Canada
Great Lakes limestone trade down to start year
Loadings at U.S. ports totaled 1.1 million tons while shipments from Canadian quarries totaled 177,000 tons in April 2018. Keep Reading
Athabasca Minerals to open frac sand hub
Athabasca Minerals signed a Letter of Intent for property for the Firebag Frac Sand Project (Firebag Project) Storage and Distribution Hub. Keep Reading
Great Lakes limestone shipments up in November 2017
Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 2.95 million tons in November, which is an 18.8 percent increased compared with November 2016. Keep Reading
Volvo CE to open parts distribution center in Toronto
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) is slated to open a new parts distribution center in Toronto in early 2018. Keep Reading
Maptek to open Montreal and Vancouver offices
The company expects the new locations will aid in more regionalized service in North America. Keep Reading
U.S. Concrete – not Vulcan – to acquire Polaris
Polaris Materials entered into an agreement with U.S. Concrete, which will now acquire the company as opposed to Vulcan Materials Co. Keep Reading
New wetlands created in Southern Ontario
The Ontario Stone, Sand & Gravel Association has released a study on the creation of wetland features at former aggregate pits and quarries within the Greenbelt, Oak Ridges Moraine and Niagara Escarpment Plan Areas of Canada. Keep Reading
OSSGA 2017 Operations Tour visits Ottawa sites
Nearly 90 members of the Ontario Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (OSSGA) attended the group's 2017 Operations Tour last week in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Keep Reading
Vulcan Materials to acquire Polaris Materials
Vulcan Materials Co. has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Polaris Materials Corp., an aggregate and logistics company that serves California markets. Keep Reading
