Materials

Sandvik Mining and Construction's latest development in mobile scalping, the QE440, has been developed to cater for the serious aggregate producer, says the company.

Astec, the US-based hot mix asphalt (HMA) and war mix asphalt (WMA) facility manufacturer has translated its award-winning website into Spanish. The company says that Spanish speaking visitors now have access to the wealth of information available at www.astecinc.com in their native language by selecting the Español option at the top of the home page. Astec plans to release a French translation of the website later this year.

German asphalt and concrete plant manufacturer Lintec has launched a new containerised asphalt mixing plant.

A demolition contractor in the UK is broadening its operations with a new recycled aggregates business.

Sandvik has carried out a two day Quarry Academy for key senior industry personnel in Qatar. The event was used to discuss blasting and crushing solutions to meet demand for the large volume projects forecast for the region. The event was jointly sponsored by local distributors Q-FAB and Boodai and was attended by around 40 key senior management figures from Qatari contractors, quarry operators and drill and blast companies. The event was run as a continuous lecture-style presentation on the quarry process.

Metso is adding to its mobile Lokotrack crushing range with the new LT110C model. Designed for primary crushing, the LT110C is rugged in design but compact and features a Nordberg C110 jaw crusher, with a feed opening of 1100x850mm. Metso is offering two feeder variants and where large quantities of fines need to be scalped, a pan feeder and a separate two-deck scalper can be fitted. Depending on the feeder system selected, the Lokotrack LT110C can be equipped with either a standard 6m3 or an optional 9m3 f