The Portland Cement Association (PCA) Market Intelligence Group’s Senior Vice President and Chief Economist Ed Sullivan presented the association’s annual summer cement market outlook, predicting an increase in cement consumption over the next four years.
Read MoreMonth: July 2021
Hitachi Unveils ZXLink Connectivity at No Additional Charge
Hitachi Construction & Mining Division, an operating division of John Deere Construction & Forestry Co., announced that customers will no longer need to renew their ZXLink connectivity service subscription. Plus, customers can enable ZXLink on compatible machines at no additional charge. Once customers enable ZXLink, they can select to automatically activate it on future compatible models to further streamline fleet…
Read MoreHolcim North American Business Shows Momentum
Holcim reported net sales up 16.6% like for like and significant margin increase in all regions for the first half of the year. The North American region showed good momentum to deliver a strong margin improvement overall, with strong market demand in the United States and good recovery in Canada West. In Canada East demand was supported by key projects in Montreal…
Read MoreMSHA Reports 19th Fatality
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on July 21, a miner at Arch Resource’s Black Thunder coal mine in Campbell County, Wyo., received fatal injuries while adding a boom extension to a crane. The miner was working under the boom to remove its pins when he was struck by the boom.
Read MoreCASE, Leica Introduce OEM-Fit Machine Control Solutions
CASE Construction Equipment now offers OEM-Fit 2D and 3D machine control solutions designed by Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon – now available for CASE D-series excavators from CASE SiteControl Certified dealers.
Read MoreDredging on Demand
Aggregates Operations Are Moving Into A New High-Tech World Of Machine Performance. By Mark S. Kuhar
Read MoreAnother Take on Gas Taxes
By John Fischer John Fischer of Palatine, Ill., a global engine consultant, is a regular reader of Rock Products who has emailed us a number of comments over the years. He submitted the following rebuttal to some of the points raised in our June Guest Editorial, “Once Again We Need to Ask: Is the Gas Tax Obsolete?” – and to…
Read MoreMergers and Acquisitions Dominate the News
In the last couple of months, I have written about the housing boom, as well as an economy on fire, which coupled with the prospects for an infrastructure bill just adds optimism to the outlook for our industry. But as we look out toward the last remaining months of the year, it has been remarkable to witness the growth spurt…
Read MoreRhode Island Quarry Resolves Allegations
Both the current and former owner of a quarry property on White Rock Road in Westerley, R.I., have agreed to terms intended to resolve allegations by a state agency of wetlands regulation violations, according to the Westerly Sun. Cherenzia Excavation Inc. of Westerly and Strategic Commercial Realty Inc., an offshoot of Rawson Materials of Putnam, Conn., signed the consent agreement…
Read MoreJudge Rules Against Colorado Quarry
Garfield District Court Judge Anne K. Norrdin issued an order granting Garfield County, Colo.’s motion for summary judgment in a lawsuit filed by Rocky Mountain Industrials (RMI) against the county two years ago, according to SILT. In her June 26 order, Judge Norrdin ruled that the county special use permit “does not authorize unrestricted or unregulated mining activities by RMI,…
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