The nonmetallic mineral products industry leading index increased to 255.6 in December from a downwardly revised 253.6 in November. Its six-month smoothed growth rate increased to 3.7 percent in December from a downwardly revised 2.2 percent in November, according to the U.S Geological Survey.
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Lhoist North America Announces Price Increases
Lhoist North America (LNA) announced a price increase for mineral products effective Jan. 1, 2015. Subject to existing contractual commitments, all products shipped after Dec. 31, 2014, will be billed at the new price regardless of the date the order is placed.
Read MoreNonmetallic Minerals Index Rises
August 22, 2014 – Good big-picture news on the production front. According to USGS, the nonmetallic mineral products leading index increased 1.2 percent to 241.6 in July from a revised 238.8 in June, and its six-month smoothed growth rate increased to 7.4 percent from a revised 5.9 percent in June. The six-month smoothed growth rate is a compound annual rate…
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