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NEWS
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Revenues for theworld’s 50 largest construction
equipmentmanufacturers fell -2.6% last year.
BUSINESS
10
Holcim andLafarge have renegotiated the terms of
their proposedmerger.
NEWSREPORT
13
The global construction equipment industry endured
another tough year in2014 as revenues slid again and
somemanufacturersmade changes to their portfolios.
19
More images from thismonth’s site report are
available online atwww.khl.com.
ECONOMICOUTLOOK
21
The Indian construction sector is picking up, but
the new governmentwill need tobe boldwith its
economic reforms if it is tohit its growth targets.
REGIONALREPORT
25
Expectations are that the Indian construction
marketwill pickup this year, but PrimeMinister
NarendraModi’s flagshiphigh speed rail projectwill
take longer to come to fruition.
INTERMATSTOPPRESS
31
The global construction equipment industrywill
gather inParis later thismonth for the Intermat
exhibition.Here is the late-breakingnews on some of
the newmachineswhichwill be launched.
EARTHMOVING
41
New emissions standards have broughtwith them
more efficientmachines thatmake use of awealthof
satellite andweb-based technology.
UTILITIES
49
From the development of horizontal directional
drills for pipe laying through to advanced computer
equipment, technology is playing an increasing role in
the utilities sector.
EQUIPMENT
57
In-depthnews fromCaterpillar andDressta.
SITEREPORT
64
TheUS$5billionOlympicComplex in
Turkmenistan’s capital Ashgabatmight be the
biggest building constructionproject underway in
theworld today.
In thismonth’s Site
Report (p. 64) visits
the Olympic complex
project in Ashgabat,
Turkmenistan.
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