ExxonMobil announced that it is ready to start construction, with partner SABIC, on a $10 billion ethane cracker plant near Corpus Christi, Texas. The Gulf Coast Ventures project received its final environmental regulatory approval this month to construct an ethane steam cracker, two polyethylene units and a monoethylene glycol unit. Construction... read more →

The complex contains the remnants of what existed on Parliament Hill before Centre Block was built, during the time the Rideau Canal was first being constructed. The barracks, a guard house, jail, stables and cookhouses were all built on the north half of The Hill for soldiers in the Royal Sappers... read more →

LNG Canada said the province-wide workforce development program will help more women participate in the megaproject and get a start in the construction trades. “Women in British Columbia currently represent just under 5 per cent of a typical construction workforce, despite comprising 50 per cent of the working population,” Andy Calitz,... read more →

After four years of construction, work on the new $4.2-billion Samuel De Champlain Bridge has entered its final weeks. Infrastructure Canada confirmed June 17 that the northbound lanes of the 3.4-kilometre span will open to traffic June 24, while the southbound segment is cleared to start carrying vehicles out of Montreal... read more →

An agreement between Canada and the U.S. to lift tariffs on steel and aluminum is receiving universal approval from construction employers from coast to coast as well as steel manufacturers and steel workers. Canadian Construction Association (CCA) president Mary Van Buren says employers are elated with the news, as the tariffs... read more →

Kidd Operations has confirmed it is investing a lot of time and effort to try to find a way to extend the life of the massive underground Glencore Kidd copper-zinc mining complex in Timmins. Mark Furlotte, Kidd Operations general manager, responded to Northern Ontario Business and Sudbury Mining Solutions Journal to... read more →

Two Liebherr LTM 1500-8.1 mobile cranes from crane and heavy haulage contractors Autokrane Schares from Bocholt and Dietmar Flossdorf from Bad Neuenahr recently dismantled a 100-year-old railway bridge in Essen, Germany. The two 500t cranes had to lift 120t of steel in a tandem hoist. The steel bridge over a... read more →

“What we’re seeing now with the opening of our new facility is a full alignment of our design, engineering, manufacturing and construction abilities,” he said, adding that the factory represents a milestone for the firm. “We’re jumping from site-based construction with this leap into manufacturing,” Swanson said. Using an assembly line... read more →