Fairmount Santrol announced the commercialization of Accel dust-preventing polymeric sand. The company introduced the new paver jointing sand at the Hardscape North America trade show at the Kentucky Exposition Center in October.
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Source Energy Purchases Select Preferred Proppants Assets
Source Energy Services Ltd. has entered into an asset purchase to acquire a Northern White proppant mine in Blair, Wis., two large frac sand terminals located in Chetwynd and Fort Nelson, British Columbia, and exploration rights to more than 3,600 acres of land in the Peace River Valley of Alberta from certain affiliates of Preferred Proppants LLC.
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• Oil futures ended lower at press time, pulling back after four-consecutive sessions of gains lifted prices to their highest levels in weeks. Tensions in Iraq and uncertainty surrounding Iran’s nuclear deal have raised the risk to global crude supplies as expectations for stronger oil demand boosted prospects for a more balanced market. November West Texas Intermediate settled at $51.29…
Read MoreCemex Honored with Southern California Energy Efficiency Award
Cemex received the Southern California Edison (SCE) 2017 Energy Efficiency Award for its commitment to conserving energy and land stewardship at its Victorville Cement Plant, which has served the California High Desert community for more than 100 years.
Read MoreNew Construction Starts Jump 14 Percent in September
The value of new construction starts in September soared 14 percent from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $814.8 billion, according to Dodge Data & Analytics.
Read MoreMSHA Issues New Serious Accident Alert
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) issued a new serious accident alert. On Oct. 11, 2017, a miner received an electrical shock while working in a 480-volt electrical control panel for a portable crusher without locking and tagging out the circuit.The injured miner was transported to a local hospital, treated and released.
Read MoreGraniterock Helps Fire Victims Breathe Easier
California-based Graniterock donated 2,800 disposable respirator masks to residents and first-responders of fire-torn Wine Country after word came from a team member’s close friend that “all we need are those masks” to handle the worst air quality ever recorded in the North Bay area.
Read MorePolaris Poised to Meet Increased Demand
Polaris Materials Corp. reported preliminary sales volumes for the quarter and nine months ended Sept. 30, 2017, and further increased its full-year sales expectations.
Read MoreGraves Joins RGI Board of Directors
The Rogers Group Inc. (RGI) board of directors elected Richard R. Graves to the board. Graves is president and chief executive officer of Saulsbury Industries, which was established in 1967 and currently has more than 2,500 employees servicing the fossil, refining, petrochemical, gas processing, mining, manufacturing and nuclear industries. He has more than 39 years of management and operations…
Read MoreEPA Ends Sue and Settle Practices
In fulfilling his promise to end the practice of regulation through litigation, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt issued an agency-wide directive designed to end “sue and settle” practices within the agency, providing an unprecedented level of public participation and transparency in EPA consent decrees and settlement agreements.
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