First-quarter aggregate business strong at U.S. Concrete
Says U.S. Concrete president and CEO Ronnie Pruitt: “We are seeing an increase in bidding levels and project starts, which continue to point to a stronger second half of 2021.”
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Says U.S. Concrete president and CEO Ronnie Pruitt: “We are seeing an increase in bidding levels and project starts, which continue to point to a stronger second half of 2021.”
Read MoreLimestone trade on the Great Lakes stands at 2.5 million tons on the year, according to the Lake Carriers’ Association.
Read MoreBoth sales and shipments were up 3 percent compared with the prior year’s first quarter.
Read MoreAggregate sales were down nearly 10 percent in North America at LafargeHolcim, but the company says market demand in the U.S. and Western Canada was strong.
Read MoreThe company offered a preliminary look at its aggregate, asphalt, cement and ready-mixed concrete sales volumes for the quarter and all of last year.
Read MoreCEO Anne Noonan offered commentary on the company’s full-year 2020 and fourth quarter upon Summit releasing its latest results Wednesday.
Read MoreVulcan Materials’ aggregate segment sales were down slightly in the fourth quarter and for all of 2020, but the nation’s top producer still found ways to expand its profit.
Read MoreIn a year that presented numerous obstacles, aggregate producers found quick cost-saving measures in existing operations and ran lean to bring down their cost per ton, writes Rock Machinery’s Bryant Fazer.
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