Orica launched 4D, its latest bulk explosives technology at MINExpo 2021 in Las Vegas. The 4D bulk system enables the real-time tailoring of explosives energy to geology across a blast, delivering improvements in fragmentation, on bench productivity and an overall reduction in drill and blast costs.
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BKT Highlights Two New Mining Tires
BKT displayed a full range of mining and construction tires at MINExpo 2021 in Las Vegas. Two new sizes were highlighted at the BKT booth.
Read MoreMartin Marietta Completes Acquisition
Oct. 4, 2021 – Martin Marietta Materials Inc. successfully completed its previously announced acquisition of Lehigh Hanson Inc.’s West Region business for $2.3 billion in cash. Consistent with the company’s Strategic Operating Analysis and Review (SOAR) 2025 Plan, the acquisition provides the company with 17 active aggregates facilities, two cement plants and related distribution terminals, and targeted downstream operations serving key…
Read MoreInfrastructure Vote Called Off; Short-Term Extension Passed
The Senate has approved a short-term extension of transportation programs, sending to President Biden stopgap legislation after the House again delayed a vote on a more than $1 trillion infrastructure bill.
Read MoreConstruction Spending Flat in August; Highways Up
The U.S. Census Bureau announced that construction spending during August 2021 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,584.1 billion, virtually unchanged from (±1.0%) the revised July estimate of $1,584.0 billion. The August figure is 8.9% (±1.5%) above the August 2020 estimate of $1,455.0 billion. During the first eight months of this year, construction spending amounted to $1,034.5 billion, 7.0%…
Read MoreVolvo Construction Equipment
Volvo Construction Equipment’s EC230 Electric, the first electrified larger Volvo excavator. This machine, while not yet available to the market, is the next ground-breaking step for Volvo CE as it is the first time the company has electrified a larger excavator as a customer pilot.
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