Light, sweet crude for May delivery settled down 7 cents, or 0.2 percent, at $41.45 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The May contract is the new front-month contract, and the settlement price is the highest front-month closing price since Dec. 1, 2015. Brent, the global benchmark, rose 25 cents, or 0.6 percent, to $41.79 a barrel on…
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Unimin Energy Solutions Offers Dust-Busting Proppant
Unimin Energy Solutions unveiled UNIFRAC DustShield hydraulic fracturing sands – a new, coated sand product utilizing dust-suppression technology developed to reduce job/well-site exposure to respirable crystalline silica.
Read MoreVista Sand Increases Production Capacity
Vista Sand Ltd. announced the addition of 1.5 million tons of annual production capacity at its mine in Granbury, Texas, which increases the overall capacity to approximately 4.5 million tpy of its Texas Premium White frac sand. Vista Sand also obtained a second Texas sand deposit projected to yield another 2 million tons annually.
Read MoreMaalt Opens Big Lake Terminal
Maalt announced that it has commenced commercial operations in Big Lake, Texas, the newest addition to its terminal network. The Big Lake terminal, which sits on 205 acres, is located on the Texas Pacifico Railroad and is Maalt’s 12th terminal.
Read MoreMain Addresses Mine Safety Progress
In Nashville at the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association’s annual convention, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health Joseph A. Main highlighted the measurable improvements that have taken place in mine safety and health in the past five years.
Read MoreNavy SEAL Inspires Young Leaders
March 22, 2016 – Former U.S. Navy SEAL Curt Cronin imparted leadership advice and lessons to the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association’s (NSSGA) Young Leaders at the group’s annual luncheon, sponsored by Rock Products. The event was part of NSSGA’s annual convention, being held in Nashville. During more than a decade of combat operations to 18 countries throughout the Pacific and…
Read MoreSummit Closes Boxley Deal
Summit Materials announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of Boxley Materials Co., a vertically integrated construction materials company founded in 1892 and based near Roanoke, Virginia.
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