2017 aggregate production analysis
Find out how crushed stone, sand and gravel production totaled last year.
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Tealinc to offer college scholarships
Tealinc is now accepting applications for the company’s 2018 scholarship program where the company will award two, $1,000 scholarships.
Read MoreRail shipments of aggregate up in January 2018
U.S. railroads originated more carloads of crushed stone, sand and gravel this January compared to January 2017
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Aggregate a contributor to rail’s record-setting 2017 pace
Intermodal rail traffic remains on pace to set an annual record in 2017, with strong gains in November, according to the Association of American Railroads.
Read MoreSeattle sand-and-gravel workers plan for strike
A number of workers in the sand-and-gravel industry in Seattle voted to go on strike as a result of several Teamsters Local 174 meetings.
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Rail traffic up for aggregate materials in May 2017
Rail traffic of aggregate materials increased in May 2017 when compared with May 2016, according to the Association of American Railroads.
Read MoreSensationalizing the global state of sand
The headline of an exposé in The New Yorker claims the world is running out of sand, but the publication doesn’t make the arguments to support such a sensationalist notion.
Read MoreCalifornia threatens to close Cemex coastal sand operation
The state of California is ordering Cemex to obtain permits and pay state royalties for its Monterey County sand operation – or be shut down.
Read MoreAggregate production up nearly 10 percent in 2016
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, aggregate production in 2016 equaled about 2.49 billion tons, an increase from the previous year of nearly 10 percent.
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