In the August 15 issue of P&Q Weekly Report: Forecasting aggregate, asphalt demand | The latest at U.S. Concrete

August 15, 2017

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SHARE WITH FRIENDS LEADING OFF Report: US asphalt sales growth is ahead Demand for asphalt in the United States used for paving, roofing and other products is forecast to rise 3 percent annually to 27.6 million tons in 2021, says The Freedonia Group in a new study. Get more details from the study. → MORE NEWS MORE NEWS U.S. Concrete aggregate product sales up in second quarter U.S. Concrete’s aggregate product sales volume was 1.5 million tons in the second quarter of 2017, an 8.3 percent increase compared with the second quarter of 2016. See how else the company’s second-quarter results compared with last year. → MORE Great Lakes limestone shipments up in July Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 3.9 million tons in July, which is a 15.4 percent increase compared to July 2016, reports the Lake Carriers’ Association. Find out how well shipments from U.S. quarries and Canadian quarries fared. → MORE → J&J Truck Bodies expands sales team → WD-40 expands Specialist product line EQUIPMENT FOCUS SPONSORED CONTENT Double Your Wear Life with Tufflex Wire Tufflex is designed for high impact and/or abrasive processes. Special Tufflex material offers greater tensile strength, ductility and corrosion resistance compared to other wire screen media. The elongated fine grains in the wire decrease the surface rust and corrosion and make it less susceptible to breakage. → MORE   FROM PIT & QUARRY Submit your nominations for the Pit & Quarry Hall of Fame 2018 class The Pit & Quarry Hall of Fame was established in 2013 to pay tribute to the pioneers of the past and present-day industry leaders. Nominate someone who’s made a positive impact on the industry to be inducted into the 2018 class. SUBMIT YOUR NOMINATION HERE. EYE ON THE BLOG MORE BLOG POSTS Aggregate demand expected to grow through 2017 Construction materials demand continues to increase for most areas of the country. With that in mind, Pit & Quarry Economics Columnist David Chereb offers an outlook on aggregate demand through 2017. → MORE FROM THE MAGAZINE → How to handle employees working      alone → Hiring military veterans in the      aggregate industry → Integrating automation into      portable plants INDUSTRY RESOURCES → Association of Equipment Manufacturers → FMI Corp. → National Stone, Sand & Gravel      Association → U.S. Geological Survey