By Mark S. Kuhar At the start of 2022, it was highly anticipated that aggregates production would rise to about 2.80 billion metric tons (Gt) for the year. Well, final numbers are in and the estimated annual output of construction aggregates produced for consumption in 2022 was 2.44 Gt, unchanged from that of 2021, according to Jason Christopher Willett, commodity…
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RIP Chris Upp
March 23, 2023 – I was very sad to learn about the passing of Chris Upp, vice president and general manager at Conco Companies. He died after a long battle with kidney cancer, only 49 years old. Chris was not only an amazing member of the aggregates industry community he was flat out a great guy. He was one of…
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Aggregates Industry Positioned For Economic Growth, Market Expansion. By Mark S. Kuhar and Josephine Patterson The Dodge Construction Network held its 2023 Dodge Construction Outlook, a mainstay in the construction industry for more than 80 years. The forecast predicts that total U.S. construction starts will be unchanged in 2023 at $1.08 trillion. When adjusted for inflation total construction starts will…
Read MoreAggregates Production Up 3% in Third Quarter
An estimated 719 million metric tons (Mt) of total construction aggregates was sold or used in the United States in the third quarter of 2022, an increase of 3% compared with that in the third quarter of 2021, according to Jason Christopher Willett, commodity specialist, National Minerals Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey.
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Aggregates Production
The U.S. Geological Survey Reports Recent Increases in Aggregates Production.
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USGS Reports Recent Increases in Crushed Stone, Sand and Gravel Production. The estimated U.S. output of construction aggregates produced and shipped for consumption in the first quarter of 2019 was 449 million metric tons (Mt), an increase of 9% compared with that of the same period of 2018, according to Jason Willett, crushed stone commodity specialist for the U.S. Geological…
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USGS Reports a First-Quarter Aggregates Production Increase. By Mark S. Kuhar
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