Tag: inflation

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Report: Aggregate, concrete revenue up at Eagle Materials

May 18, 2023By

Price and volume increases contributed to early-year gains in these key businesses.

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Dodge: Construction starts slip 4 percent in April

May 18, 2023By

Dodge Construction Network says nonresidential building starts led the drop, declining 22 percent last month.

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Assessing the construction materials industry right now

May 16, 2023By , and

FMI Capital Advisors’ George Reddin, Rob Mineo and Evan Coughlin explain why producers are positioned well as they begin their core operating season.

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USLM experiences positive first-quarter gains in lime, limestone

May 4, 2023By

Lime and limestone revenues were up more than 30 percent in the first quarter at United States Lime & Minerals (USLM).

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How interest rate increases are impacting inflation

April 26, 2023By and

Dodge Construction Network’s Richard Branch says while increasing interest rates have helped to slow core inflation, another increase could be on the horizon.

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Confronting cost pressures, inventory management (Part 2)

April 21, 2023By

Find out what industry leaders had to say about managing inflation and a possible recession during a second conversation at the 2023 Pit & Quarry Roundtable & Conference.

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Says AMCAST’s Vincent Rocco: “Investing in human capital and beefing up our financial department over the past three years has been key.” Photo: PamElla Lee Photography

Confronting cost pressures, inventory management (Part 1)

April 20, 2023By

During a discussion at the Pit & Quarry Roundtable & Conference, industry leaders talked inflation, how they’re managing it and strategies to make the most of price increases in 2023.

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Nye: 2022 was Martin Marietta’s ‘most profitable year ever’

February 21, 2023By

Martin Marietta’s Ward Nye says the company achieved an all-time quarterly record in aggregate pricing growth in the fourth quarter.

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Cemex CEO reflects on company’s performance

February 21, 2023By

Fernando González touched on the company’s 2022 full-year and fourth-quarter results.

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