April 28, 2015
PQ Weekly Report
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LEADING OFF
Summit Materials Summit signs agreement
to acquire Lafarge cement plant, terminals
Summit Materials signed a definitive agreement with Lafarge North America to acquire its 1.2 million short-ton capacity cement plant and seven cement distribution terminals for $450 million. → MORE
NEWS
Photo credit: ChristinaT / Foter / CC BY Advocates take action for highway reauthorization
at TCC Fly-In
More than 500 individuals gathered in Washington, D.C., for the TCC Fly-In to urge Congress to take action on highway reauthorization. Check out the details of the event. → MORE
→ March construction falls, 2015 construction up
→ NALC to invest $5 million in second limestone quarry
→ ILPA elects first female president
→ CEMA issues new standard for ranking conveyor
     belt cleaners
→ NSSGA recognized by Green Seal for sustainability
→ Metso launches rock breaker series
→ Trimble Loadrite 360 available for quarry operations
→ Haver & Boecker holds Pennsylvania demos
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Featured Video Case introduces D Series excavators
Case Construction Equipment hosted a media event, where it introduced its D Series excavator line. Watch as Brand Marketing Manager Philippe Bisson provides an overview on the new line, which includes the CX210D, CX250D, CX300D and CX350D excavators. → MORE
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EYE ON THE BLOG
Megan Wilkinson Case debuts excavator
line, online program
Case Construction Equipment introduced its D Series excavator line to the trade press during an event at the company's customer service center campground in Tomahawk, Wis. Learn about the features the four new excavators have to offer operators.
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PIT & QUARRY UNIVERSITY
Pit & Quarry University Lesson 9:
Washing & Classifying
Materials engineers constantly strive to improve concrete and bituminous mixes and road bases, and clean aggregate is a vital part of that effort. Yet, aggregate producers often find it difficult to meet all the requirements for “cleanliness.” Lesson 9 of Pit & Quarry University explains the functions of water in processing aggregates. → MORE
FROM THE MAGAZINE
Pit & Quarry April 2015
→ Renewing a crusher lineup

→ The permitting process: Part I

→ Serving residential customers

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