construction materials
MDU Resources releases first-quarter 2017 performance report
MDU Resources Group Inc.'s construction materials business reported a seasonal first-quarter loss of $19.9 million, compared to a loss of $14.5 million in 2016. Keep Reading
Granite Construction optimistic despite quarterly loss
Despite a net loss of $23.8 million in the first quarter, Granite Construction maintains its growth expectations for 2017. Keep Reading
The future of construction materials
Speakers at a Construction Climate Challenge seminar called for a coordinated industry value chain analysis to move sustainability forward. Keep Reading
2017 construction materials outlook
P&Q columnist George Reddin discusses the outlook for construction materials in 2017. Keep Reading
Expect continued small gains into 2017
After hopes of much higher growth for the second half of 2016, economy and construction are instead looking like more of the same slow growth. Keep Reading
USGS: Construction materials increased in second quarter
The combined production of most construction materials in the second quarter of 2016 increased by 45 percent compared with that in the first quarter of 2016. Keep Reading
Report breaks down potential beneficiaries of ‘Trump Wall’
A Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. report offers a breakdown of the "Trump Wall," including construction materials companies that could potentially benefit. 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
Report: Global demand for aggregates to rise
A study from The Freedonia Group offers new perspective on global demand for construction aggregates. According to the study, titled "World Construction Aggregates," the worldwide market for construction aggregates is projected to advance to more than 51 billion metric tons… Keep Reading