Turner Mining Group will be partnering with Knife River in Texas to provide greenfield development, plant location grading and settling pond construction.
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Metso Launches My Plant Digital Design Tool
Metso now offers a unique drag and drop 3D crushing and screening plant configurator that enables professionals in the mining and aggregate industries to design more productive and efficient plants through real-time insights. The design and simulation tool, called My Plant Planner, is available on metso.com and is free for anyone to use. “We are really excited about My Plant…
Read MoreHouse T&I Committee Approves INVEST in America Act
After more than 24 hours of debate that included the consideration of 177 amendments, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure approved the Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America (INVEST in America) Act.
Read MoreNSSGA Promotes Safety Month
June 19, 2020 – June is National Safety Month, and the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) is excited to recognize it with a week-long campaign to share member perspectives on safety and provide useful safety materials. The organization will wrap up the week on Friday, June 26, at 2-3 p.m. EDT with an engaging webinar featuring Safety and Human Factors Consultant Ronn Lehmann and a virtual networking event.…
Read MoreSuperior Industries Appoints Kimball Equipment Full Line Dealer
Superior Industries, Inc., a U.S.-based manufacturer and global supplier of bulk material processing and handling systems, announced an expanded product partnership with its long-term conveyor dealer, Kimball Equipment Co. The dealer, which celebrates 75 years of operation next year, will now sell, service and support Superior’s crushing, screening and washing equipment in addition to the conveying equipment and components lines throughout…
Read MoreGreat Lakes Limestone Trade Down in May
June 18, 2020 – Time to get those ships sailing and ports moving. Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 3.5 million tons in May, a decrease of 18.1% compared to a year ago, according to the Lake Carriers’ Association. May’s loadings were also below the month’s five-year average by 8.7%. Loadings from U.S. quarries totaled 2.7 million tons, a decrease of 20.3% compared to a year ago. Shipments…
Read MoreCOVID-19: A U.S. Manufacturer’s Perspective
By Alex D. Kanaris VDG has been designing and manufacturing drum motors for belt conveyors used in food processing, supply chains, pharmaceutical, postal/parcel, aggregate and mining industries since 1985. All of the components used in our drum motors are manufactured in-house, using American materials and American labor. How Did We Get Here? Our ongoing challenge is that although our product…
Read MoreHousing Starts, Permits Rise in May
In a sign that the housing market continues to show forward momentum, single-family permits posted an 11.9% gain in May, while total housing starts increased 4.3% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 974,000 units, according to a report from the U.S. Housing and Urban Development and Commerce Department.
Read MoreOldcastle Division Develops WHO-compliant Hand Sanitizer
Techniseal, a division of Oldcastle APG and manufacturer of products for the installation and protection of outdoor hardscapes, announced the addition of a new medical-grade hand sanitizer to its product offering.
Read MoreNSSGA Continues Virtual Leadership Summit
July 16, 2020 – The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA), as part of its virtual Executive Committee & Leadership Summit, hosted Rich Thau from the firm Engagious talking about swing voters. The event was sponsored by Caterpillar. Thau has determined that swing voters in a number of states are largely low-information voters who get their information more from local sources, and are…
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