Permian Frac Sand has opened a location three miles east of Voca, Texas, on State Highway 71. Operations at the new state-of-the-art facility have just begun, according to the Midland Reporter Telegram.
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Wilson Named Regional Sales Manager for EIW
EIW LLC announced the promotion of Billy Wilson to regional sales manager. Wilson worked for Eagle Iron Works when it was acquired by McLanahan Corp. and formed EIW LLC. Wilson has extensive experience with Eagle Iron Works products, having previously worked as the Logistics/Warehouse Manager where he was in charge of inventory management and supported the company on service calls…
Read MoreNovember Construction Dips; Up Year-Over-Year
At a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $563.3 billion, new construction starts in November fell 5 percent from the previous month, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. The decline represented a partial pullback after the 13 percent increase reported for total construction in October, as nonresidential building lost some momentum following its improved October pace.
Read MoreNonmetallic Mineral Products Index Soars Higher
The nonmetallic mineral products industry leading index increased 2.2 percent to 252.7 in November from a revised 247.3 in October, and its six-month smoothed growth rate increased to 7.9 percent from a downwardly revised 4.1 percent in October.
Read MoreMetso Expands Product Portfolio with Rock Breakers
Metso expanded its product portfolio with the addition of a new rock breaker series designed for primary stationary crushing plants. The proven hammer-boom combination, already well-known in Metso’s mobile crushing solutions, is now available for stationary aggregates production and mining applications. “Today, safety at work is undeniably the number one issue within the construction and mining industries. The remotely controlled…
Read MoreFirst Look – December 2015
TOP NEWS Transportation Bill Imminent At press time, a House transportation-funding measure was being reconciled with the Senate version of the bill via a conference committee consisting of House and Senate members and chaired by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.). Vulcan Has Positive Third Quarter Vulcan Materials Co. announced results for the third quarter ending Sept.…
Read MoreSingle-Family Housing Starts Reach Seven-Year High
Nationwide housing starts rose 10.5 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.173 million units in November, according to newly released data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Commerce Department. Single-family production increased 7.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 768,000 units, its highest reading since January 2008. Multifamily production rose 16.4…
Read MoreFire at Frac Sand Mine Leads to Lawsuit
Contamination from an underground fire last year at a northeast Iowa sand mine on the Mississippi River allegedly cost a neighboring company more than $500,000.
Read MoreHorizontal Well Production in Ohio Passes 2014 Totals
During the third quarter of 2015, Ohio’s horizontal shale wells produced 5,696,780 barrels of oil and 245,747,686 Mcf (245 billion cu. ft.) of natural gas, according to figures released by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR).
Read MoreOSHA Respirable Crystalline Silica Rule Coming Fast
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) said that that many of its standards are nearing final rule status, including the Respirable Crystalline Silica rule, but may have delayed deadlines.
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