MSHA Announces Fatality

MSHA reports that on June 13, 2013, a 50-year-old mechanic with 15 years of experience was killed at a stone operation. He was operating a 35-ton articulated haul truck down a haul road. The truck went out of control and hit a berm, propelling it in the air. The truck came to a stop with the bed overturned and the…

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Bored with Wallboard

July 1, 2013 – In keeping with its previously announced strategy to focus on its core businesses: cement, aggregates and ready-mix concrete, Lafarge announces the sale of its subsidiary’s North American Gypsum assets at an enterprise value of $700 million to an affiliate of Lone Star Funds.

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