Major transportation infrastructure repair projects in the wake of 2012’s Hurricane Sandy; new bridge and road improvements in preparation for the arrival of bigger cargo ships with the 2015 expansion of the Panama Canal; and the Tappan Zee Bridge replacement will have significant impacts on the New York metropolitan area.
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Study Quantifies Global Construction Aggregates Market
According to the new report “Global Construction Aggregates Market – Key Trends and Opportunities to 2017,” the global construction aggregates market was valued at more than $99 billion in 2012, of which the Asia-Pacific region constituted a 42.5 percent share, making it the largest regional market for construction aggregates in the world.
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August 11, 2013 – New construction starts are forecast to rise 6 percent this year to $506 billion, according to the Midyear Update to the 2013 Construction Outlook from McGraw Hill Construction, a division of McGraw Hill Financial. This is the same rate of increase for total construction starts that was predicted last October, and follows the 8 percent gain…
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Here is a Snapshot of the Nation’s Underground Nonmetallic Minerals Mines.
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Victory Nickel Inc. hired D. Brent Lock as vice president, marketing. Lock brings extensive marketing experience to Victory Silica. He has spent the past five years as vice president operations/marketing and general manager with Canfrac Sands Ltd., a Calgary-based frac sand producer with operations located near Lloydminster, Sask. Lock will be responsible for developing and implementing marketing strategies and managing…
Read MoreNorth American Proppant Demand to Reach $9.4 Billion in 2017
North American proppant demand has risen sharply since 2002, rising from $250 million to nearly $5 billion in 2012. While growth is expected to slow from the heady early years, stellar double-digit annual gains are still expected, with overall demand reaching more than 100 billion lb. by 2017, valued at $9.4 billion.
Read MoreMethane Pollution Subject to Conflicting Explanations
Drilling for natural gas caused “significant damage” to drinking-water aquifers in a Pennsylvania town at the center of a fight over the safety of hydraulic fracturing, according to a report prepared by a federal official.
Read MoreEPA Updates Oil and Gas Standards for Storage Tanks
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued updates to its April 2012 oil and natural gas standards for storage tanks, which allow responsible oil and natural gas production while ensuring air emissions are reduced as quickly as possible.
Read MoreCompany Acquires Securities of Victory Nickel
Nuinsco Resources Limited has acquired beneficial ownership of 53,799,900 units of securities of Victory Nickel Inc. pursuant to Victory Nickel’s previously announced Rights Offering.
Read MoreConExpo-Con/Agg On Top
The Next ConExpo-Con/Agg will be held March 4-8, 2014, at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, and will be the international gathering place for the construction industries in 2014.
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