The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) released a listing of the top 20 U.S. crushed stone producers. This new listing, based on 2016 production, is the most current information available, said USGS Crushed Stone Commodity Specialist Jason Willet.
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FIRST LOOK – JULY 2018
New TRIP Report Targets Georgia New TRIP report, “Modernizing Georgia’s Transportation System: Progress & Challenges in Providing Safe, Efficient and Well-Maintained Roads, Highways & Bridges,” lists needed projects throughout the state that still lack sufficient funding to proceed prior to 2022. Midwest Materials Purchased Pioneer Landscape Centers acquired Midwest Materials in the company’s second transaction of the year. The acquisition…
Read MoreAggregates Production Up Slightly in First Quarter
An estimated 256 million metric tons (Mt) of crushed stone was produced and shipped for consumption in the United States in the first quarter of 2018, a slight decrease compared with that of the same period of 2017, according to Jason Willett, crushed stone commodity specialist for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The estimated annual output produced for consumption in 2017 was…
Read MoreFIRST LOOK – May 2018
TOP NEWS Wirtgen Group Hosts Technology Days Wirtgen Group hosted 1,200 customers, dealers and members of the trade press, including Rock Products’ Associate Editor Josephine Patterson, in Nashville for its Technology Days North America 2018. Sunroc Acquires Arrowhead Concrete Sunroc Corp., a construction services company serving southwest Wyoming, has closed the purchase of Rock Springs-based concrete company Arrowhead Concrete. The acquisition…
Read MoreFIRST LOOK – APRIL 2018
TOP NEWS AGG1 Show a Success The 2018 AGG1 Academy & Expo, co-located with the World of Asphalt, concluded a successful run, March 6-8, with a very positive atmosphere, as attendees and exhibitors conducted business and discussed issues affecting future growth GCAA Event a Hit The Georgia Construction Aggregate Association recently held its annual Management Workshop at the Cobb Galleria…
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March 16, 2018 – This just in from USGS. The envelope, please. The estimated total output of construction aggregates produced for consumption in 2017 was 2.26 billion metric tons, about the same as that in 2016. In its Mineral Commodity Summaries issued late last year, USGS estimated that in 2017, 1.33 billion tons of crushed stone and 890 million tons of construction sand…
Read MoreUSGS: No Growth in Total Aggregates Production for 2017
An estimated 572 million metric tons (Mt) of total construction aggregates was produced and shipped for consumption in the United States in the fourth quarter of 2017, an increase of 6 percent compared with that of the same period of 2016, according to Jason Willett, USGS crushed stone commodity specialist. The estimated total output of construction aggregates produced for consumption…
Read MoreFIRST LOOK – MARCH 2018
TOP NEWS Martin Marietta Roars Martin Marietta Materials Inc. reported record results for the fourth quarter and full year ended Dec. 31, 2017. Fourth quarter consolidated total revenues were $970.5 million, versus $948.8 million in 2016. Full-year 2017 consolidated total revenues were $3,965.6 billion, versus $3,818.7 billion in 2016. Trump’s Plan President Trump released his long-awaited infrastructure plan, which states his administration’s…
Read MoreFIRST LOOK – FEBRUARY 2018
TOP NEWS Vulcan to Complete Acquisition Vulcan Materials Co. has reached an agreement with the Department of Justice (DOJ) that will allow it to complete its $900 million acquisition of Aggregates USA LLC. Shuster to Call It Quits House Transportation Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) announced that he’s stepping down at the end of his term. Shuster has long been an advocate…
Read MoreFIRST LOOK – JANUARY 2018
TOP NEWS National Miners Day Celebrated Dec. 6 was National Miners Day, a day designated by Congress to honor the contributions and sacrifices of miners both past and present. Cemex’s Balcones Quarry Hosts Quarry Academy Cemex USA hosted dozens of aggregates industry experts at its Balcones Quarry in New Braunfels, Texas, to help highlight best practices to improve process efficiency.…
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