dubai-based developer Emaar Properties' Burj Dubai has reached 629 m, making it the world's tallest man-made structure, the developer announced on Monday. ...more
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Beijing construction ban
16 Apr 2008
City officials in Beijing have announced a two-month ban on construction projects, starting on 20 July, in a bid to improve the city’s air quality ahead of the Olympics. The Games get under way on 8 A ...more
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Crushing sophistication
01 Mar 2008
A new quarry in Chonburi near the Thai capital Bangkok has at its heart what is thought to be the most sophisticated crushing and screening plant ever commissioned in Thailand. Chris Sleight reports. ...more
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Branching out
01 Mar 2008
Terex has come a long way from its near extinction in the early 1990s to establish itself as no.3 in the global equipment market. But according to president and COO Tom Riordan, there is more to come, ...more
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Battling the backlogs
01 Mar 2008
Terex is trying to reduce lead times, particularly for cranes ...more