aggregates
Ohio promoting aggregates awareness this week
The Ohio General Assembly has designated this week as Ohio Aggregates and Industrial Minerals Awareness Week. The goal is to educate the public, increase awareness and recognize the important contributions of the state's aggregates and industrial minerals industry to construction and transportation,… Keep Reading
House passes bill defining aggregates as strategic, critical
NSSGA reports a bill to speed development on federal lands of strategic and critical minerals, including aggregates, passed the House on Thursday. Development would be sped up by limiting the review duration of drilling permits and requiring concurrent rather than… Keep Reading
First-quarter aggregate production up 9.7 percent
An estimated 216 million metric tons (Mt) of crushed stone were produced and shipped for consumption in the United States in the first quarter of 2012, an increase of 9.4 percent compared with that of the same period of 2011.… Keep Reading
Study shows rehabilitation effective for former aggregate sites
A study being released by the Ontario Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (OSSGA) shows that rehabilitated aggregate sites are being successfully integrated into their communities and surrounding landscapes once rehabilitation has been completed. OSSGA retained a team of planners and… Keep Reading
Kids take to ‘Sand Mine’
The Ohio Aggregates & Industrial Minerals Association (OAIMA) held a "Sand Mine" event, which was attended by more than 2,500 elementary school children during the week, and another 1,000 kids and parents on Family Day, May 19. Pat Jacomet, executive… Keep Reading
Vulcan Materials announces earnings improvement
Vulcan Materials Co., the nation's largest producer of construction aggregates, today announced what it calls significantly improved results for the first quarter ended March 31. Don James, chairman and CEO, said, "Our aggregates business delivered another quarter of strong improvement… Keep Reading
Dassault Systèmes acquires Gemcom Software
Vancouver-based Gemcom Software International has signed an agreement to be acquired by Dassault Systèmes, which provides businesses like aggregate producers with virtual universes in which they can achieve more sustainable innovations. Together, Gemcom and Dassault Systèmes will be creating a… Keep Reading
Mellott Co. expands parts business, offers power solutions
Mellott Co., a service provider to the aggregates, slag, construction and power industries, is now offering an expanded range of alternative replacement parts for a variety of cone and jaw crushers. Mellott Co. now stocks for immediate delivery key replacement… Keep Reading
Rise of ‘rock and roll’
We first reported in January on The Freedonia Group’s World Construction Aggregates study. The group concluded that the global market for construction aggregates is expected to rise an average of 5.2 percent per year through 2015 and, more specifically, the… Keep Reading
