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07.04.2021 (417 Clicks)

Implenia upgrades St. Gallen City Expressway as Part of Joint Venture

Switzerland’s Federal Roads Office (FEDRO) has awarded a contract for construction work on the St. Gallen city expressway, worth CHF 165.1 million, to the “Stadtautobahn” joint venture, in which Implenia has a 30% share.

07.04.2021 (453 Clicks)

Queensland Resources Sector a Hydrogen and Jobs Hot Spot

The Queensland Resources Council’s (QRC) latest State of the Sector report highlights the continuing adaptability and resilience of the state’s $82.6 billion resources industry, in spite of the impact of the global pandemic, Chief Executive Ian Macfarlane said today.

Mr Macfarlane said a survey of QRC member company CEOs in February 2021 showed resources companies are actively looking at new technologies such as hydrogen to reduce emissions and grow their business in a sustainable way.

07.04.2021 (400 Clicks)

HYBRIT: SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall building unique Pilot Project in Luleå for large-scale Hydrogen Storage investing a Quarter of a Billion Swedish Kronor

SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall have commenced building a rock cavern storage facility for fossil-free hydrogen gas on a pilot scale next to HYBRIT’s pilot facility for direct reduction in Luleå, North of Sweden. This is an important step in the development of a fossil-free value chain for fossil-free steel. The investment cost of just over SEK 250 million (about 24 M €) is divided equally across the holding companies and the Swedish Energy Agency, which provides support via Industriklivet.

06.04.2021 (498 Clicks)

Continental expands General Tire portfolio for Earthmoving Industry

• The General TE95 provides continuous traction performance in road and construction applications
• V.ply technology and an optimized tire contour provide high stability
• Matching addition to the existing General Tire series

06.04.2021 (412 Clicks)

Production Capacity in Aitik and Tara restored

Production capacity in Aitik and Tara is now fully restored after previously announced disruptions due to covid-19 and breakdowns. Impact on operating profit in Business Area Mines is estimated to amount to SEK -300 million in Q1, compared with SEK -200 million that was previously communicated.

06.04.2021 (343 Clicks)

Metso Outotec completes Divestment of its Aluminium Business

Metso Outotec has completed the divestment of its Aluminium business to REEL International, headquartered in France.

05.04.2021 (355 Clicks)

BAM Nuttall begins Work on East Coast Mainline Station

BAM Nuttall began construction of the new Reston station in the Scottish Borders (24 March) on behalf of Network Rail.

05.04.2021 (343 Clicks)

Balfour Beatty secures Early Environment Works HS2 Contract

Balfour Beatty announced that it has been awarded a £52 million contract on behalf of HS2, to deliver environmental works across the route from West Midlands to Crewe. The contract has been awarded through the SCAPE Framework, to which the company was appointed as sole contractor in 2018.

As part of the contract, Balfour Beatty will create a number of new environmental habitats along the 64-kilometre section of Europe’s largest infrastructure project, including woodland and wetlands.

In addition, the company will plant thousands of trees covering the equivalent of 86 football pitches; more than 18 miles of new hedge rows; and enough grassland meadows to cover 140 football pitches, to encourage wildflowers and insects to flourish.

Having launched its sustainability strategy, Building New Futures, last year, this latest contract award supports Balfour Beatty’s bold and ambitious targets of going beyond net zero and positively impacting more than one million people by 2040.

The award follows Royal Assent in February 2021 for the latest 36-mile section of the railway, which will open with HS2’s first section to provide seamless low carbon high speed services between Crewe, West Midlands and London and link to the mainline for direct services northwards.

Mark Bullock, Chief Executive Officer of Balfour Beatty’s UK Construction Services business, said: “Balfour Beatty’s contract with HS2 builds on our “Building New Futures” strategy through which we’re committed to leaving a lasting positive legacy for the communities in which we operate.

“Our work on the route between Crewe and the West Midlands will build a better, greener future for everyone - through our ongoing and essential work to protect the environment, and our continued focus on providing employment opportunities for local businesses and people.”

Commenting, HS2 Ltd Phase 2a delivery director Colette Carroll said: “We said that we wanted to bring the benefits of HS2 to the north earlier than originally planned, and this early environmental works contract with Balfour Beatty on the new route to Crewe will put that promise into action.

“Creating new wildlife habitat and compensating for areas that will be unavoidably affected by the new railway is a crucial early stage in building HS2. And we have an ambition to go further by seeing how we might help environments to support a greater range of flora and fauna than was there before the line.”

Early works are already underway with completion scheduled in Spring 2023. At peak construction, the project will employ a workforce of over 200 people as well as a number of graduate and apprenticeship positions.

Source: Balfour Beatty

                     

05.04.2021 (372 Clicks)

Anglo American Collaboration on Feasibility Study for South Africa's Hydrogen Valleys

Anglo American announces a collaboration agreement to complete a feasibility study to develop a “hydrogen valley” anchored in the platinum group metals-rich Bushveld geological area in South Africa. Spearheaded by South Africa’s Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), the collaboration agreement also includes energy and services company Engie, the South African National Development Institute (SANEDI) and clean energy solutions provider Bambili Energy (Bambili).

01.04.2021 (360 Clicks)

Act now to secure the UK’s critical Materials Supply, say Birmingham Experts

The UK must act now to ensure a stable supply of technology-critical metals (TCMs) essential for its transition to clean energy and the delivery of its ten point plan for a green industrial revolution, according to a new Policy Commission report produced by the University of Birmingham.