Construction Materials Index
Making sense of the aggregate market
While the market trembles, FMI's George Reddin and Scott Duncan write that the fundamentals remain very positive for the construction materials sector. Keep Reading
Competitive changes in the aggregate industry
Over the course of the past four years, more than $50 billion has changed hands through mergers and acquisitions in the aggregate industry. 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
Q1 2017 construction materials update
Aggregate, asphalt and concrete will all be affected this year as the competitive reshuffling upstream calms. Keep Reading
Merger-and-acquisition activity continues in the aggregate industry
Merger-and-acquisition activity in the aggregate industry in the third quarter included several noteworthy transactions. Keep Reading
Market insights: Q1 2016 construction materials update
FMI's George Reddin and Scott Duncan provide an overview of construction materials for the first quarter of 2016. 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