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NEWS
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New study finds that currency fluctuations are a key
driver in changing industry costs around theworld
BUSINESS
10
Saint-Gobain’s offer to acquire a family-owned
controlling interest inSika has provoked anugly battle
with theBoardof the Swiss chemicalmaker.
13
Full details ofNovember’s ICEF conference are now
available on-line.
AWARDSNEWS
15
Entries are nowbeing accepted for both the
International ConstructionProject of theYear Awards
and the International ConstructionEquipment Forum
(ICEF) Awards, whichwill recognise innovation and
achievement in the construction equipment industry.
ECONOMICOUTLOOK
17
Fortunately a hard landing for theChinese economy
still looks unlikely, but the constructionmarket is
clearly entering a periodof slower growth.
REGIONALREPORT
21
As one of theworld’s largest constructionmarkets,
China continues toproduce ambitious projects and
better than average growthprospects.
INTERMATPREVIEW
27
This April sees the Intermat exhibition inParis return
on its three-year cycle, this time boasting a tie-upwith
the annualUS showWorldofConcrete.
COMPACTEQUIPMENT
37
Emissions regulations are not drivingmachine
launches in the compact sector to the same extent as
in larger equipment classes, but there are still plenty
of newmachines coming outwithnew features and
improvements.
DRILLING
48
Drilling equipment canoftenbe on the critical path
for constructionprojects andquarry operations, so
reliability andproductivity of thesemachines can also
be critical.
EQUIPMENT
52
A reviewofDecember’s bC India exhibition features
alongwith an interviewwithTerex chairman&
CEORonDeFeo, alongwith in-depthnews from
Hamm, Kobelco, JCB, Sandvik, Sennebogen,Terex
Construction andWackerNeuson.
New developments
and projects in the
concrete construction
sector feature
on p. 23.
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