Athabasca Minerals Inc. announced its financial statements for the third quarter ending Sept. 30. Athabasca reported consolidated revenue of $4.3 million (versus $0.4 million in third quarter 2020) and $8.8 million for nine months (versus $1.5 million, nine months ending 2020), with contributions from all four divisions: AMI Aggregates, AMI RockChain, AMI Silica and TerraShift Engineering.
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Dolese Donates Trucks to Rural Fire Departments
Dolese Bros. Co., Oklahoma City, recently donated four trucks to rural fire departments, including Canute, Turley, Meeker and Rush Creek. The trucks will aid in the storage of water supply for the fire departments, which will also help with the overall wellbeing of the surrounding communities.
Read MoreUnited States Lime & Minerals Reports Strong Third Quarter
United States Lime & Minerals Inc. reported revenues in the third quarter of 2021 were $52.3 million, compared to $43.7 million in the third quarter 2020, an increase of $8.6 million, or 19.6%. For the first nine months of 2021, revenues were $143.1 million, compared to $119.7 million in the first nine months 2020, an increase of $23.4 million, or 19.6%.
Read MoreAEM: EPA Authorizes Refrigerant in Off-Road Vehicles
A multi-year effort between the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) and a task force comprised of subject matter experts from its member companies recently led to the U.S. EPA signing a rule authorizing the use of HFO-1234yf as a refrigerant in off-road vehicles.
Read MoreNew Home Sales Flat in October
Contracts for new, single-family home sales were flat at a 745,000 seasonally adjusted annual rate in October, according to estimates from a joint release by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Census Bureau. However, the flat reading was due to a significant downward revision for the September pace (revised from an 800,000 rate to 742,000).
Read MoreBurgex’s Mineralocity Aggregates Platform Teams with Rock Products
The publisher of Rock Products magazine announced a partnership with Burgex Inc., the Utah-based consulting and data-analysis company. This partnership will result in an entirely reimagined version of Rock Products’ Aggregates Atlas, which along with Burgex’s new Mineralocity Aggregates Platform, will provide the aggregates industry with dynamic, forward-looking tools for decision-making.
Read MoreThe Quarry & Aggregates (Q&A) Forum (Part 1)
Rock Products Presents The 2021 Quarry And Aggregates (Q&A) Forum: Industry Thought Leaders Open Up About The Infrastructure Bill, COVID-19, The Outlook For The Next Year. By Mark S. Kuhar and Josephine Patterson
Read MoreAll Fingers Keep Pointing to a Strong Housing Market
A measure we watch with great interest that speaks volumes about the outlook for the new home construction market is the Builder Sentiment Index tracked and published by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and Wells Fargo, which is known as the Housing Market Index (HMI).
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