Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 3.7 million tons in September, an increase of 10.4% compared to a year ago. Limestone cargos were above the month’s five-year average by 5.2%.
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HeidelbergCement Opens Quarries for Unique Biodiversity Competition
HeidelbergCement launched the fifth edition of its Quarry Life Award, its nature-based competition involving more than 20 countries worldwide. Researchers, students, local communities, NGOs and nature lovers from around the world can pitch their ideas for sustainable quarry management, with prizes totaling more than $30,000 for the most innovative projects.
Read MoreGranite’s California Quarries to Supply Port Project
Granite has been awarded the Intermodal Ethanol Transfer Facility project by Eco-Energy Distribution in Stockton, Calif. The contract award is anticipated to be included in Granite’s first quarter 2021 backlog.
Read MorePioneer Adds Four Quarries to Its Operational Footprint
Pioneer Landscape Centers, which has been serving residential and commercial customers in the western United States since 1968, added four new quarries to its operations, allowing the company to increase production and enter into a new product sector supporting a range of large industrial customers in the concrete, asphalt and road base markets.
Read MoreGreat Lakes Limestone Trade Up 8% in November
Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 3 million tons in November, an increase of 8% compared to a year ago, according to the Lake Carriers’ Association. Limestone cargos were also 8% above the month’s five-year average.
Read MoreGreat Lakes Limestone Trade Up 11.4% in October
Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 3.8 million tons in October, an increase of 11.4% compared to a year ago, according to the Lake Carriers’ Association. Limestone cargos also bettered the month’s five-year average by 8.5%.
Read MoreGreat Lakes Limestone Shipments Up in September
Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled nearly 4.1 million tons in September, an increase of 12.4% compared to a year ago, according to the Lake Carriers’ Association (LCA). Limestone cargos also bettered the month’s five-year average by 20.3%.
Read MoreLimestone Shipments Increase on Great Lakes
Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 4,300,022 tons in July, an increase of 7.9% compared to a year ago, according to the Lake Carriers’ Association (LCA). The trade also bettered the month’s five-year average by 11%.
Read MoreLakes Limestone Trade Up Slightly in June
Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 4,066,915 tons in June, an increase of less than 1% from a year ago, according to the Lake Carriers’ Association. This June’s loadings were above the month’s five-year average by 7%.
Read MoreLakes Limestone Trade Up 13.6% in May
Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 4.3 million tons in May, an increase of 13.6% compared to a year ago. May’s loadings also bettered the month’s five-year average by 17.8%.
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