LafargeHolcim announced third-quarter results, with both aggregates and cement sales in North America decreasing. Aggregates sales totaled 36.7 million tons, down from 38.8 million tons in 2015. Cement sales totaled 6.0 million tons, down from 7.0 million tons in 2015.
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Americans Gassed Up This Summer
Nov. 3, 2016 – A lot of gas tax money was collected this summer. U.S. gasoline consumption rose to 9.7 million barrels a day in June, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). That’s a new one-month high, exceeding the last one established in July 2007, when consumption hit 9.6 million barrels a day. For all of summer 2016,…
Read MoreMDU Resources Reports Record Construction Materials Earnings
MDU Resources Group Inc. reported third-quarter earnings from continuing operations of $88.2 million, or 45 cents per common share, compared to earnings from continuing operations of $73.7 million, or 38 cents per common share, for the third quarter of 2015.
Read MoreCASE Debuts New G Series Wheel Loaders at Wisconsin Event
CASE Construction Equipment introduced its new G Series wheel loaders at a special media event attended by Rock Products in Tomahawk, Wis. The G Series includes seven new models, including the 1021G and 1121G, which are suited for quarry operations.
Read MoreConstruction Spending Dips in September; Highways Rise
The U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced that construction spending during September 2016 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,150.0 billion, 0.4 percent (±1.3 percent) below the revised August estimate of $1,154.4 billion. The September figure is 0.2 percent (±1.8 percent) below the September 2015 estimate of $1,152.1 billion.
Read MoreSummit Materials Expands Aggregates Sales Volume
Summit Materials Inc. announced results for the third quarter of 2016. For the three months ended Oct. 1, 2016, the company generated adjusted net income of $73.5 million, an increase of more than 15 percent when compared to the prior year period.
Read MoreThis Week’s Market Buzz
Hi-Crush Partners reported third quarter 2016 results. Revenues for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2016, totaled $46.6 million on sales of 1,082,974 tons of frac sand. This compares to revenues in the second quarter of 2016 of $38.4 million on sales of 849,263 tons of frac sand. Athabasca Minerals is continuing permitting for the Firebag Frac Sand Project. Under the…
Read MoreReport: North American Silica Sand Demand Will Increase
Silica sand demand in North America is forecast to expand 5.1 percent per year through 2020 to 82.8 million metric tons, according to World Industrial Silica Sand, a new study from The Freedonia Group, a Cleveland-based industry research firm.
Read MoreMinnesota County Bans Frac Sand Mining
According to the Winona Post, Winona County, Minn., board members Marie Kovecsi, Greg Olson and Jim Pomeroy voted 3-2 vote to move forward with banning the frac sand industry in rural Winona County. A final vote on the ban will not be held until the board’s November 22 meeting and the board could still change course.
Read MoreHi-Crush Has Successful Test of Integrated Delivery Solution
Hi-Crush Partners LP announced the successful pilot test of its PropStream integrated delivery solution, which is designed to structurally enhance the efficiency of sand delivery in the well completion process.
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