The Nonmetallic Mineral Products Industry Indexes increased 2.2 percent to 246.0 in August from a revised 240.7 in July, and its six-month smoothed growth rate increased to 3.6 percent from a revised -0.6 percent in July, according to the U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS) National Minerals Information Center.
Read MoreDay: September 28, 2015
MSHA Hits Aggregates Plants During August Impact Inspections
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced that federal inspectors issued 193 citations and 13 orders during special impact inspections conducted at 14 coal mines and seven metal and nonmetal mines in August.
Read MoreNew Forecast: Construction Market Poised for Expansion
Construction activities are forecasted to grow at 6 percent through 2015, up from the previous forecast of 5 percent in Q2, according to the Q3 FMI Construction Outlook.
Read MoreU.S. Concrete Acquires New Jersey Reserves
U.S. Concrete Inc. acquired the Wantage Stone reserves, a site-development quarry including an 80 acre land parcel along with mining rights to an additional 77 acres of land located in Hamburg, NJ. U.S. Concrete has operated this quarry under a lease agreement since October 2014.
Read MoreKPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens Hold Dealer Event
KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens hosted its annual National Dealer Conference Sept. 21-23, at the Kolberg-Pioneer Inc. manufacturing facility in Yankton, S.D.
Read MoreEPA Finalizes Rule to Modernize Clean Water Act Reporting
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a rule to modernize Clean Water Act reporting for municipalities, industries and other facilities. The final rule will require regulated entities and state and federal regulators to use existing, available information technology to electronically report data required by the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program instead of filing written paper reports.
Read MoreKPI-JCI/Astec Mobile Screens Track-Mounted Jaw Crusher
KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens introduced the new-generation track-mounted GT125 Vanguard Jaw Crusher, which offers increased energy savings, reduced cost of operation and improved reliability. The GT125 is an ideal mobile crusher for aggregate production, mining, recycle and concrete applications. Its large, dynamically-balanced, heavy-duty flywheels produce up to 33 percent more inertia than competitive models, leading to a reduced cost…
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