HIGHBANK RESOURCES’ SPN QUARRY IN CANADA MOVES FORWARD. By Mark S. Kuhar The winter can be unforgiving in Canada, but that has not stopped one company from moving full speed ahead with an important new aggregates project. Aggregate exploration and development company Highbank Resources Ltd., Vancouver, B.C., said that a crew at its Swamp Point North (SPN) quarry project recently…
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Trending Upward
USGS REPORTS FINAL 2014 STONE PRODUCTION. By Mark S. Kuhar An estimated 540 million metric tons (Mt) of total construction aggregates was produced and shipped for consumption in the United States in the fourth quarter of 2014, an increase of 7 percent compared with that of the same period of 2013. The estimated annual output of construction aggregates produced for consumption…
Read MoreSeeking Cement
April 28, 2015 – I am blogging live this week from the 57th Annual IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Industry Technical Conference in Toronto, Ontario.
Read MoreRock Products to Sponsor Young Leaders Award
April 23, 2015 – The NSSGA Young Leaders annual conference is April 29-May 2 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Read MoreHaver & Boecker Demo Event Draws 50 Producers
Haver & Boecker, formerly W.S. Tyler, held a product demonstration event at a quarry in Pennsylvania. More than 50 aggregates producers braved unseasonably cold weather to attend the sessions which were held at Glacial Sand & Gravel, Slippery Rock, Pa. Haver & Boecker was assisted by staff from local distributor Kemper Equipment. Rock Products Editor Mark Kuhar and Regional Sales…
Read MoreSummit’s Hill Reaches the Peak
SUMMIT MATERIALS RAISED $400 MILLION IN ITS RECENT IPO. HERE’S WHAT CEO TOM HILL HAD TO SAY ABOUT IT. By Mark S. Kuhar Summit Materials was formed to acquire and grow building materials companies in the aggregates, ready-mix concrete, cement, asphalt paving and construction industries. By teaming up with established local businesses, the company is committed to creating value, providing…
Read MoreAGG1 Kicks It Up A Notch
Let’s face it, this is not an industry that is overloaded with trade shows. I mean, when we have them, for the most part, they are big, glitzy and infrequent. Look no further than the Las Vegas-based ConExpo-Con/Agg and MINExpo.
Read MoreLafarge, Holcim Note U.S. Divestitures
April 20, 2015 – The ducks are not quite in row on the Lafarge-Holicm merger. Lafarge and Holcim gave details of asset disposals in the United States that they propose as part of their planned merger, due to close in July. Lafarge said in a joint statement that it would sell its Davenport cement plant in Iowa and seven terminals along the…
Read MoreWhoa, WOTUS!
April 13, 2015 – The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure has unveiled legislative language designed to protect U.S. waters from federal overreach, according to the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA). It is in response to the recent announcement that EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers had sent the proposed Waters of the U.S. rule to the Office of Management and Budget for review before…
Read MoreFifth Fatality of The Year
April 1, 2015 – On March 17, a 44-year old haul truck driver with four days of experience was injured at a dredge operation. He was operating a loaded articulated haul truck along an elevated roadway next to a dredge pond. After traveling about 125 yards from the loading point, the haul truck drifted into the water. The victim was removed from the…
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