July 12, 2022 – According to The Claiborne Progress, some community members maintain that The Rogers Group’s quarry operation in Speedwell, Tenn., “is ruining the land and polluting the air and water while The Rogers Group shows no regard.” This exaggeration was disputed hands-down by The Rogers Group, which stated, “Crushed stone from the plant in Speedwell is being used in the Highway 63…
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Commanders Seek Chantilly Crushed Stone Site
June 16, 2021 – Negotiations between the Washington Commanders football team and economic leaders in Loudoun County, Va., are continuing despite the failure of a stadium financing package that would have given owner Dan Snyder hundreds of millions of dollars to help pay for the stadium, according to WUSA9 news. But if the Commanders want to build its new stadium in…
Read MoreThe Nation’s Top Producing States
June 15, 2022 – In the recent quarterly production report by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the five leading aggregates-producing states were, in descending order of production-for-consumption, Texas, California, Florida, Missouri and Arizona. Their combined total production-for-consumption was 169 million metric tons (Mt) and increased by 10.5% when compared with that of the same period of 2021. Specifically for crushed stone,…
Read MoreUSGS: Aggregates Production Up 4.1% in First Quarter
The estimated U.S. output of construction aggregates produced and shipped for consumption in the first quarter of 2022 was 476 million metric tons (Mt), an increase of 4.1% compared with that of the same period of 2021, according to Jason Willett, commodity specialist for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The estimated production-for-consumption of construction aggregates in the first quarter of…
Read MoreBenchmark 2022: An Exclusive Survey
Rock Products’ Annual Survey On The Opinions, Concerns And Buying Intentions Of Producers Reveals What Is On The Industry’s Collective Mind. By Mark S. Kuhar and Josephine Patterson The year 2021 was dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The changes wrought by both of those are certain to dominate the…
Read MoreExclusive: The Rock Products Market Composite
Each Year, Rock Products Produces The Rock Products Market Composite, A Compilation Of Six Main Nonmetallic Minerals Sectors: Crushed Stone, Sand And Gravel, Industrial Sand, Cement, Gypsum And Lime.
Read MoreUSGS Estimates 2021 Aggregates Production
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) – in its just-released Mineral Commodity Summaries 2022 report – estimates that 2021 total aggregates production will come in at approximately 2.5 billion metric tons per year (Gt), more than a 3% increase over 2020; with an additional 204 million metric tons (Mt) coming from the cement, gypsum, lime and industrial sand sectors.
Read MoreAggregates Industry Market Report
In This Quarterly Report, Provided Exclusively to Rock Products, Capstone Partners Offers Insight Into Merger and Acquisition Activity, Capital Markets Trends, Aggregate Production and Pricing. By Darin Good, Brian Krehbiel and Crista Gilmore The Aggregates sector recorded healthy demand throughout 2021 with leading public players reporting strong revenue growth. Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity also reached elevated levels as sector participants…
Read MoreFirst Look – February 2022
TOP NEWS Fred Weber Inc. Acquires General DrillingConstruction materials producer Fred Weber Inc., based in St. Louis, has acquired General Drilling Inc., based in Noblesville, Ind., which will become a wholly-owned subsidiary. Chaney Enterprises Acquires TW Block & Concrete AssetsChaney Enterprises will acquire the locally owned TW Block ready-mix concrete, masonry and aggregate-materials business located in Onley, Va., in the…
Read MoreTOP NEWS Infrastructure Bill PassesThe House of Representatives, on Nov. 5, passed the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), ending months of in-fi ghting and political intrigue over the issue. Infrastructure Bill SignedOn Nov. 15, President Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law. He welcomed lawmakers from both parties, from Congress and from state and…
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