When Rocks Get Pricey

How Tariffs And Market Volatility Shake Up Construction. By Barry Hudson and Chris Summers The world of construction is built on a foundation of, well, rocks. Specifically, construction aggregates: crushed stone, sand and gravel. These seemingly humble materials form the backbone of everything from roads and bridges to homes and skyscrapers. But what happens when the cost of these essential…

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EDGE ScreenPro S18 Offers High Production Rates

Transform even the toughest feed material into profit with the EDGE ScreenPro S18 heavy duty, tracked scalping screen. EDGE Innovate, a designer and distributor of a range of equipment used in the quarrying, port handling and recycling industries, has expanded its offering with a product that delivers high production rates and precision screening. The dynamic 18- x 6-ft. (5.4 x1.75…

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Railroad Aggregates Volumes Down in January

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported U.S. rail volumes for January 2024. U.S. railroads originated 1,025,168 carloads in January 2024, down 7.2%, or 79,725 carloads, from January 2023. U.S. railroads also originated 1,206,014 containers and trailers in January 2024, up 5.5%, or 63,195 units, from the same month last year. Combined U.S. carload and intermodal originations in January 2024…

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Mineral Commodity Summaries

Snapshots Of The Crushed Stone, Sand And Gravel, Industrial Sand, Cement, Gypsum And Lime Markets The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) estimates the annual output of construction aggregates produced for consumption in 2022 was 2.44 Gt, unchanged from that of 2021, according to Jason Christopher Willett, commodity specialist. The estimated annual output of crushed stone produced for consumption in 2022 was…

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Not Permitted

Dec. 12, 2022  – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) says that Northern Filter Media has operated just south of Muscatine, Iowa, for more than a hundred years, processing sand and gravel to be used in municipal water treatment plants and for other purposes. In 1985, the company installed a new burner in its dryer. The dryer was subsequently renovated in…

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