How businesses can make sense of rising interest rates
Crest Capital’s Chris Fletcher looks at when the right time is for companies to borrow money in today’s high-stress environment.
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PCA: Cement consumption expected to drop in 2023
Due to increasing inflation and interest rates, the Portland Cement Association (PCA) projects a 3.5 percent decline in cement demand in 2023.
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Inflation’s impact on construction sectors
Nonresidential, residential and nonbuilding construction are all seeing different responses to stubborn inflation and rising interest rates.
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Assessing the construction materials market right now
Despite a series of negative events, FMI Capital Advisors leaders say plenty of positives are in play for construction materials producers.
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Momentum still on the industry’s side
Although inflation, rising interest rates and the supply chain present serious issues, plenty of runway remains for construction materials producers to grow.
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Maio: Interest rates, housing permits provide reason for hope
Proudfoot’s Alan Maio offers a glass-half-full outlook on the road ahead for the aggregate industry.
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Johnson: Capex being reevaluated as confidence is slowly restored
The Concrete Company’s Dan Johnson offers his latest insights to the aggregate industry.
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PCA expects cement consumption to slow in 2019
The pace of cement consumption growth is expected to soften each year through 2021, the Portland Cement Association reports.
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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.
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