Processing, Usage and Recycling Challenges at Quarry Operations. By Mark S. Kuhar
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What Lies Ahead: Lessons from the Hurricane Katrina Recovery
By: Pierre G. Villere At this writing, the COVID-19 pandemic just drags on and on.
Read MoreA New Partnership with World of Concrete
It has been a crazy couple of months. The majority of the country has spent its time sheltering in place and flattening the curve and for the most part that has worked. However, at this writing there have been 100,000 deaths from COVID-19, and that solemn fact needs to be noted.
Read MoreFIRST LOOK – JUNE 2020
TOP NEWS Summit Materials’ Aggregates Volumes Increase Summit Materials Inc. reported that net revenue increased by 11.9% to $342.4 million in the first quarter 2020, versus $306.0 million in the prior-year period. The improvement in net revenue was primarily attributable to organic volume and price growth in ready-mix concrete and aggregates. Martin Marietta Reports Strong First Quarter Martin Marietta Materials…
Read MoreNew House Bill Would Replace FAST Act
June 4, 2020 – The House has released the text of the “Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America” (INVEST in America) Act. The legislation provides $494 billion over five years to make “transformative infrastructure investments in surface and rail transportation.” It would replace the FAST Act. It also: Provides $411 billion over five years out…
Read MoreScreen Machine adds Company Wrench as Florida Dealer
Company Wrench is now an exclusive dealer of Screen Machine Industries’ complete line of products in Florida. Screen Machine is a leading manufacturer of portable jaw, impact, and cone crushers, screening plants, trommels, and conveyors. Based out of Etna, Ohio, it has earned global recognition for its innovative aggregate processing equipment. “Screen Machine has been on our radar for some…
Read MoreHouse Releases Text of INVEST in America Act
Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.), chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, released the text of the “Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America” (INVEST in America) Act.
Read MoreReady Mix USA; CEMEX Foundation Help with COVID-19 Tests
Ready Mix USA, a CEMEX USA company, announced a grant award by its philanthropic arm, the CEMEX Foundation, to help support efforts by Birmingham, Ala.-based non-profit Christ Health Center to fund efforts to test uninsured members of the surrounding community for COVID-19.
Read MoreEPA Releases App to Research Disinfectants
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released List N Tool, a new web-based application that allows smartphone users and others to quickly identify disinfectant products that meet EPA’s criteria for use against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
Read MoreLhoist to Expand Texas Facility with Lime Kiln
On the heels of its recent announcement of planned expansion at the Marble Falls, Texas, dolomitic quicklime facility, Lhoist North America has received an additional permit approval from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for construction of a new energy-efficient lime kiln at its New Braunfels, Texas, facility. The regulatory approval paves the way for Lhoist to begin construction on…
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