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More than $200bn to be invested in Russian power plants by 2020

Despite major investment in recent years, much of Russia’s power infrastructure is in a state of disrepair. Modernisation and expansion of the country’s power-generating capabilities and grid have become an urgent priority. Coupled with this, demand is rising rapidly and is expected to increase by nearly 30% by 2020, and …

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Volvo CE fleet goes the distance in Asia’s largest mine

An Indian mining and logistics company is running three long-lasting Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) wheel loaders that, combined, have logged an incredible 150,000 hours on the job. Sainik Mining and Allied Services, one of the largest contract mining and logistics companies in northeastern India, is also a big Volvo …

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Brazil Road Expo 2012 featuring IRF certified courses

Brazil Road Expo 2012 featuring IRF certified courses on Road Safety Applications and ITS / NTCIP Brazil Road Expo – International Paving Technology and Road Construction Industry Show, brings together in one place, in three days of event, the main players related to all of the links in the chain …

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Oman hosts 2nd annual meeting for affordable housing

Led by Eng. Abdullah Bin Rashid Al Kiyumi, Director General of Projects for the Ministry of Housing, Oman, the Affordable Housing Development Summit Oman 2012 will address the challenges of implementing and designing affordable housing programs and developments to meet the growing demand across the Middle East. The Affordable Housing …

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MOBA controls 80-ton asphalt paver through French water canal

The project team from MOBA Mobile Automation AG was faced with a special challenge in equipping an 80-ton asphalt paver for canal renovations. The job: equip the Asphalt Liner model 6042, produced by Allcons Maschinenbau GmbH of Ladenburg, with a system that allows asphalt to be uniformly applied on an …

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MAWEV Show 2012: Exhibition Spaces Virtually Sold Out

The MAWEV Show, held from 21 to 24 March 2012, is considered by many industry experts to be the “turbocharger of construction giants”. More than 250 top-class exhibitors from 10 countries will present no less than 1,000 state-of-the-art construction machines and construction vehicles by national and international manufacturers. The majority …

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Strong Exhibit Space Sales for CONEXPO Russia at CTT 2012

Exhibit space sales for CONEXPO Russia at CTT 2012 are tracking very positively: Indoor space sales have already surpassed the 2011 total; outdoor space taken to date is already nearly 80 percent of 2011 numbers. CONEXPO Russia at CTT 2012 will be held May 29-June 2, 2012 at the Crocus …

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A successful PRE-INTERMAT 2012

  A successful PRE-INTERMAT 2012 underlines the importance of INTERMAT  in the construction industry calendar Pre-INTERMAT Prestige on 12 & 13 January was an opportunity for equipment manufacturers,major construction companies and the international press to address issues affecting the sector three months ahead of INTERMAT itself. This innovative new concept brought …

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UzComak 2012

4th Uzbekistan International Exhibition on Road Building & Construction equipment UzComak 2012 15-17 May 2012, Tashkent, Uzbekistan UzComak 2012 – Your way to success in Central Asia! UzComak 2012 is the only specialised exhibition in Uzbekistan for industrial construction, road-building equipment and municipal machinery. Every year, UzComak attracts more and …

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