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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is to loan China US$ 150 million to help expansion of the country's railway network in the less well developed Western region of the country.
Manufacturers of earthmoving equipment are more aware than ever of the importance of producing environmentally friendly machines. Developing hybrid technology is one way of helping to achieve this.
With institutional lenders, governments and the private sector all investing in infrastructure, the future of Latin America's construction industry looks secure. Richard High reports.
The European Cement Association (Cembureau) says the proposed next step of the EU's Emission Trading Scheme (ETS), which will run from 2013 to 2020, could put an end to cement production in the EU.
US President-elect Barack Obama has vowed to invest in the country's infrastructure on a scale not seen since then President Dwight D. Eisenhower built the country's Interstate system in the late 1950s.
A consortium comprising Al Habtoor, Murray & Roberts and Takenaka (HMRT) has won the AED 4.9 billion (US$ 1.33 billion) contract to build the new Concourse 3 at Dubai Airport by Dubai's Department of Civil Aviation (DCA).
European Transport Commissioner Antonio Tajani has signed financing commitments for 11 railway projects, committing more than € 1,7 billion between 2007 and 2013.
The road building equipment sector is becoming increasingly competitive and manufacturers are trying to differentiate themselves by developing electronic control systems to increase machine productivity and operator comfort.
Construction of the 632 m-high Gensler-designed Shanghai Tower has started this month with a ground breaking ceremony.
Australia's construction industry contracted further in November, with the Australian PCI falling 4.4 points to 32.0, well below the key 50.0 points level separating expansion from contraction for a ninth consecutive month.
China Railway Construction has started construction of a LYD 2.2 billion (US$ 1.69 billion) railway project in Libya, according to Libyan state news agency Jana.
China's Government has announced it wil spend an extra CNY 100 billion (US$ 14.5 billion) on key projects in the fourth quarter of this year, according to state news agencies.
Hitachi has introduced a 96 kW ZW140 and a 107 kW ZW150 to its ZW wheeled loader range.
Amid protests over its environmental impact on the Bui National Park, Ghana's President John Agyekum Kufuor led a ceremony yesterday to divert the flow of the Black Volta River as construction of the 400 MW Bui Dam hydroelectric power (HEP) project started.
Brazil's São Paulo state is to carry out a program of highway expansion and rehabilitation thanks to a US$194 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
Iraqi civilian and military dignitaries broke ground on the Army Canal Rehabilitation Project in Baghdad's Sadr City district yesterday.
Combisafe is to launch its new filigree mark II attachment for its barrier protection systems in 2009. Steve Skinner reports from the company’s safety centre in Northampton, UK.
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is to loan Suriname US$ 62.5 million in an effort to boost cross border trade with French Guyana.
Duty-cycle crawler crane helps with the largest public works ever undertaken in Portland, Oregon, US.
Npower Renewables has been given the go-ahead for a 750 MW wind farm off the coast of North Wales in the UK. According to the UK government's Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), the Gwynt y Môr wind farm will be the second largest offshore wind farm in the world.
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