LafargeHolcim announced third-quarter results, with both aggregates and cement sales in North America decreasing. Aggregates sales totaled 36.7 million tons, down from 38.8 million tons in 2015. Cement sales totaled 6.0 million tons, down from 7.0 million tons in 2015.
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Summit Materials Expands Aggregates Sales Volume
Summit Materials Inc. announced results for the third quarter of 2016. For the three months ended Oct. 1, 2016, the company generated adjusted net income of $73.5 million, an increase of more than 15 percent when compared to the prior year period.
Read MoreEagle Materials Reports Strong Second Quarter
Eagle Materials Inc. reported financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2017 ended Sept. 30, 2016. Notable items for the quarter include (comparisons, unless otherwise noted, are with the prior year’s second quarter):
Read MoreUSGS: Construction Materials Production Spikes
The combined production of most construction materials (cement, construction sand and gravel, and crushed stone) in the second quarter of 2016 increased by 45 percent compared with that in the first quarter of 2016, whereas production of gypsum increased only slightly, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Read MoreEagle Materials Acquires Ohio Cement Plant, Other Assets
Eagle Materials Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement with a subsidiary of Cemex S.A.B. de C.V., to purchase Cemex’s Fairborn, Ohio, cement plant, as well as related assets, which include a distribution terminal in Columbus, Ohio, and a cement bagging operation. The cement plant has the capacity to grind nearly one million tons of clinker annually.
Read MoreAggregates Production Strong in Second Quarter
An estimated 646 metric tons (Mt) of total construction aggregates was produced and shipped for consumption in the United States in the second quarter of 2016, an increase of 6 percent compared with that of the second quarter of 2015, according to statistics from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Read MoreAcquisitions Fuel Summit Materials’ Second-Quarter Success
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.
Read MoreVulcan Materials Reports Strong Growth
Vulcan Materials Co. announced results for the third quarter ending Sept. 30, 2014. The company is reporting that total revenues increased $60 million, or 7 percent and gross profit increased $50 million, or 31 percent, while aggregates freight-adjusted revenues increased $66 million, or 14 percent. Average sales price increased 2 percent. Asphalt, concrete and cement segments gross profit improved $12…
Read MoreUSGS Releases Quarterly Mine, Plant Production Data
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) released its quarterly U.S. mine and plant production data for selected mineral commodities. These are provided to the Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System (FRS), for use in preparing its index of industrial production and the related capacity indexes and capacity utilization rates.
Read MoreLafarge Appoints Roux
Bruno Roux was appointed president and chief executive officer for the Eastern Canada business unit of Lafarge Canada Inc. In his new role, Roux will serve as Lafarge’s senior leader for all market areas and product lines in Ontario, Quebec, and the Atlantic provinces. Roux will also join the Board of Directors of Lafarge Canada Inc. Roux’s responsibilities include all…
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