Top Producer Relies On Super-Duty Screens For Maximum Uptime & Lower Operating Costs. By Carol Wasson Stavola Asphalt, an Arcosa Company, is a top aggregates-led construction materials producer serving the New Jersey and New York metropolitan area – with a network of 12 asphalt plants (including New Jersey’s largest drum and batch plants), five hard rock quarries, three recycled aggregate…
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XBE Acquires PriceBee
XBE, a business management software platform for the heavy construction and bulk materials industry, announced its acquisition of PriceBee, an emerging provider of material pricing and quoting solutions.
Read MoreConstruction Spending Down in January; Highways Up
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, construction spending during January 2025 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $2,192.5 billion, 0.2% (±0.7%) below the revised December estimate of $2,196.0 billion. The January figure is 3.3% (±1.3%) above the January 2024 estimate of $2,122.2 billion. In January, the estimated seasonally adjusted annual rate of public construction spending was $506.6…
Read MoreBulkSource Hires Former Summit Materials President Tom Hill
BulkSource, a technology platform for the aggregate and construction materials industries, has hired industry veteran Tom Hill as its chairman and investor. Founded in 2021 and headquartered in Denver, BulkSource is an operator-driven supply chain platform revolutionizing the aggregate, asphalt and concrete sectors. BulkSource’s technology empowers clients with streamlined solutions that drive efficiency, scalability and innovation, requiring minimal IT investment,…
Read MoreVulcan Exec Highlights Infrastructure Needs at House Hearing
Vulcan Materials Co. Vice President, External Affairs and Corporate Communications Janet Kavinoky, a National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) member, testified at the House Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, the association said. In the “America Builds: Highways to Move People and Freight” hearing, Kavinoky emphasized the importance of a long-term, predictable funding plan for surface transportation…
Read MoreA New Partnership
Recycling Is Central to Aggregate, Concrete and Cement Sustainability Efforts. By Terri Ward This column is the start of a new media partnership between SEMCO publications Rock Products, Concrete Products and Cement Optimized, and our organization – the Construction & Demolition Recycling Association (CDRA) – that will highlight the important role recycling aggregate materials plays in the sustainability efforts of…
Read MoreOur January Issue
Jan. 6, 2025 – Don’t miss the January issue of Rock Products. In this, the first issue of our 128th year, we offer up our annual Outlook/Forecast, including a state-of-the-industry report; The Pulse Quarterly Construction Materials Report; The Quarry & Aggregates (Q&A) Forum (Part Two); and an analysis of 2024 Regional Pricing. There is much to read and more to digest.…
Read MoreLooking Back, Looking Ahead
This is Rock Products’ Outlook/Forecast Issue, and as is par for the course, we take a look back and take a look ahead. Our “state-of-the-industry” feature does a solid job of that, touching on economics, politics and more. In addition, our latest pricing feature looks back to 2024 to glean some important market insights, while the latest installment of The…
Read MoreTHE PULSE – JANUARY 2025
By Allen-Villere Partners THE PULSE: CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS MARKET ANALYSIS
Read MoreCDRA Partners With SEMCO, Rock Products, To Highlight Aggregate, Concrete and Cement Sustainability
A new media partnership between SEMCO Publishing magazines Rock Products, Concrete Products and Cement Optimized, and the Construction & Demolition Recycling Association (CDRA), will highlight the important role recycling aggregate materials plays in the sustainability of the natural aggregate, concrete and cement industries. For more than 30 years the CDRA has promoted the recycling of construction materials, including concrete and asphalt. Indeed, the…
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