The estimated U.S. output of construction aggregates produced and shipped for consumption in the first quarter of 2014 was 370 metric tons (Mt,) an increase of 7 percent compared with that of the same period of 2013, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. “The revised estimated annual output produced for consumption in 2013 was 2.03 billion metric tons (Gt,) still…
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Superior Debuts New, Quick-Setup Overland Conveyor
Superior Industries Inc. launched a new overland conveyor model for dry bulk material handlers. Branded the Zipline Conveyor, the modular, pre-engineered system permits quick, tool-less installations for bulk material handlers in a variety of industries including construction aggregates, coal mining, biomass handling, industrial minerals and marine terminal applications. Unlike similar, pre-engineered overland systems, Superior engineers designed the Zipline Conveyor to accommodate standard, off-the-shelf…
Read MoreGoing Global
April 18, 2014 – There is a lot of rock set to be produced on the “Third Rock from the Sun.” Through 2017, worldwide sales of construction aggregates are forecast to expand more than five percent per year to 53 billion metric tons, according to the new market research report “World Construction Aggregates” from GIIResearch.com. Following recent severe declines from…
Read MoreWho’s Number One?
With the announcement that Martin Marietta Materials Inc. and Texas Industries Inc. unanimously approved a merger agreement came the assertion that “Martin Marietta will become the nation’s largest producer of construction aggregates, supplying the crushed stone, sand and gravel used to build the roads, sidewalks and foundations on which Americans live.”
Read MoreAggregates Production Rises Again
An estimated 504 million metric tons (Mt) of total construction aggregates was produced and shipped for consumption in the United States in the fourth quarter of 2013, an increase of 4 percent compared with that of the same period of 2012. The estimated annual output of construction aggregates produced for consumption in 2013 was 2.04 billion metric tons (Gt), an…
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March 7, 2014 – The final results are in, and 2013 was an improvement over 2012. An estimated 504 Mt of total construction aggregates was produced and shipped for consumption in the United States in the fourth quarter of 2013, an increase of 4 percent compared with that of the same period of 2012. The estimated annual output of total construction…
Read MoreWorld Aggregates Market
A New Study Predicts The North American Aggregates Market Will Be A Global Area Of Growth Through 2017. By Mark S. Kuhar
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