Skip to content

Sales volumes rise, lifting USLM revenue in fourth quarter

Construction and steel customers drove gains at United States Lime & Minerals (USLM) while oil and gas services and roofing demand lagged. Keep Reading

Eagle Materials posts jump in heavy materials revenue

Higher volumes and pricing pushed aggregate and concrete revenue up at the end of 2025. Keep Reading

Martin Marietta sets quarterly records in aggregates

Aggregate shipments increased 8 percent to 57.9 million tons in the third quarter as gross profit and margins reached all-time highs. Keep Reading

How aggregate volumes, pricing trended across 20 years

Rogers Group’s Thabiso Bolebano and Machinery Partner’s Clement Cazalot compare today’s aggregate volume and pricing dynamics to those experienced just ahead of the Great Recession. Keep Reading

Martin Marietta ‘off to a strong start’ to 2025

The company reported its first-quarter financial results Wednesday, detailing growth in shipments and pricing despite challenging winter weather. Keep Reading

Reflecting on the 2024 construction materials market (Part 1)

Although weather was a damper for some producers last year, many made gains in their businesses with strategic price increases. Keep Reading

Cemex: Weather a factor in third-quarter sales decline

The company says weather accounted for nearly half of its like-to-like EBITDA shortfall in the quarter. Keep Reading

Aggregate pricing, volume gains propel CRH in first quarter

CRH chief executive Albert Manifold reflects on his company’s performance during the first three months of the year. Keep Reading

Hill: ‘2023 was an exceptional year’ for Vulcan Materials

Chairman and CEO Tom Hill weighed in on the recent performance of Vulcan Materials Co., which released its fourth-quarter and year-end 2023 financial results Friday. Keep Reading

To top