Asphalt Concrete Equipment & Supplies (ACE Equipment) of Keene, Ontario, Canada, teamed up with ALLU Group, Inc. in order to better inform customers on equipment usage and techniques that will enhance their profitability. ALLU screener crusher buckets are versatile processing attachments for any wheel loader, excavator, skid steer or backhoe. They can be pin or quick-attach mounted and operate from the base machine’s…
Read MoreDay: January 29, 2016
Caterpillar Looks for Market Rebound
Caterpillar Inc. announced 2015 fourth-quarter sales and revenues of $11.0 billion, down from $14.2 billion in the fourth quarter of 2014. Sales and revenues for full-year 2015 were nearly 15 percent lower than 2014 and 29 percent off the 2012 peak. The two most significant reasons for the decline from 2014 were weakening economic growth and substantially lower commodity prices, according…
Read MoreNonmetallic Mineral Products Index Stays Strong
The nonmetallic mineral products industry-leading index increased 0.1 percent to 253.3 in December from a revised 253.0 in November; however, its 6-month smoothed growth rate decreased to 7.5 percent from a revised 8.1 percent in November, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Read MoreCommentary: The Aggregates Industry In 2016
John Vyskocil, vice president of business development at Aligned Equity Partners and Turn-Key Processing Solutions, offers this take on the aggregates industry in 2016:
Read More2015 New-Home Sales Reach Eight-Year High
Sales of newly built, single-family homes rose 14.5 percent to 501,000 units in 2015, the highest level since 2007, according to newly released data from HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau. Meanwhile, sales in December increased 10.8 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 544,000 from an upwardly revised November reading.
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