Jamaican entity Lydford Mining Co. has secured its first shipment of construction-grade limestone to the United States, according to the Loop. Lydford Mining worked over four days loading 36,000 metric tonnes of three-quarter inch stone, which will be used in the production of concrete aggregates in Savannah, Ga. This marks the start of a series of regular shipments into the Southeastern U.S.…
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Kansas DOT Head Calls for ‘Cohesive National Transportation Vision’
An effort to draft a “cohesive national transportation vision” for the United States received approval to proceed during the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) 2022 Annual Meeting in Orlando.
Read MoreNorth American Business Bolsters Holcim’s Third Quarter
In the third quarter of 2022, Holcim delivered another quarter of record results with net sales of CHF$8,045 million, up 16.3% on a like-for-like basis (LFL) compared to the prior year, or +10.4% of absolute growth. Net sales over the first nine months of 2022 were CHF$22,725 million, or 13.9% higher LFL than the prior-year period.
Read MoreInfrastructure Support a Winning Issue
Nov. 14, 2022 – According to Politico’s Weekly Transportation Report, Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), maintains that GOP under-performance in the mid-term elections was in part because 19 Republican senators voted with Democrats for the infrastructure law. “What Republican leadership has done in this last year was they caved in on the debt ceiling, caved in on the gun bill, caved in on a fake…
Read MoreMammoth Subsidiaries Notch Sand Supply Agreements
Mammoth Energy Services Inc. announced that its subsidiaries, Piranha Proppant LLC and Taylor Frac LLC, have entered into two sand supply agreements with third-party service providers with terms of 12 months and 21 months, respectively, beginning on Jan. 1, 2023.
Read MoreVortex Receives Kansas Governor’s Award of Excellence
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced that Vortex Global has received the highest honor a business can receive in the state of Kansas, The Governor’s Award of Excellence. The announcement was made Oct. 20, at the To the Stars Banquet in Topeka, which honored 237 businesses, including 181 Merit Award winners, 56 regional award winners, and nine state-wide award winners.
Read MoreIAC Recommends Crystalline Silica Actions
MSHA announced an increase in enforcement of the Respirable Crystalline Silica (RCS) dust standard at mining sites and other facilities involved in processing, cutting, drilling and grinding rock and stone. This includes the manufacturing of cement, artificial stone, glass, steel, brick, ceramics, and industrial sands (including frac sand).
Read MoreSmart Sand Tons Sold Up 41% Versus Year-Ago Quarter
Smart Sand Inc. announced results for the third quarter 2022. Tons sold were approximately 1,110,000 in the third quarter of 2022, compared to approximately 1,196,000 tons in the second quarter of 2022 and 790,000 tons in the third quarter of 2021, a decrease of 7% sequentially and an increase of 41% over the comparable period in the prior year.
Read MoreThis Week’s Market Buzz
• At press time, Brent crude futures settled up $2.32 at $95.99 a barrel, extending a 1.1% rise from the previous session but falling 2.6% on the week. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures settled up $2.49, or 2.9%, at $88.96 a barrel, after climbing 0.8% in the previous session but down nearly 4% on the week.
Read MoreSuperior Bolsters Latin American Sales Team
Superior Industries Inc. announced the addition of Pedro Kelley to its sales team in Latin America. Kelley will be responsible for developing new dealers, distributors and agents to represent the manufacturer’s crushing, screening, washing and conveying equipment. “It’s a blessing that we’re going to get to work alongside Pedro going forward,” said Jeff Gray, Superior’s international sales director. “He’ll be an…
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