July 28, 2020 – Martin Marietta reported a decrease in aggregates shipments in the second quarter, although company gross profit hit record amounts. But what about the company’s other segments? Second-quarter cement shipments decreased 2.7%, driven by reduced demand for West Texas oil-well specialty cement products caused by historically low oil prices. While cement pricing increased attractively in North Texas, Houston, and portions of…
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Martin Marietta Aggregates Shipments Down; Gross Profit Up
Martin Marietta Materials Inc. reported results for the second quarter ended June 30. Revenues were $1.271 billion for the quarter, down from $1.279 billion in the second quarter of 2019; however, gross profit was a record $380 million versus $357 in the second quarter of 2019.
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The board of directors of the International Society of Explosives Engineers (ISEE) announced that the 47th Annual Conference on Explosives and Blasting Technique has been cancelled. The show was scheduled for Feb. 7-10, 2021, in Orlando. The board came to this decision after considerable research into the viability of hosting a quality conference under the “prevailing conditions.”
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