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…
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Aggregates 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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Read MoreFirst Look – March 2022
TOP NEWS Vulcan Reports Excellent 2021 ResultsVulcan Materials Co. announced results for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2021. The company is reporting that total revenues increased 37% to $1.606 billion, driven by the addition of U.S. Concrete (USCR) operations as well as strong growth in the company’s legacy aggregates business. For the full year 2021, the company is reporting that…
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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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With or Without a Federal Infrastructure Plan, 2019 is Likely to be a Year of Incremental Gains. By Mark S. Kuhar and Josephine Patterson
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By Mark S. Kuhar and Josephine Patterson This issue of Rock Products features nine regional reports, with information about aggregates production, construction activity, legislative initiatives and manufacturer news.
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