Tag Archives: Volvo CE

The land of Phosphate shines in China

Yunnan Phosphate Chemical Group is using more than 40 Volvo construction machines to drive its mineral operations in China. Yunnan is a beautiful mountain area in the far southwest of China, sharing borders by Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam. Not only does it boast the largest variety of plant life in …

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Solid chain of events

UK company E & JW Glendinning produces more than 500,000 tonnes of limestone a year at its Linhay Quarry in Devon, thanks in part to Volvo construction equipment featuring tyre chains. Devon in the picturesque South of England reaches from the Bristol Channel at the top of the county to …

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Steeling the show in Brazil

Companhia Brasileira de Metalurgia e Mineracao (CBMM) in Brazil is using 20 Volvo machines in the largest niobium mine in the world. Brazil holds the largest reserves in the world of the rare and precious mineral, niobium. It’s an important element used in specialist steels found in automobiles, aircraft engines, …

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Lebanese road project provides path for investment

NAH is undertaking two extensive infrastructure projects in Mount Lebanon Province using Volvo construction equipment to improve tourism and middle-eastern investment. Lebanon lies on the eastern Mediterranean coast bordered by Syria to the north and Israel to the south. Even though its northern neighbor is experiencing instabilities, Lebanon remains active …

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Volvo CE Braås facility achieves CO2 neutrality

Volvo Construction Equipment’s site in Braås, Sweden becomes the company’s first carbon neutral premises – as well as the first construction equipment production facility in the world to be powered entirely by renewable energy. At the end of December 2013, Volvo Construction Equipment’s Braås facility completed its journey towards becoming …

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Terex and Volvo sign up for IRE

The latest big names to book their places at the International Rental Exhibition (IRE) are Terex Construction and Volvo Construction Equipment, who join the almost 60 other suppliers who are attending the show in Amsterdam on 7-9 June. Other exhibitors include Atlas Copco, Ditch Witch, Godwin Pumps, Haulotte Group, Hilti, …

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