Oct. 21, 2022 – The lakes may be great, but the month of September wasn’t. Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 3.5 million tons in September, a decrease of 3.7% compared to a year ago, according to the Lake Carriers’ Association. Limestone cargos were below the month’s five-year average by 2.7%. Loadings from U.S. quarries totaled 2.9 million tons, a decrease of 5.4% from 2021. Shipments from Canadian quarries totaled 675,023 tons,…
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Construction Starts Tumble in September; Up Year-to-Date
Total construction starts decreased 19% in September to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.02 trillion, according to Dodge Construction Network. In September, nonresidential building starts dropped 23%, residential starts fell 11%, and nonbuilding starts declined by 25%. Highway and bridge starts dropped 31%. Year-to-date, total construction was 16% higher in the first nine months of 2022 compared to the…
Read MoreKleemann Offers the Extension SPECTIVE CONNECT
The intuitive operating concept SPECTIVE includes various components that are ideally tuned to one another and accompany the machine operator during the entire working day. The digital extension SPECTIVE CONNECT is now also available for other Kleemann crushing plants. Simple work site digitalization with SPECTIVE CONNECT is now available for the mobile jaw crusher MOBICAT MC 120(i) PRO and the…
Read MoreDoosan Expands Southwest Alaska Footprint
Doosan Infracore North America added Bobcat of Juneau as an authorized Doosan dealership. Bobcat of Juneau, with an additional location in Ketchikan, will provide a full line of Doosan heavy equipment to construction, logging and mining operations in Alaska.
Read MoreHolcim Affirms Support for Lafarge SA Resolution with U.S. DOJ
Holcim said it supports the agreement reached by Lafarge SA with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to resolve the DOJ’s inquiry into Lafarge SA and its long-defunct subsidiary Lafarge Cement Syria (LCS) related to the legacy conduct of certain former executives during the Syrian civil war, before Holcim acquired Lafarge SA. Under the terms of the resolution, Lafarge SA…
Read MoreRokbak U.S. Dealer Conference Celebrates Brand
Rokbak brought together its North American dealers to celebrate the brand’s successful first year, look to the future and discuss everything from customer feedback to plans for growth and the company’s strategy. A year on from Rokbak’s launch, the company’s dealer conference in Charleston, S.C., brought together dealers from the United States, Canada and the Dominican Republic. Held at the…
Read MoreHeidelberg Materials Notes Quarry Life Award Winners
Heidelberg Materials and more than 100 guests celebrated the winners of the fifth edition of the Quarry Life Award in Brussels. The company’s own nature-based competition was first established in 2011 and has since been generating hundreds of innovative ideas to promote and protect biodiversity. As a unique flagship initiative in the building materials industry, the Quarry Life Award is…
Read MoreEriez Appoints Kohmuench COO
The Eriez board of directors appointed Jaisen Kohmuench to the newly created position of chief operating officer (COO), according to an announcement from Eriez President and CEO Lukas Guenthardt. As COO, Kohmuench will manage all of Eriez’ major operations, including Eriez-USA, Eriez Global Flotation and Eriez international businesses. He will continue to work closely with corporate executives and functional leaders…
Read MoreSingle-Family Permits Decline in August 2022
Over the first eight months of 2022, the total number of single-family permits issued year-to-date (YTD) nationwide reached 728,866. On a year-over-year (YoY) basis, this is 6.0% below the August 2021 level of 775,772. 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 August, single-family…
Read MoreSuperior Equipment Designed for Frac Sand Plants
Silica sand was historically used and consistently produced for golf courses, glassmakers and some industrial consumers. Then, in about 2010, demand dramatically increased as oil and gas producers discovered the durable, crush-resistant material. Overnight, frac sand production became the new gold rush, said Superior Silica Sand.
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