Following its recent purchase of an ECO90 stationary concrete batching plant, a Mali-based contractor now owns three of the four units that make up the Eurotec ECO range
Mining
IMDEX records strong growth in Africa

IMDEX has boosted its rock knowledge capabilities by increasing its interest in Datarock. (Image source: IMDEX)
IMDEX, a global mining-tech company, has announced record first-half revenue matched with targeted acquisition activity
Cat 950 and 962 wheel loaders bring premium performance and simple-to-use technologies

These flexible loaders offer application-specific designs to excel in the toughest applications. (Image source: Cat)
Delivering premium performance, the new Cat 950 and 962 Next Generation Wheel Loaders feature standard simple-to-use technologies that boost operator efficiencies, provide consistent bucket fill factors and increase productivity by up to 10% over the previous models
AFC partners with Xcalibur for Africa's natural resource mapping

AFC and Xcalibur will prioritise projects to locate and identify AFC’s focus minerals, including precious, base and critical raw materials, comprising gold, diamonds and more
Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) the leading infrastructure solutions provider in Africa, and Xcalibur Multiphysics, the worldwide leader in airborne geophysics, have announced their intention to partner on mapping, developing and co-financing natural resource projects that will spur minerals and critical raw materials beneficiation in Africa
Volvo CE launches Collision Mitigation System for wheel loaders
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has launched a new safety system for wheel loaders that alerts the operator with audible and visual signals and automatically applies the service brakes if the machine is at risk of reversing into a person or object