March 13, 2017 – I just returned from Las Vegas, where I spent a week attending the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA) convention and ConExpo-Con/Agg 2017. The NSSGA convention was a huge success and ConExpo-Con/Agg was a beast. This was my ninth show, and it was by far the best. More than 127,000 people. More than 2.8 million sq. ft. of exhibit space.…
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Rhino Hyde Wear Products
Rhino Hyde polyurethane wear products are manufactured using formulations based on more than 40 years of application experience. Its mission is to provide the longest wearing polyurethane screen panels on the market, according to the company. Rhino Hyde said that its products have proven to outlast certain competitors’ panels by up to twice the wear life, depending on the OEM…
Read MoreMore Than 127,000 Attend Record-Breaking ConExpo-Con/Agg Show
ConExpo-Con/Agg and IFPE 2017 attendees came to Las Vegas ready to buy as exhibitors said they had enjoyed tremendous sales activity throughout the week. As multiple construction and manufacturing industry segments converged on the Las Vegas Convention Center from March 7-11, 2017, manufacturers and customers voiced widespread economic optimism.
Read MoreAggregates Production Dips in Fourth Quarter; Up for Year
An estimated 556 million metric tons (Mt) of total construction aggregates was produced and shipped for consumption in the United States in the fourth quarter of 2016, a decrease of 4 percent compared with that of the same period of 2015. The estimated annual output of construction aggregates produced for consumption in 2016 was 2.33 billion metric tons (Gt), an…
Read MoreCivil Engineers Sound Alarm Bells on Condition of Infrastructure
Our country’s infrastructure received a nearly-failing D+ grade from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). The report card was released as the aggregates and construction industries gathered in Las Vegas for the 2017 National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA) Annual Convention and ConExpo-Con/Agg.
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