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Road to Prosperity

Road to Prosperity is a series developed with support from Van Der Graaf, and focuses on discussing and highlighting positive developments, trends, and advancements within the aggregate and mining industries, exploring ways to move forward and achieve success.


Confidence builds around capex (Part 2)

This Pit & Quarry Roundtable & Conference discussion centered around how capital expenditures fared through the pandemic and how technology will play a role in that environment going forward. Keep Reading

Cemex invests $6 million in Alabama plant

The Brierfield plant is the latest addition to Cemex's network in Alabama, which consists of one cement plant, three cement terminals and more than 30 ready-mix concrete plants. Keep Reading

Confidence builds around capex (Part 1)

With production and budgets in a good place, equipment investments are back on for 2021 following a year of tremendous uncertainty. Keep Reading

Navigating the ever-changing supply chain (Part 2)

The supply chain was a hot topic at this year's Pit & Quarry Roundtable & Conference. Find out what leaders from AMCAST, Conn-Weld, Hanson Aggregates, VDG and others had to say about ongoing issues. Keep Reading

NSSGA: AGG1 to return as in-person show in 2022

The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) plans to return to an in-person AGG1 Aggregates Academy & Expo in 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee. Keep Reading

Will the new infrastructure bill lead to booming agg demand?

P&Q contributor David Chereb offers his take on the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act that passed the Senate this month. Chereb weighs in on whether or not the bill will ultimately pass the House and how aggregate demand would be impacted. Keep Reading

Dodge Data: Construction starts slip slightly in July 2021

Construction materials prices continue their march higher, Dodge Data & Analytics says, and the rising number of COVID-19 cases due to the Delta variant is a risk that cannot be fully discounted. Keep Reading

Forecast: Global agg demand growth to carry into 2031

A third-party research organization forecasts the global construction aggregate market to grow by nearly 7 percent over the next decade. Keep Reading

Navigating the ever-changing supply chain (Part 1)

Material price increases and shortages are challenging equipment manufacturers like never before. Those who attended the P&Q Roundtable shared how they’re steering through the unpredictable supply environment. Keep Reading

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