aggregates
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
Web Exclusive: Conveyor belt repair
A large longitudinal rip and grooving was noticed in the center section of a long overland steel cable conveyor belt at a cement and aggregates operation. This was caused by a faulty bearing on a belt turnover pulley that allowed… Keep Reading
Disaster dollars
Money for highways means money for aggregate producers, and 2012 brings hope of a new highway-funding bill. For the first time since the previous bill expired in 2009, I’m optimistic that a reauthorization will finally get passed. But in a… Keep Reading
Web Exclusive: Tailings management
Rheomax from BASF is an innovative tailings-management technology that allows the aggregates and mining industries to rapidly restore mine sites to their natural state. The Canadian patent office recently granted the company a patent for this technology. Rheomax offers a… Keep Reading
Web Exclusive: P&Q Roundtable – Part 2
Participants John Bennington, GreyStone Jim Brown, Breaker Technology Inc. Darren Constantino, Pit & Quarry Michael Duffy, Dyno Nobel Rick Everist, L.G. Everist Inc. Rob Fuller, Power Transmission Solutions Jeff Gray, Telsmith Michael Heenan, Ogletree Deakins Mike Hinrichsen, Caterpillar Mark Krause,… Keep Reading
