Tag: interest rates

Cemex’s Alan Maio describes a changing environment where contractors who used to handle simple jobs like stripping are taking on bigger tasks in aggregate production. Photo courtesy of PamElla Lee Photography

Maio: Interest rates, housing permits provide reason for hope

August 12, 2020By

Proudfoot’s Alan Maio offers a glass-half-full outlook on the road ahead for the aggregate industry.

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The Concrete Co.’s Dan Johnson speaks at P&Q Roundtable

Johnson: Capex being reevaluated as confidence is 
slowly restored

July 29, 2020By

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

March 26, 2019By

The pace of cement consumption growth is expected to soften each year through 2021, the Portland Cement Association reports.

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Divestitures are sometimes required to complete a deal involving crushed stone, sand and gravel operations. Photo: iStock.com/peuceta

2019: The ‘show me’ year

February 22, 2019By , and

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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