The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) continues to reflect heightened levels of uncertainty as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Notably, the Omicron variant of COVID-19 raises questions about global energy consumption. U.S. real GDP declined by 3.4% in 2020 from 2019 levels.
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This Week’s Market Buzz
At press time, Brent futures fell 67 cents, or 0.8%, to $87.71 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude fell 58 cents, or 0.7%, to $84.97.
Read MoreSandvik Offers Endurance Packages
Specifically designed for its mobile crushers, Sandvik Endurance packages are configurable and can be tailored to meet specific customer needs and requirements. They provide all the necessary parts should the unexpected occur, allowing you to replace them immediately thereby maximizing your plant’s uptime. They are the perfect solution for both sites working long hours (high utilization) and or remote locations,…
Read MoreLet’s Talk About Sand
Jan. 21, 2022 – A recent article about sand in Discover is a bit of an anomaly. Like many articles of this ilk, the author sounds the alarm about an international shortage of sand, but smartly makes the point that “given how reliant we are on it, putting a stop to mining in its entirety is impossible — and it wouldn’t be the…
Read MoreCharles Machemehl Dies; Worked for Vulcan, PCA, GCMA
Brigadier General (USAF, ANG) Charles Albert Machemehl Jr., 87, of Vestavia Hills, Ala., died on Jan. 9 as a result of the Covid virus. He was born in Houston, and he was awarded a full scholarship to play football for The University of Texas Longhorns. He played varsity football, completed ROTC and graduated with a B.S. degree in civil engineering.…
Read MoreMSHA Details 35th Fatality of 2021
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on Dec. 6, 2021, a miner at Palm Beach Aggregates LLC, Palm Beach, Fla., was fatally injured while he was working in a pan feeder under a chute. While attempting to remove angle iron that blocked the chute’s gate from closing, he was engulfed by material that fell from a surge…
Read MoreThomas P. Shaw (1966-2022)
Jan. 21, 2022 – Thomas P. Shaw, owner of Oregon-based Gorham Sand & Gravel, died on Jan. 13, in a Portland, Ore., hospital from COVID-19 and pneumonia, according to a report in the Portland Press Herald. He spent his childhood working at his family farm on Finn Parker Road in Gorham, Ore., later building a home on that same land to raise…
Read MoreRP Video News: World of Concrete Recap
Whether you were onsite at the Las Vegas Convention Center, or participating virtually, check out WOC360’s exclusive video coverage of the 2022 World of Concrete. This year’s attendees enjoyed the ability to connect in person with a show that put safety at the heart of the event experience so the industry was able to reconnect and get back to business, while…
Read MorePCA Announces 2022 Focus at World of Concrete
Portland Cement Association (PCA) President and CEO Mike Ireland, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist Ed Sullivan and Senior Vice President of Sustainability Rick Bohan unveiled the near-term goals and 2022 focus for the cement and concrete industry’s Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality, a plan to make the entire value chain carbon neutral by 2050, at the 2022 World of Concrete…
Read MoreWake Stone Makes Its Point
Jan. 19, 2022 – Wake Stone Corp. CEO Samuel T. Bratton penned an opinion piece for the Raleigh, N.C.-based News & Observer that talks about the importance of the company’s Triangle Quarry expansion, which was granted by RDU Airport Authority. His piece comes after the Umstead Coalition’s Natalie Lew – who opposes the quarry expansion – wrote a Jan. 11 op-ed that…
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