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The Vögele Super 1800-2 HD paver has been configured specifically for Chinese market needs. This model features an SB300HD fixed screed that features special wear plating in key areas and can be used for placing roadbase or cement-treated base, laying up to 700tonnes/hour. The chassis is slightly longer than the standard model Super 1800-2 model and its hopper is modified with a lower feed height to allow loading by the wide range of trucks used in China. Its push rollers can also be moved to reduce impact

LiuGong’s largest wheeled loader, the 890 model, has been exhibited at bauma China. With a bucket capacity of 7m3, this machine suit duties in quarrying applications and can be used for loading blasted material at the face into haul trucks for example. It has a load capacity of tonnes and is powered by a 315kW diesel, making it both productive and powerful according to the firm.

Auction firm Ritchie Bros is planning to hold its first unreserved public auction of construction machinery at the Beijing Tianzhu Free Trade Zone during Spring 2013. Ritchie Bros has leased land in the Tianzhu Free Trade Zone (Shunyi, Beijing), located close to Beijing Capital International Airport, the Tianzhu Free Trade Zone is connected to one of China's largest roll-on, roll-off ports in Tianjin.

The French Fayat Group’s operations in China continue to develop. Sales and marketing manager Jacques Bonvallet said, “The BOMAG factory in Shanghai is now over 5,000m2. We doubled the factory and this is the third extension to it we’ve made.” He said also that the size of the firm’s Marini facility building asphalt plants at Langfang has been doubled in size to meet demand. The company is particularly strong in China with its BOMAG compaction equipment and Marini asphalt plants, but the company is also ge

XCMG’s enormous 400tonne capacity mining truck is another example of the company’s product diversification strategy. Its sophisticated diesel-AC electric drive allows a top travel speed of 50km/h, with advanced retardation and braking systems to maximise safety. The box section chassis is said to strong and durable to suit tough operating cycles while the ergonomic cab gives high levels of operator comfort. Features include an automatic weighing system, a centralised fire extinguishing package, quick oil fi

Zoomlion has launched its new rough terrain crane, the 100tonne RT100, at bauma China 2012. The RT100 is the latest rough terrain crane in Zoomlion’s rough terrain crane range, which also features the globally available RT35, RT55, and RT75. Zoomlion has been exhibiting will Global Crane Sales, the international distributor of the Zoomlion rough terrain cranes, during the Shanghai-based show. An innovative new truck-mounted c oncrete pump with 101m boom has also been unveiled by Zoomlion during bauma China

Italian company Ihimer has made its bauma China debut at this year’s event, showcasing its new range of skid-steer loaders. The Tuscany-based firm’s new models, the AS12, AS30, and the AS34, has been joined at the Shanghai show by the widely acclaimed award-winning and ecofriendly CARRY 105 EP. Igino Elefante, sales and marketing director for Ihimer, said, “Since the summer of 2012 we have been marketing and selling in China our mini excavators, made in Italy in our San Gimignano plant. This has been possib

Manitowoc has released details of its strategy for capturing a greater share of crane sales in the crucial Chinese market. The American firm offers four brands in China: Grove mobile hydraulic cranes, Manitowoc high capacity crawler cranes, Potain tower cranes, and Dongyue truck cranes. It believes that continuing to import its latest cranes to meet local customer needs, while expanding its product and development team, increasing the speed of local sourcing of components, enlarging distribution networks i

Heavy investment in research and development at Shantui has seen the introduction of an array of new machines, including that of its largest ever concrete pump. This launch is part of a steady diversification on the part of Shantui, which is expanding its range from its previous reliance on crawler dozers. The new HJC5410THB-56 pump runs on a four axle truck chassis and weighs 42tonnes, while it measures 13.85m long. With its six section boom it can deliver concrete to a height of 56m and can deliver materi

China has long been an important market for Caterpillar, which first began operating in the country in the early 1970s following talks between China and the US. Its first equipment in China was for generators to power a communications system supplied to China by the US following the talks. The company also worked closely with LiuGong as part of a technology transfer agreement, which highlights Caterpillar’s focus on China. The global crisis has not been an easy time for any construction equipment manufactur

The number of journeys on privatised motorways in Chile will increase 23% to 70million a year by 2015, according to the Ministry of Public Works (MOP). The MOP says electronic tags will be more common by then. Along Five South motorway alone, the MOP predicts there will be 16million journeys a year by 2015, 3million more than at present. The government is said to be working on various projects to ease traffic along these roads. Route 5, Autopista del Sol; and Route 78, Santiago-Valparaiso and Santiago-Los A

The Local Government Association (LGA) fears further cuts to its road maintenance budget, or a cold winter, may lead to potholes appearing across thousands of miles of UK roads. The LGA says that since the formation of the coalition government in 2010, its highways maintenance budget has been reduced by almost US$798.35million (£500mn). The LGA is responsible for maintaining local roads spanning 180,000miles in England and Wales.