May 30, 2017
PQ Weekly Report
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April Cover → Aggregate production forecast for 2017-22

→ 2016 aggregate production statistics
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Vulcan Materials Vulcan Materials purchasing Aggregates USA in mega deal
Vulcan Materials Co. reached an agreement with SPO Partners to acquire its aggregate business, Aggregates USA, for $900 million in cash. Get a rundown on the purchase and what it means for both companies. → MORE
George Reddin What Vulcan’s purchase of Aggregates USA means
Vulcan Materials' acquisition of Aggregates USA represents the largest construction materials-related deal of the year – by far. Columnist George Reddin offers an analysis of the mega purchase. → MORE
NEWS MORE NEWS
Photo credit: Gage Skidmore via Foter.com / CC BY-SA Trump reveals $1T infrastructure vision
President Donald Trump laid out his vision for a $1 trillion infrastructure package in his budget request. Get details on the package, which would inject $200 billion into transportation projects over 10 years, with a goal of creating $1 trillion worth of overall investment. → MORE
→ PCA projects cement consumption growth
→ Luck Stone purchases property for distribution site
→ Cemex USA recognized for land stewardship
→ MSHA awards $250K in grants toward mine safety
→ SME publication covers mineral deposit evaluations
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The era of fake news is here, but one person’s definition of fake news tends to vary from another’s. With that in mind, Editor-in-Chief Kevin Yanik examines an article in The New Yorker titled, “The world is running out of sand.” → MORE