Michelin marked the opening of its newest plant in North America, which will produce the innovative MICHELIN X TWEEL Airless Radial Tire for commercial applications. An idea first conceived by Michelin research engineers in the United States, the TWEEL is a revolutionary non-pneumatic tire that changed the configuration of a conventional tire, bringing together the tire and the wheel assembly into…
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Bridgestone Opens New Off-Road Tire Plant
Bridgestone Americas opened its first giant off-road radial tire plant. Based in Aiken County, S.C., the 1.5-million-sq.-ft. manufacturing facility produces various off-road radial tire products used to equip heavy haul trucks in mining and aggregates applications. The new plant strengthens Bridgestone’s ability to meet the needs of its global customer base in this key segment, according to the company. Kazuhisa Nishigai,…
Read MoreFrac Sand Insider Conference a Huge Success
More than 200 people gathered in Pittsburgh Nov. 16-18 for Rock Products’ second Frac Sand Insider conference. Both the number of exhibitors and attendees exceeded the first show, held in Pittsburgh last year. “We are extremely pleased with how this event turned out,” said Tim Fearney, show director. “Our exhibitors made some good connections, and the educational sessions have been informative and well-attended.” The…
Read MoreAEM Announces Pillar of the Industry Awards
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) announced the 2014 recipients of the annual Pillar of the Industry awards. Winners are member companies who have achieved Gold-level status in the Association’s I Make America pro-manufacturing advocacy campaign.
Read MoreGranite Construction Reports Third Quarter Results
Granite Construction reported net income of $15.3 million for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2014, compared to revised net income of $13.0 million in the third quarter of 2013. Diluted earnings per share in the quarter were $0.38 compared to $0.33 in the prior-year period.
Read MoreKomatsu Launches Intelligent Machine Control Excavator
Komatsu America introduced the PC210LCi-10 intelligent Machine Control excavator to the North American market at a special event held at Komatsu Training and Demo Center in Cartersville, Ga. The event was attended by Rock Products Associate Editor Josephine Smith, the only aggregates industry editor on-hand for the event. The PC210LCi-10 features Komatsu’s unique machine control and guidance technologies, built upon the successful foundation…
Read MoreNSSGA Demands EPA Back Down on Waters Rule
The National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA) urged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to reconsider its proposal to radically expand the scope of federal authority over water and land uses across the U.S. Aggregates producers argued that the policy change is unjustifiable and the cost to the American taxpayer and industry would…
Read MoreMetro Housing Markets Almost Back to Normal
Markets in 59 of the approximately 350 metro areas nationwide returned to or exceeded their last normal levels of economic and housing activity in the third quarter of 2014, according to the National Association of Home Builders/First American Leading Markets Index (LMI).
Read MoreConstruction Market Poised for Expansion in 2015
Dodge Data & Analytics released its 2015 Dodge Construction Outlook, a mainstay in construction industry forecasting and business planning. The outlook was presented at the 76th annual Outlook Executive Conference in Washington, D.C
Read MoreAEM, Rock Products, Team Up for CONEXPO Latin America
The educational program at CONEXPO Latin America 2015 will feature a new one-day aggregates conference at the show, designed to give producers practical, hands-on education that will help them streamline productivity and increase profitability.
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