Concrete Crushing Operation Opposed A permitted concrete-crushing operation is causing community complaints in Medina, Ohio. At issue is ongoing dust and noise problems at Osborne Concrete. The city is awaiting results of an analysis by Labyrinth Management Group, which has taken dust samples from the air to test for silica. Jonathan Mendel, the city’s community development director, said at a City Council meeting…
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FIRST LOOK – JULY 2017
TOP NEWS Vulcan Materials Makes Two Acquisitions Vulcan Materials Co. acquired Aggregates USA LLC, for $900 million in cash, and Petaluma, Calif.-based Shamrock Materials, a six-decade-old company and one of the largest suppliers of concrete and paving materials to San Francisco’s North Bay area. Deere Acquires Wirtgen Group Deere & Co. signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Wirtgen Group. The…
Read MoreFIRST LOOK – JUNE 2017
TOP NEWS Martin Marietta Off to Strong Start in 2017 Martin Marietta Materials Inc. reported strong results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2017. The company achieved record consolidated net sales of $791.7 million, an increase of 7.9 percent compared with $734.0 million in the prior-year’s first quarter. Cemex to Build Aggregates Distribution Terminal Cemex USA announced it is…
Read MoreAggregates Production Dips in First Quarter
The estimated U.S. output of construction aggregates produced and shipped for consumption in the first quarter of 2017 was 426 million metric tons (Mt), a decrease of 3 percent compared with that of the same period of 2016. The revised estimated annual output produced for consumption in 2016 was 2.30 billion metric tons (Gt), a slight increase compared with the…
Read MoreFIRST LOOK – MAY 2017
TOP NEWS Nye Tells Congress to Invest Ward Nye, Martin Marietta chairman, CEO and president, explained to members of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources about the importance of aggregates for infrastructure projects and the negative impact of excessive regulation on efforts to fix the nation’s crumbling infrastructure. BMC Enterprises Expands BMC Enterprises Inc. made three…
Read MoreUSGS: 72 Percent of Industrial Sand Used as Frac Sand
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has released its latest Minerals Yearbook report on industrial sand and gravel.
Read MoreFIRST LOOK – APRIL 2017
Oldcastle Buys Mulzer Mulzer Crushed Stone has been purchased by Oldcastle Materials. Oldcastle also concluded several smaller stone, aggregate and asphalt transactions in Connecticut, Minnesota, Washington and Montreal that complement the company’s South, North, Central and West Divisions, along with CRH Canada. Rock Products Seminar a Success At the recent ConExpo-Con/Agg show in Las Vegas, Rock Products sponsored a very successful…
Read MoreAggregates Production Dips in Fourth Quarter; Up for Year
An estimated 556 million metric tons (Mt) of total construction aggregates was produced and shipped for consumption in the United States in the fourth quarter of 2016, a decrease of 4 percent compared with that of the same period of 2015. The estimated annual output of construction aggregates produced for consumption in 2016 was 2.33 billion metric tons (Gt), an…
Read MoreFIRST LOOK – MARCH 2017
TOP NEWS Martin Marietta Makes Waves Martin Marietta Materials Inc. reported record results for the fourth quarter and full year 2016. For the fourth quarter of 2016, Martin Marietta achieved net sales of $889.0 million compared with $780.8 million in the 2015 fourth quarter. New Enterprise Buys New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co. Inc. acquired the core assets of Berks…
Read MoreFIRST LOOK – FEBRUARY 2017
TOP NEWS Vulcan Acquisition Vulcan Materials Co. signed an asset purchase agreement to acquire Lebanon, Tenn.-based LoJac Holdings Corp.’s asphalt, construction, safety and Monterey operations. Summit Acquisition Summit Materials Inc. entered into definitive agreements to acquire Colorado-based Everist Materials LLC and Arkansas-based Razorback Concrete Co., subject to customary closing conditions. LafargeHolcim Innovation Airium, an innovative new product from LafargeHolcim, is…
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