• Brent crude futures climbed 20 cents, or 0.2%, to $104.03 a barrel at press time, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI) fell 64 cents, or 0.6%, to $95.70 a barrel.
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Deister System Saver Extends Oil Change-Out Intervals
Save time, money, and oil in screening circuits with the Deister System Saver, which filters used oil – without exposing the oil to the open environment.
Read MoreRepurpose Aggregates Uses CDE Technology for Materials Reuse
Based in Maryland, Repurpose Aggregates is an enterprise focused on developing aggregate materials from the innovative reuse and repurposing of leftover or discarded construction, demolition and excavation (CD&E) waste. Its approach to waste recycling will be the focus of an Open House event hosted by wet processing company CDE on September 22. The event will offer a unique look at the…
Read MoreTotal Construction Starts Slide 5% in June
Total construction starts fell 5% in June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $932.3 billion, according to Dodge Construction Network. Nonresidential building starts lost 14% during the month and residential was 6% lower. On the contrary, nonbuilding starts gained 13% in June due to the start of several large solar projects.
Read MorePippine Joins Mississippi Lime
Kelly Pippine has joined Mississippi Lime Co. (MLC) as vice president of sales, marketing and innovation. In leading MLC’s strategic growth plans, Pippine is responsible for expanding the company’s business and building upon key relationships with customers in the marketplace. Pippine reports to Paul Hogan, president and CEO.
Read MoreSelf-Healing Concrete
July 20, 2022 – Professor Liberato Ferrara, a professor of structural analysis and design at the Polytechnic University of Milan in Italy is leading a project called ReSHEALience, which is out to develop ultra-high-durability concrete (UHDC). Such concrete is able to withstand extreme conditions and self-heal when used for construction in punishing settings like marine environments and geothermal energy plants. “These…
Read MoreDoosan Releases Next-Generation Crawler Excavators
Doosan Infracore North America introduces its next-generation -7 Series crawler excavators in the United States and Canada. The initial launch includes four models, with more excavators to be announced in the coming months. The first models are the Doosan DX140LCR-7, DX225LC-7, DX255LC-7 and DX350LC-7. The innovative Doosan -7 Series crawler excavators deliver the fuel efficiency and productivity that operators need…
Read MoreCEMEX USA Adds Natural Gas Trucks to Southern California Fleet
CEMEX USA has added close to 40 low-emission natural gas-powered trucks to replace diesel powered vehicles in its Southern California fleet as part of efforts to achieve carbon neutrality throughout its value chain by 2050. CEMEX’s new state-of-the-art trucks, which started to be delivered in April, are all powered by low emission compressed natural gas (CNG) or renewable natural gas…
Read MoreBridgestone Adds VSWAS 23.5R25 Size to OTR Snow Tire Line
Bridgestone Americas introduced the VSWAS 23.5R25 V-Steel Snow Wedge All Season tire, a size expansion to the Bridgestone Off-the-Road (OTR) line of radial snow tires.
Read MoreNSSGA’s Hubacz Talks Inflation at T&I Discussion
The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) Board Chair and President of Bond Construction Corp. Karen Hubacz spoke to the House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee about the impact of inflation on the aggregates industry.
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