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Heidelberg Materials Lixhe applies to expand Romont quarry

12 September 2024, Published under Cement News

Heidelberg Materials has applied to expand the Romont quarry near Riemst, Belgium, towards Kanne. The 94.75ha expansion, if approved, will ensure sufficient raw materials to extend the life of the company's Lixhe plant by 20 years, according to Het Belang van Limburg. The Romont quarry, which is located between the villages of Zussen and Kanne and near neighbouring Eben-Emael, supplies the Lixhe plant with marl. The application will include a public enquiry from 16 September until 30...

Jura Cement Fabriken wants quarry expansion

26 January 2021, Published under Cement News

Jura Cement Fabriken AG has applied to expand its Jakobsberg and Oberegg quarries to continue the raw material supply for its Wildegg plant in Switzerland. The necessary revision of the partial use plan was approved by the municipal assemblies in January 2020. The quorum had such a large majority that a definitive resolution was reached and a referendum was no longer possible. However, legal proceedings could still stifle the plan and three parties, including the former Grand Councillor Sä...

Countdown for Bardon

27 June 2019, Published under Cement News

As part of LafargeHolcim’s Capital Markets Day in 2018, guests enjoyed a site visit to Europe’s largest aggregates quarry at Bardon Hill, east of Coalville, Leicestershire, UK. Owned by LafargeHolcim subsidiary Aggregate Industries, the recently-extended quarry will formally open in June 2019 when the refurbished primary crusher goes on-stream. Aggregate Industries’ Bardon Hill quarry, UK, supplies 1.5Mta of aggregates, 2.1Mta of concrete products and 7.5Mta of asphalt. Image sourc...

Bilfinger awarded Bardon Hill contract by Aggregate Industries

29 October 2018, Published under Cement News

Bilfinger, a Germany-based industrial services provider, has won an order from Aggregate Industries to assist with the expansion of Bardon Hill quarry in the UK. The contract includes the development, delivery, installation and networking of the electrical infrastructure of the many components and technology platforms required for the project, according to a press release. "The expansion of the quarry at Bardon Hill is one of the most ambitious projects being pursued in the European cement...