Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 3.3 million tons in October, a decrease of 13.1% compared to a year ago. Limestone cargos were also below the month’s five-year average by 9.6%. Loadings from U.S. quarries totaled 2.7 million tons, a decrease of 8.4%. Shipments from Canadian quarries totaled 587,069 tons, a decrease of 29.7%. Year-to-date the limestone trade…
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SEMCO’s AggNexus Digital Innovation Conference: A New Frontier
SEMCO Publishing, parent company of Rock Products, sponsored the first AggNexus Digital Innovation Conference Sept. 9-10 at the University of Texas, Austin. The event engaged representatives of technology-savvy multinational or independent cement, aggregate, concrete and asphalt producers plus allied software developers or service providers. SEMCO Publishing publications Rock Products, Cement Products and Concrete Products; and Route One Publishing Ltd.’s Aggregates…
Read MoreA No Landing?
You would have to be living under a rock not to see the tear the stock markets are on, and especially the construction materials subset of companies that supply aggregates, cement and ready mixed concrete; and that are all breaking through previous records to all-time highs. And jobs reports continue to be strong, and in a strange dichotomy, the consumer…
Read MoreTACA Holds Annual Environmental, Sustainability & Safety Seminar
The Texas Aggregates & Concrete Association (TACA) – the leading Texas trade association for the aggregate, concrete, cement and associated industries – welcomed 120 attendees to its annual Environmental, Sustainability & Safety Seminar on Oct. 24-25 at the Plaza San Antonio Hotel & Spa in San Antonio. Attendees heard from industry experts about a variety of issues, including Environmental Product…
Read MoreEagle Materials Reports Record Revenue
Eagle Materials Inc. shared financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2025 ended Sept. 30, 2024, reporting record revenue of $623.6 million, and net earnings of $143.5 million. Revenue in the Heavy Materials sector, which includes Cement, Concrete and Aggregates, Joint Venture and intersegment Cement revenue, was $418.7 million, a 2% decrease. Heavy Materials operating earnings were down 9%…
Read MoreAggNexus Extra: Young Executives Digitalization Panel Discussion
The inaugural AggNexus Digital Innovation Conference was a huge success, attended by almost 100 industry professionals Sept. 9-10 on the University of Texas, Austin campus, and sponsored by SEMCO Publishing, parent company of Rock Products. The event engaged representatives of technology-savvy multinational or independent cement, aggregate, concrete and asphalt producers plus allied software developers or service providers. A Young Executives Digitalization…
Read MoreFirst Look – October 2024
SEMCO Debuts AggNexusThe live event – held Sept. 9-10 on the University of Texas, Austin campus, and sponsored by SEMCO Publishing, parent company of Rock Products – engaged representatives of technology-savvy multinational or independent cement, aggregate, concrete and asphalt producers plus allied software developers or service providers. Wendling QuarriesDeWitt, Iowa-based Wendling Quarries announced that it is “honored and humbled to…
Read MoreTACA Appoints Covar President and CEO
The Texas Aggregates & Concrete Association (TACA) – the leading state trade association for the aggregate, concrete, cement and associated industries – announced that Zak Covar has joined the association as its new president and chief executive officer (CEO). Covar comes to TACA with more than 15 years of experience in both the legislative and executive branches of government, having…
Read MoreGreat Lakes Limestone Trade Down in July
Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 3.6 million tons in July, a decrease of 14.3% compared to a year ago. The trade was also below the month’s five-year average by 9.3%. Loadings from U.S. quarries totaled 2.9 million tons, a decrease of 14% compared to 2023. Shipments from Canadian quarries decreased by 15.5% to 651,155 tons. Year-to-date the…
Read MoreEagle Materials Scores Record Revenue, Earnings
Eagle Materials Inc. reported financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2025 ended June 30, noting record revenue of $608.7 million, up 1%; and record net earnings of $133.8 million, up 11%. Commenting on the first quarter results, Michael Haack, president and CEO, said, “Fiscal 2025 is off to a solid start for Eagle, with record revenue of $608.7…
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