The 2024 Regional Pricing Puzzle

Inconsistent Prices, Soaring Transport Costs And Supply Bottlenecks – Why The Aggregates Market Last Year Was Anything But Uniform Across The United States. By Barry Hudson Pricing sand and aggregates in 2024 feels like solving a puzzle where half the pieces are missing. Despite being one of the most critical inputs in construction – used in everything from roads to…

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ConExpo-Con/Agg: Metso Outotec Nordberg HP200e Cone Crusher

As a result of continuing cone crusher technology development, Metso Outotec introduced a new HP200e cone crusher to the aggregates market, providing more performance and uptime in a more sustainable way, enabled by kinematics and new chamber designs.  The new liners are fitted in the crushers without backing material, making maintenance breaks shorter and the liner replacement faster, safer and…

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Weir Minerals North America Announces New Dealer

Weir Minerals announced the appointment of Kimball Equipment Co. as its dealer in the aggregates market for Utah, Nevada and Arizona. Kimball Equipment, which has offices in Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, Phoenix, and Sparks, Nev., is currently the dedicated dealer for the Trio line of crushing, screening and washing equipment and aftermarket. It will now be a full line…

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CASE Debuts Equipment at Wisconsin Event

CASE Construction Equipment launched its new M Series line of dozers at a special media presentation held at its proving grounds in Tomahawk, Wis. Rock Products was on-hand for the event. One of the new machines – the 2050M – is a 214-hp dozer/ripper machine targeted to the aggregates market.

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