April 28, 2023 – Taiheiyo Cement Corp., headquartered in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, announced that its consolidated subsidiary, CalPortland Co., headquartered in California, and Martin Marietta Materials Inc., headquartered in North Carolina, have terminated their previously announced agreement dated Aug. 9, 2022, regarding the sale of Martin Marietta’s Tehachapi, Calif., cement plant and related distribution terminals, as the parties have been unable to timely obtain the…
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Here Comes the Cement Pig
April 14, 2023 – Dragon Products, a dealer for Utah trailer specialist Ranco by Western, arrived at ConExpo-Con/Agg 2023 in Las Vegas with a customized SP 55-4100 Guppy Bottom Dump, splashed with some unusual horizontal cement storage nomenclature. The 23,500-lb. trailer is equipped with a 20-in. aluminum cast pressure cover, six hopper bottoms, plus one 5-in. discharge and two 4-in. blow…
Read MoreAutonomous Tech
Teleo Retrofits Existing Heavy Construction Equipment To Create Remote-Operated And Autonomous Robots. By Mark S. Kuhar Construction and mining work is skilled, physically demanding and often dangerous. According to the Associated General Contractors of America, 91% of construction firms are having a hard time finding workers to hire, driving up costs and project delays. To address this issue, Teleo is…
Read MoreDigital Dreaming
How Digital Mines Are Unearthing New Revenue Streams And Sustainable Goals. By Mark S. Kuhar The years of downsizing and cost-cutting have come to an end for the mining industry – global demand has soared, and mining companies and their ecosystem of suppliers have a ripe opportunity to seize the moment. The key is unlocking this opportunity as quickly as…
Read MoreAlternative Energy Awakening
I just returned from Las Vegas, and my 10th ConExpo-Con/Agg show. More than 139,000 people attended the show, the most since more than 144,600 attended the 2008 show. With a gleaming new West Hall and a vast, fully stuffed Festival Lot, I can say without hesitation it was the busiest and most spread out show I have ever attended. If…
Read MoreLast Day to Apply for NSSGA Awards of Excellence
April 3, 2023 – Today is the deadline to submit your applications for a National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) Community Relations, Environmental or Safety Excellence Award! If you have not done so already, please complete and submit your application today. You can directly select the application from below:
Read MoreThe AVP Pulse Index for March
March 29, 2023 – The AVP Pulse Index this month dropped 1.2% month-over-month, while increasing 2.4% year-over-year. The proprietary AVP Pulse Index – a joint effort between mergers and acquisition advisors Allen-Villere Partners, and Rock Products – illustrates the health of the industry in one single trend line, using relevant data that is updated monthly or quarterly.
Read MoreThe Art of Concrete
March 28, 2023 – While day in and day out we think of concrete as a building material, Bruno Houdayer, a French photographer, sees concrete as art. “I happened to fall in love with the mystical world of concrete and cement and on the other hand the world of transparency, and for the past year I have been starting a dialogue with…
Read MoreReality TV Stars
March 15, 2023 – At ConExpo-Con/Agg in Las Vegas, I ran into Dave Turin, the star of Gold Rush and Dave Turin’s Lost Mine reality TV shows. Several years ago I had the opportunity to tour his family’s aggregates operation in Oregon. Dave is a great guy and makes some very cool shows, and he revealed that he has a…
Read MoreDispatchers Need High-Tech Tools To Perform Their Duties Effectively And Efficiently.
By Mark S. Kuhar The dispatch office is the heart of every materials supplier. Their job is fast-paced, involves long hours, and several phone calls throughout the entire day trying to make on-time deliveries and maintaining high levels of production. Figuring out complex scheduling, working long hours, dealing with demanding clients – it’s a tough job. Not just anybody can…
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