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Reasons to feel good about the industry in 2019
2018 pressures remain for the construction materials industry, but FMI’s George Reddin gives producers several reasons to be optimistic about 2019. Keep Reading
2019: The ‘show me’ year
Despite adverse weather and interest rate hikes in the second half of 2018, several early 2019 signs point to a positive year ahead, write FMI Corp.'s George Reddin and Scott Duncan. Keep Reading
Mid-year construction materials review
If the first-half of 2017 for the construction materials industry can be summed up in a word, it’s “uncertainty.” Keep Reading
Will the ‘Trump bump’ endure for the aggregate industry?
The first quarter of 2017 has been a remarkable one for the construction materials industry. Keep Reading
Q1 2017 construction materials update
Aggregate, asphalt and concrete will all be affected this year as the competitive reshuffling upstream calms. Keep Reading
Q1 2016 Economics Pulse: The year ahead
As we begin 2016, we cannot help but look back at what a remarkable year 2015 was for the construction materials industry. For many companies, 2015 marked their best year of financial performance since the Great Recession. In May, Summit… Keep Reading
Economics Pulse: Construction materials update
The first quarter of 2015 brought four areas of interest to the construction materials sector: year-end earnings reports; the first initial public offering in the sector in more than a decade; continued anticipation of the industry’s merger of its two… Keep Reading
Economics Pulse: Construction materials update
Last year proved to be a year of mixed results for the construction materials sector. Production volumes increased in 2014, but not at the pace that many expected. Sales increased but profit margins struggled to show improvement. Stock prices for… Keep Reading
