Summit Materials Inc. announced results for the second quarter of 2016. Aggregates volume and price increased 10.9 percent and 9.5 percent, respectively. Cement volume and price increased 114.7 percent and 10.7 percent, respectively.
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Martin Marietta Sales Surge in Second Quarter
Martin Marietta Materials Inc. reported results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2016, including record net sales, gross profit and net earnings. Consolidated net sales for the quarter was $915.4 million, compared to $850.2 million in the second quarter of 2015. Consolidated net sales for the first six months of 2016 was $1.649 billion, compared to $1.482 billion for…
Read MoreVulcan Aggregates Shipments up 9 Percent This Year
Vulcan Materials Co. announced results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2016. Second quarter total revenues, compared with prior year’s second quarter, increased $62 million, or 7 percent, to $957 million. Gross profit increased $58 million, or 25 percent, to $292 million.
Read MoreRock Products 120 Years Strong
One of the most honored duties that falls to the editor of a long-serving trade magazine is the opportunity to mark a major milestone. This issue celebrates the 120th anniversary of Rock Products.
Read MoreVulcan Revenues, Gross Profit See Healthy Increase
Vulcan Materials Co. announced results for the third quarter ending Sept. 30, 2015. The company’s third quarter results reflect “continued strong revenue growth and margin expansion amidst the gradual recovery in construction activity across most of the company’s markets,” it said.
Read MoreMetso Opens New Service Center in Arizona
Metso opened a new service center in Mesa, Ariz. The Mesa facility provides services for Metso’s customers in the mining, aggregates and process industries. An official grand opening and open house event for the Mesa service center was held on Sept. 18, 2015. “The Mesa service center is yet another statement of Metso’s continuing investment in world-class local services close to…
Read MoreCritical Minerals Bill Includes Aggregates
A bill to ease permitting for domestic mines providing strategic and critical minerals, which includes aggregates used in infrastructure projects, advanced last week in Congress despite partisan objections, according to the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA).
Read MoreVulcan Reports Aggregate Gains
Vulcan Materials Co. announced results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2015. The company’s first quarter results reflect “strong earnings growth and improvement in its industry-leading unit profitability in aggregates,” it stated in a release. The company is reporting: Total revenues increased $57 million, or 10 percent, to $631 million. Total gross profit increased $44 million, or 128 percent, to…
Read MoreAthabasca Minerals Touts Aggregates Plant Growth
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada-based Athabasca Minerals Inc. announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and 13 months ended Dec. 31, 2014. The company announced that revenue, net of royalties at its Susan Lake aggregates plant was $26.33 million for 2014 as compared to $25.36 million in 2013.
Read MoreAggregates Production Rises in 2014
In 2014, total construction aggregates production rose to an estimated 2.171 billion metric tons, representing a total value of $19.8 billion, according to the U.S. Geological Survey’s Mineral Commodity Summaries 2015 report. The estimated production volume represents more than a 7 percent increase over 2013 total production, which was a reported 2.027 billion metric tons. An estimated 1.26 billion metric tons of…
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