Sika has opened a new production plant in Central America, located in Palin in the metropolitan area of Guatemala City. This move further expands the company's market position in the emerging countries of the region. The portfolio of locally manufactured products includes concrete admixtures, mortars, and liquid applied membranes, which will be used to supply the neighboring countries of Honduras and El Salvador as well as the domestic market.

Implenia adjusts outlook for 2018 financial year | Medium-term targets confirmed | Strategy review due for completion by end of February 2019

Sika has acquired the global Concrete Fibers business from Propex Holding, LLC, which includes a US plant manufacturing synthetic fibers for use in concrete reinforcement, sales operations in Sika's three geographical regions, and a strong brand. The acquired business is a perfect addition to Sika's concrete systems for high value-added solutions required in the construction of high-rise buildings and demanding infrastructure projects. The acquired business generates annual sales of CHF 30 million.

Carey Smith named Chief Operating Officer

Salini Impregilo CEO Pietro Salini: "Africa needs a long-term vision to build infrastructure for the future."

The Salini Impregilo Group's Lane Construction Inc. announced the signing of a contract for the cash sale of Lane’s Plants & Paving division to Eurovia SAS, a company of the Vinci Group, for a total of $555 million.

The Historic MoU is a Win-Win Strategy for Both Companies and will enable Liugong to boost its Overseas Revenue more than ever before

The Executive Board of the technology company Continental decided to undertake one of the largest organizational realignments in the company’s history. In doing so, the Dax-listed company will continue to grow faster than its relevant markets and take full advantage of new potential for expansion in the key future areas of mobility.

Dr. Heinrich Hiesinger had asked the Supervisory Board to end his mandate as the CEO of Thyssenkrupp AG in mutual agreement. This is what Dr. Heinrich Hiesinger and the Supervisory Board agreed.

Anton Affentranger steps down | André Wyss appointed new CEO

New company founded in Bahrain

• New service center opened in Carajás
• Service offering for the South American mining industry widened
• Investment supports expansion of service business in plant engineering

Dywidag-Systems International and Liuzhou OVM Machinery Co (OVM) sign a production joint venture and establish a sales joint venture between Dywidag-Systems International, OVM, Xinergy GmbH and EZ corp.

SSAB Special Steels is aiming for 1.35 million tonnes of shipments by 2020. Part of this will come from upgrading but expanding sales in emerging markets will also play an important role in achieving this aim. Latin America is one potential geographical area for growth. We want to maintain and strengthen our position as the global leader in wear, structural, protection and tool steels as well as in related value-added services.

MAT Mischanlagentechnik has been delivering state-of-the-art mixing and separation technology for over 25 years. Since April 1, 2018, the branch office of Bauer Maschinen GmbH has been operating under the new name Bauer MAT Slurry Handling Systems, underscoring its affiliation with the international Bauer Group.

According to the final business figures for 2017, SMT Scharf AG (WKN 575198, ISIN DE0005751986) has achieved significant growth in its revenue and results over the past fiscal year. SMT Scharf increased its consolidated revenue significantly by 22.6% to EUR 52.1 million (2016: EUR 42.6 million). At the same time, the company achieved an operating result (EBIT) of EUR 4.5 million (2016: EUR 2.5 million), which reflects growth of 84.2%. All in all, SMT Scharf raised its consolidated net profit substantially to EUR 4.0 million year on year (2016: EUR 1.5 million).

Parsons announced that nine technical experts have been selected for the corporation’s Fellows Program — a think tank to solve technical challenges through tactical/real-time problem solving, strategic research and development, as well as best practice improvements.

Salini Impregilo’s U.S. subsidiary, The Lane Construction Corporation, has won a $181-million design-and-build contract to widen Interstate 85 (I-85) in Cherokee County, South Carolina, confirming their leadership in the road and highway sector in the United States where Lane registered a 16.1% rise in revenues and a record order backlog of €3 billion in 2017.

A survey of 27 resources company chief executives has found half plan to spend more with local suppliers across regional Queensland in 2018 and none plan to spend less.

Sika is laying the foundation for further growth in Central America by establishing a national subsidiary in Honduras. With the new subsidiary customers will benefit from faster supply of Sika products and solutions as well as an expanding product range.