Komatsu America Corp., a leading global heavy equipment manufacturer, announced the appointment of Midlantic Machinery as the forestry equipment distributor for the state of Delaware and most of Maryland. Midlantic Machinery will handle the full-line of Komatsu forestry equipment, which includes track feller bunchers and harvesters, log loaders, wheeled harvesters, forwarders, and harvesting/processing heads. The dealer is also the distributor…
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New Senate Leadership Looks Favorable to Aggregates Industry
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee – which has jurisdiction over infrastructure spending and environmental regulations – will have a new chairman and ranking democrat in the new Congress. The committee will be led by the new Chairman John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), and ranking Democrat Tom Carper (D-Del.)
Read MoreHouse Approves Concrete Masonry Bill
On the opening day of the lame duck session of the 114th Congress, the U.S. House of Representatives approved HR 985, the Concrete Masonry Products, Research, Education and Promotion Act of 2015 by a vote of 355 to 38.
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Frac sand producers are raising prices due to stronger demand, betting on an improving outlook for the oil industry, said Scott Cockerham, managing director at consulting firm Huron. “It’s a very symbiotic system,” he said. However, of late, crude prices have also dipped from their recent highs near $52 a barrel; U.S. crude futures were trading at $43.87 a barrel,…
Read MoreFairmount Santrol Third-Quarter Report Offers Promise
Fairmount Santrol announced results for the third quarter of 2016. Third-quarter revenues were $134.8 million, up 18 percent from $114.2 million in the second quarter of 2016 and down 21 percent from $171.0 million for the third quarter of 2015. Overall volumes sold were 2.4 million tons for the quarter, an increase of 24 percent from 2.0 million tons in…
Read MoreOmniTRAX Acquires Assets of Terracor Group
OmniTRAX Inc. has agreed to acquire all assets of Terracor Group, a frac sand logistics company, including three transload facilities with vertical silo storage in Texas and Montana. Included in the transaction is a high-quality frac sand mining opportunity located in Wisconsin.
Read MoreBMC Opens Research and Development Center
A previously unoccupied building in Taylor, Wis., is now home to Badger Mining Corp.’s (BMC) new state-of-the-art Research and Development Center. Renovations to the 5,280-sq.-ft. building, which at one time housed an athletic apparel business and more recently was used for larger meetings and gatherings, began in September 2015 and were completed in early 2016. Final additions to the lab…
Read MoreHexion Releases New Resin-Coated Proppants
The Oilfield Technology Group (OTG) of Hexion Inc. announced the release of its kRT resin-coated proppants that provide a cost-effective option for the oil and gas industry, while delivering superior performance compared to uncoated frac sand, according to the company.
Read MoreHabitat Conservation Organization Recognizes CEMEX
Cemex received five awards from the Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC), including recognition for the prestigious 2016 Gold Tier Program of the Year, for its conservation efforts at the El Carmen ecological reserve, a critical area for wildlife at the scenic Texas-Mexico border.
Read MoreMeet Otto
By Anthony Levandowski and Lior Ron Highways are the backbone of America. They are the country’s original network, and have sparked new communities and businesses in their wake. Today, U.S. interstate highways total 222,000 miles and carry the 4.3 million commercial trucks that have become just as powerful a symbol of the American transportation system as the roads themselves.
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