CEMEX USA announced that its philanthropic arm, the CEMEX Foundation, has awarded grants to seven different nonprofit organizations across Arizona, and the funding is expected to help provide more than 130,000 meals for those in need and additional assistance to communities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Aggregate Industry Market Report
In This Quarterly Report, Provided Exclusively to Rock Products, Capstone Headwaters Provides Insight Into Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Capital Markets Trends And Aggregates Production Through The First Quarter Of 2020. By Darin Good and Brian Krehbiel
Read MoreMartin Marietta’s Second Quarter
July 28, 2020 – Martin Marietta reported a decrease in aggregates shipments in the second quarter, although company gross profit hit record amounts. But what about the company’s other segments? Second-quarter cement shipments decreased 2.7%, driven by reduced demand for West Texas oil-well specialty cement products caused by historically low oil prices. While cement pricing increased attractively in North Texas, Houston, and portions of…
Read MoreMartin Marietta Aggregates Shipments Down; Gross Profit Up
Martin Marietta Materials Inc. reported results for the second quarter ended June 30. Revenues were $1.271 billion for the quarter, down from $1.279 billion in the second quarter of 2019; however, gross profit was a record $380 million versus $357 in the second quarter of 2019.
Read More2021 ISEE Blasting Show Cancelled
The board of directors of the International Society of Explosives Engineers (ISEE) announced that the 47th Annual Conference on Explosives and Blasting Technique has been cancelled. The show was scheduled for Feb. 7-10, 2021, in Orlando. The board came to this decision after considerable research into the viability of hosting a quality conference under the “prevailing conditions.”
Read MoreStockpile Reports Inventory Measurement App Delivers Instant Results
Stockpile Reports is launching a new upgrade for its inventory measurement system. Companies are used to waiting several hours, or even days, to get measurement results for their stockpiled inventory. Now, they can generate inventory-level reports instantly with the SR iPhone app. Companies will receive the report immediately, simply by doing a quick perimeter walk of the stockpile with their…
Read MoreAthabasca Minerals Acquires TerraShift
Athabasca Minerals Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary AMI RockChain Inc. acquired TerraShift Engineering Ltd.
Read MoreHalliburton Loses $1.7 Billion for Quarter
Halliburton announced a net loss of $1.7 billion, or $1.91 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2020. This compares to a net loss for the first quarter of 2020 of $1.0 billion, or $1.16 per diluted share.
Read MoreTrinity Addresses Quarterly Performance
Trinity Industries Inc. announced earnings results for the second quarter ended June 30. Quarterly total company revenues were $509 million.
Read MoreCARBO Ceramics Emerges from Chapter 11
CARBO Ceramics Inc. has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. This marks the successful and expeditious completion of CARBO’s financial restructuring process along with the implementation of the company’s Plan of Reorganization, which was confirmed by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division on June 18.
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