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The demand for crushed and screened aggregates will continue to grow

MB Crusher offers the largest line of patented crusher buckets all over the world. With extensive innovation and development, the company now offers crusher buckets for excavators, skid loaders, and backhoes of all sizes. Piero Guizzetti, CEO, MB Crusher, discusses the growth plan of the company in India.

Counting on diggers

Increasing demand for construction and infrastructure activities is anticipated to augment earthmoving equipment market growth in India over the next few years.

We expect the market for hydraulic excavators to grow by 20%

The excavator market peaked in FY2018-19 following three years of sustained growth led by increased government focus and investment in the infrastructure sector.

There is a demand surge for crushers in the iron ore segment: Ranjit Ravindran

While the demand for newer machines is not that bullish the existing population of machines is fully optimised to undertake current developmental activities in mining and infrastructure. Ranjit Ravindran, Business Head – Mining, Voltas, shares more on the market dynamics.

Infrastructure push drives CE demand

With the government is pushing for more infrastructure development in the country, construction equipment market will see demand growth in future.

CRUSHING BARRIERS

Fragmented aggregate mining, as well as issues related to regulations and liquidity, are threatening the growth of the crushing and screening equipment segment in India.

Equipment Pulse

With the construction equipment market is on a growth path, Equipment India explores the market scenario of construction equipment and allied products and services.

Construction equipment market is back with a bang

We see an immense focus on infrastructure (roads, airports, ports, smart city projects, etc) and industrial projects.

DSC dredge helping in sand mining operations

Florida Superior Sand, Inc with offices located in Greenacres, FL recently purchased a DSC Wolverine Class dredge for their sand mine site in Palm City. The company acquired a DSC Wolverine 10-inch dredge to meet the challenges of their new sand mining operations.

Crushing capacity creation needed

Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari informed in Lok Sabha that projects for constructing 6,320 km of road have been awarded under the first phase of the Bharatmala project, with the financial implication estimated to be Rs 1.44 trillion.

Aggregate Boom,Policy Gloom

Crushers and screens market is poised for a demand boom with the focus slowly shifting towards higher capacity machines to meet the growing demand for aggregates.

Cost-efficient and productive

Construction company Pembinaan Nescaya is using SDLG G9138 and G9190 motor graders to build a 11.4 km road that will provide access to the new Pengerang Integrated Petroleum Complex in the state of Johor.

Will CE cross 'Mount 52,500'?

Will CE cross its previous peak of 52,500 units achieved in 2011 this year, despite the additional burden caused by GST? The majority feels that the peak is within reach.

Crushers & Screens| High on Demand

With infrastructure and construction sector on fast-track, especially road sector, aggregate processing has become essential to support the construction activities with a matching pace.

Panel set up to curb illegal sand mining

The government has set up a committee to formulate guidelines that will ensure a transparent system for sand extraction and suggest ways for effective working of the mining surveillance system (MSS). Chaired by the mines secretary, the panel has officials from several states. According to a government official, the committee will also look into the way forward in implementation of the MSS and star rating of mines.

Construction enabler

India is on a fast track to develop world-class infrastructure in the country. Commencing with road sector wherein a construction speed of 40 km a day has already been achieved, plans are afloat to take it to 100 km a day. Similar traction has begun in other construction sectors like canals and more will follow.

Buoyant Future

An unprecedented and the highest-ever, $1 trillion has been earmarked for investment in infrastructure development by Government of India in the current Five-Year Plan period (2012-17). Speeding along the guidelines set forth by the government, the infrastructure construction activity is rapidly growing in roads and highways, bridges, airports and power, while realty sector is yet to catch up.

NMDC mulls rare earth minerals, beach sand mining

NMDC Ltd may enter into rare earth minerals and beach sand mining, for which, the miner is planning to approach atomic mineral directorate (AMD)

NMDC mulls rare earth minerals, beach sand mining

NMDC Ltd may enter into rare earth minerals and beach sand mining, for which, the miner is planning to approach atomic mineral directorate (AMD) for necessary permissions. In beach sand mining, there are seven minerals called heavy minerals.

Innovations in CE

The construction equipment (CE) manufacturers are closely monitoring the needs of the customer and industry, and are investing considerable amount in R&D to bring innovation in technology, products and services.

Maharashtra lifts sand mining ban on coasts

Maharashtra?s coastal districts of Sindhudurg, Ratnagiri, Raigad and Thane has been lifted, after the state government promised the National Green Tribunal

Smart Pumping Solutions

The infrastructure sector will drive the growth of overall concrete equipment industry, whereas the real estate segment, along with the power segment, will drive the growth of concrete pumps.

We have started a new manufacturing facility in India

There has been some positive vibes in the CE sector overall. Has this started reflecting on the demand for washing equipment?Policy changes do take time to manifest themselves in the form of improved business conditions.

M-Sand as Alternative for Natural Sand

With the latest innovations in crushing technology, modern crushers can produce well-graded and high quality sand, writes Ramanan Anantharaman.

M-sand to Drive Growth

Sand is mixed with cement and water in measured quantity to produce concrete. These sand particles should be hard and inert with respect to cement. Due to huge silt deposition in riverbed and continuous mining of riverbed for sand,

A Fresh Lease of Life

Crushers and screens address the supply requirements of the core infrastructure raw material inputs. The de-growth in the mining sector and the prevailing slowdown in the road sector has had a negative impact on the crushers and screens equipment (CS&E) segment. Like in many other equipment segments, the original equipment manufacturers in CS&E also have been busy with upgradation of existing range and new launches. The recent lifting of the ban on iron ore mining by the Supreme Court is expecte

Road 2 recovery

Despite the present day gloom in the market, the future for the construction equipment sector, especially for the road equipment segment in India, still holds much potential as this sector has a profound and immediate impact on the country?s economic growth. Off-Highway Research is optimistic about the growth in demand for road equipment and forecasts growth at a CAGR of 12.67 per cent over the next five years. Agith G Antony finds out more about the positive vibes in the industry.

National Green Tribunal bans illegal sand mining in the coastal areas

In 2013, the Awaaz Foundation had filed a complaint against illegal coastal sand mining and the existence of sand mafias in the coastal areas of Maharashtra before the NGT, Pune.The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered an immediate ban on all illegal sand mining in the coastal areas and those falling in the coastal regulation zone (CRZ).

The excavator market will double in the next four years.

The need of the hour is higher productivity and lower fuel consumption; at Volvo, we want to bring in technology, higher efficiency, higher productivity and lower fuel consumption, too, says AM Muralidharan, President, Volvo Construction Equipment, India. Excerpts from the interview.

Plea to lift ban on sand mining in Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu government has been requested to lift the ban clamped on beach sand mining in the state. Workers dependent on beach mineral sand mining industry have urged the State government to restore their livelihood by lifting the ban on mining activity.

TN to take a decision on sand mining soon

Tamil Nadu government will take a decision on mining across the state's coastal areas once it gets the probe report on irregularities committed in 71 mines leased to private firms, the State government saud on September 17.

Illegal sand mining in UP: Committee submits report

The Union government-constituted committee to enquire into the adverse environmental impact of the alleged illegal sand mining in Gautam Budh Nagar in Uttar Pradesh has bubmitted its report.

Proman offers total turnkey solutions in manufactured sand

Proman is one of the leading solutions provider for sand manufacturing companies, we are leagues ahead in terms of technology and our product offering,

Our sand process equipment will be launched soon

Taurian Equipment are always flexible to customers with respect to operation as well as investment and ROI, says H Sankaranarayanan, Director-Operations, Taurian Engineering.

Controls Good for Sand Manufacturing Sector

The news that river sand mining is to be banned across all states in India by 2014, with quite a few states already implementing the ban, will definitely prove to be a boost to the sand manufacturing industry.

Mining Equipment: Proman is targeting 40 per cent of topline growth

For most quarry owners, the challenge is to obtain the right quality of aggre?gates at the right price. This can be achieved only by having complete control on the equipment, the crushing process, after sales and spares.

Mobile & Moving Up

Out of the total market for the CE industry, the share of crushing and screening equipment (CSE) is pegged at 13 per cent - that is, US $ 30 billion across 2012-17; what's more, the CSE market is projected to grow at the rate of 15-20 per cent YoY for the next five years.

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