Volvo Construction Equipment has created an online tool that allows customers to “build and price” their ideal electric compact excavator and wheel loader, marking the company’s latest advancements in both e-commerce and the introduction of electric construction equipment to the market.
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Hexion, Wayfinder Strike Proppant Partnership
Hexion Inc. and Wayfinder Corp. announced a partnership to better serve resin-coated proppant users in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.
Read MorePerformance Proppants Plant on Schedule for December
Performance Proppants is in the final stages of constructing its Sunny Point facility in Louisiana, which is a joint partnership between the company and Caddo-Bossier Port. The plant is on a large privately owned 700-acre oxbow lake off the Red River that contains 45 million tons of frac sand reserves.
Read MoreCovia to Expand a Specialty Product Line in Arkansas
Covia announced that it will be expanding the manufacturing capability of its Luminex branded product line to serve increasing customer demand. Luminex, an ultra-white filler, is used in the production of engineered stone countertops for consumer use in kitchens and bathrooms, while also serving retail and industrial hard surface applications.
Read MoreSelect Sands Reports Results for Second Quarter 2022
Select Sands Corp. announced operational and financial results for second-quarter 2022. The company:
Read MoreThis Week’s Market Buzz
• Oil prices are still headed to $150 a barrel as supply growth continues to lag, according to JPMorgan energy strategist Christyan Malek. Brent crude oil rose 1% to about $94 a barrel at press time but is well off its earlier high of more than $130 a barrel in March. While some analysts have cut their oil price outlooks,…
Read MoreRail Strike Averted
Rail companies and their workers reached a tentative agreement to avert a nationwide strike that could have shut down the nation’s freight trains and impacted the economy.
Read MorePattison Sand Announces Army Corp. of Engineers Project
Pattison Co. will assist the U.S. Army Corp. of Engineers in the Missouri River Recovery Program at the Lower Hamburg Bend Conservation Area in Atchison County, Mo. The company’s aggregate products, specifically rip-rap, are being used for stream bank reconstruction and stabilization along an old Missouri River chute that is crucial to the existence of the conservation area. The Lower…
Read MoreSingle-Family Permits Decline
Over the first seven months of 2022, the total number of single-family permits issued year-to-date (YTD) nationwide reached 645,877. On a year-over-year (YoY) basis, this is a 5.3% decline over the July 2021 level of 681,949. It takes 400 tons of aggregates to construct the average modern home, according to the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association. Year-to-date ending in…
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