aggregate producers
Montana quarry operation purchased
Pipestone Quarry LLC acquired the Pipestone Quarry near Butte, Mont. According to The Montana Standard, the active Pipestone Quarry spans 64 acres and produces mostly railroad ballast. The 14 workers employed by the previous owner, URS Energy and Construction, will… Keep Reading
New Enterprise sells quarry, asphalt plant
Aggregate company Glenn O. Hawbaker has purchased New Enterprise Stone & Lime’s quarry and hot-mix asphalt plant in Milroy, Pa., according to a report by ARI. The acquisition is expected to close soon, according to the report, and in the… Keep Reading
Lafarge deal could enhance CRH earnings
Some financial analysts claim Irish cement maker CRH’s acquisition of certain assets from LafargeHolcim will boost its earnings by more than 30 percent over the next year, according to the Irish Examiner. CRH purchased the assets from the European cement… Keep Reading
Cemex sells overseas operations
Cemex signed an agreement to sell its operations in Australia, Hungary and Croatia, as well as its assets in Bosnia, Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia. The company sold its operations in Australia and Hungary to the Rohrdorfer Group for about $178… Keep Reading
ACG Materials acquires Art Wilson Co.
ACG Materials, headquartered in Norman, Okla., acquired Art Wilson Co. (AWC), which mines, processes and markets anhydrite, gypsum and limestone products used in agricultural, industrial and commercial applications. AWC, which serves customers across Nevada, California, Washington, Oregon and Idaho, owns… Keep Reading
Martin Marietta, Vulcan report second quarter results
Martin Marietta Materials and Vulcan Materials reported their second quarter results. Read below to see how the companies did in the second quarter of 2015. -Martin Marietta boasts second quarter improvements -Vulcan reveals second quarter progress Keep Reading
Polaris Materials opens aggregates terminal in Long Beach
Polaris Materials Corp. opened an aggregates terminal in the Port of Long Beach in California. According to Polaris, the terminal took its first delivery July 19 from a self-discharging Panamax ship carrying 77,000 tons of agggregates from the company's Orca… Keep Reading
Dolese Bros. invests $20 million in Coleman Quarry
Dolese Bros. Co. held a grand reopening ceremony at its Coleman Quarry in Oklahoma. The ceremony celebrated the more than $20 million investment made in upgrades to the Coleman operation. The Daily Ardmoreite reports that Governor Mary Fallin, Secretary of Transportation… Keep Reading
Increase in diversity at Vulcan Materials
Construction and aggregates-related jobs traditionally appeal to men, but Vulcan Materials Co. has seen an uptick in the number of women in its workforce. Darren Hicks, Vulcan’s vice president of human resources, told the Birmingham Business Journal that the company… Keep Reading
