NSSGA Receives EPA Grant to Advance Aggregates Sustainability

The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) has been awarded a five-year, $9.65 million grant by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), one of 38 grant recipients across the country, “As America continues to build more and upgrade our nation’s infrastructure under President Biden’s leadership, cleaner construction materials like concrete and steel are increasingly essential for the nation’s prosperity,” said…

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Heidelberg Materials Acquires Pennsylvania; Texas Operations

Heidelberg Materials has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Highway Materials Inc., one of the largest independent aggregates and asphalt producers in the Greater Philadelphia market.  Included with this acquisition are four crushed stone quarries, nine hot-mix asphalt plants, two clean fill operations, a concrete recycling facility, a construction services business and more than 350 employees. Earlier this…

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