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BME Moves Forward Despite COVID-19
BME, part of the Omnia Group, has continued rolling out its plans for North America and South America, despite a few hurdles presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreWhere We Stand
As the industry heads into the eighth month of the COVID-19 crisis, we continue to see a mixed bag of industry and economic indicators. Aggregates producers seem to be holding their own, over and above the fact that the construction market has seen its fair share of fluctuations. Aggregates production did dip 3% compared with that of the second quarter…
Read MorePCA Forecasts Cement Consumption Decline Into 2021
The Portland Cement Association (PCA) released its annual Fall Forecast, which predicts a modest decrease in cement consumption during 2020 and 2021. PCA Market Intelligence expects cement consumption, based on the weighted average of three different economic scenarios, will lessen by 1.5% for the remainder of 2020 and 0.9% in 2021.
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• Oil futures lost ground at press time, prompting prices to turn lower for the week, as an accelerating rise in COVID-19 cases in the U.S. and Europe heightens worries about demand for crude. West Texas Intermediate crude for November delivery fell 58 cents, or 1.4%, to $40.38 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, December Brent crude was…
Read MoreU.S. Great Lakes-Seaway Ports Still Feeling COVID-19 Impact
The latest results show that Great Lakes-Seaway shipping continues to feel the impact of the global pandemic. According to the latest numbers from the St. Lawrence Seaway, tonnage through the bi-national transportation corridor totaled 3.9 million metric tons (Mt) in July to bring the year-to-date total (from April 1 to July 31) to nearly 15.6 Mt, or just less than 8% below a year ago.
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Read MoreCEMEX Secures Aid for Non-Profits Across California
CEMEX USA’s philanthropic arm, the CEMEX Foundation, has awarded grants to more than 20 different nonprofit organizations across California, and the funding is expected to help provide food, housing, childcare, access to education and other vital support to communities in need as part of the company’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreBaker Hughes Makes Structural Changes
Baker Hughes is making structural changes to account for continued oil demand disruption after the coronavirus crippled economic activity around the world and compounded an historic oil bust, according to Bloomberg.
Read MoreGranite Relies on Digital Transformation, Limited Shared Touchpoints
As with so many industries, the COVID-19 pandemic has created new challenges for the construction-materials industry. Granite is being proactive in meeting these challenges.
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