The Alliance Low Water Washer turns crusher dust into profitable manufactured sand. Using significantly less water than a standard screw, the first of its kind machine accepts a dry feed directly from the crushing circuit. Superior Industries, www.superior-ind.com
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Covia Products Used at 44 Top-Ranked Golf Courses
Covia announced that with the joining of Fairmount Santrol and Unimin last June to form Covia, Best Sand and UNIPAR bunker sand and topdressing can be sourced from the same company.
Read MoreU.S. Silica Down in Fourth Quarter; Up for Year
U.S. Silica Holdings Inc. announced a net loss of $256.1 million for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 2018, compared with net income of $72.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2017.
Read MoreShale Support Secures Deal as Frac Sand Provider
Shale Support Holdings LLC announced it has finalized a deal as a provider for a tier-one petroleum and natural gas exploration and production company. Shale Support will supply the tier-one E&P with high-quality frac sand from its Picayune, Miss., mine to the Eagle Ford Shale.
Read MoreHi-Crush Resumes Operations at Whitehall, Idles Augusta Facility
Hi-Crush Partners announced that it resumed operations at its Northern White frac sand production facility in Whitehall, Wis. Concurrently, the partnership announced that it has idled operations at its Northern White frac sand production facility in Augusta, Wis. “The dedicated and experienced workforce at the Augusta facility is in the process of transitioning to the operation of the Whitehall facility,”…
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• Oil prices hovered around 2019 highs at press time, bolstered by OPEC-led supply cuts and U.S. sanctions on Venezuela and Iran, but were capped by slowing growth in the global economy. Crude inventories rose by 3.7 million barrels in the week to Feb. 15, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said, compared with analysts’ expectations for an increase of 3.1…
Read MoreShuster Has Landed
Feb. 21, 2019 – We knew he wouldn’t stay idle too long. Former House Transportation Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) is joining lobbying giant Squire Patton Boggs along with former Rep. Joe Crowley (D-NY). They’ll be working with another pair of bipartisan lawmakers at the firm: former Sens. John Breaux (D-La.), who’s also on the board of freight rail giant CSX, and…
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