Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 27.6 million tons in 2013, an increase of 1.7 percent compared to 2012, according to the Lake Carrier’s Association (LCA). The trade was, however, still 4 percent below its long-term average.
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Asphalt Demand to Approach 28 Million Tons in 2017
U.S. demand for asphalt is forecast to increase 3.7 percent annually to 27.9 million tons in 2017, according to a new report by the Cleveland-based Freedonia Group. This is equivalent to 154 million barrels of primary asphalt, the vast majority of which is refined petroleum asphalt.
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