TOP NEWS Martin Marietta Makes Big Gains Martin Marietta Materials Inc. reported its results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2014, with a healthy increase in sales and profitability. Labor Secretary Holds Aggregates Industry Roundtable U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas E. Perez invited a select group of aggregates executives for a frank dialogue on the key issues facing the industry.…
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First Look – October 2014
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Read MoreUSGS Releases Quarterly Mine, Plant Production Data
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) released its quarterly U.S. mine and plant production data for selected mineral commodities. These are provided to the Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System (FRS), for use in preparing its index of industrial production and the related capacity indexes and capacity utilization rates.
Read MoreFirst Look – September 2014
Vulcan Reports Sales Jump Vulcan Materials Co. announced results for the second quarter ending June 30. Net sales increased $60 million, or 9 percent, and gross profit increased $42 million, or 32 percent, compared with the prior year. CRH/Oldcastle On the GrowIrish building materials group CRH plc, which owns Oldcastle in the United States, said its earnings increased 27 percent…
Read MoreAggregates Production Surges Higher in Second Quarter
According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), an estimated 592 million metric tons (Mt) of total construction aggregates was produced and shipped for consumption in the United States in the second quarter of 2014, an increase of 8 percent compared with that of the second quarter of 2013. The estimated production for consumption in the first 6 months of 2014…
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…
Read MoreNonmetallic Mineral Products Index Increases
The nonmetallic mineral products leading index increased 1.0 percent to 238.1 in June from a revised 235.7 in May, and its six-month smoothed growth rate increased to 5.4 percent from a revised 4.0 percent in May, according to USGS.
Read MoreStone Production Strong in First Quarter
The estimated U.S. output of construction aggregates produced and shipped for consumption in the first quarter of 2014 was 370 million metric tons (Mt), an increase of 7 percent compared with that of the same period of 2013, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. “The revised estimated annual output produced for consumption in 2013 was 2.03 billion metric tons (Gt),…
Read MoreProduction Volume Dips in Second Quarter
By Mark S. Kuhar A Disappointing Second-Quarter Report From USGS Indicates Decreased Production Levels Versus 2012.
Read MoreThe Power of Production
The U.S. Geological Survey Released its 2012 Production Report, Revealing the Ups and Downs of Regional Activity.
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