USGS: Aggregate production down in second quarter 2017
An estimated 606 million metric tons of construction aggregate were produced and shipped for consumption in the United States in the second quarter of 2017, a slight decrease compared with the second...
View ArticleReport: 2017 sand and gravel production neared 900M tons
2017 production of sand and gravel was relatively flat compared with 2016. Photo courtesy of Superior Industries. Production of construction sand and gravel was down slightly in 2017, according to a...
View ArticlePrairie Material site opens after three-year hiatus
Prairie Material reopened a sand and gravel site in Illinois that was closed since 2014 due to slowed activity and competition from imports. According to the Ford County Record, Prairie Material’s...
View ArticleUSGS: Aggregate production up in second quarter 2018
An estimated 658 million metric tons (Mt) of total construction aggregate was produced and shipped for consumption in the United States in the second quarter of 2018, representing a 7 percent increase...
View ArticleUSGS: Aggregate production increases in third quarter 2018
Aggregate production in the third quarter of 2018 was up 5 percent from the third quarter of 2017. Photo by Allison Barwacz An estimated 694 million metric tons (Mt) of total construction aggregate...
View ArticleUSGS: Crushed stone consumption up 13 percent in first quarter
Crushed stone saw a 13 percent increase in consumption when compared to the first quarter of 2018. Photo by Kevin Yanik The estimated U.S. output of construction aggregate produced and shipped for...
View ArticleUSGS: 2020 sand, gravel production nearly on par with 2019
2020 construction sand and gravel production came in at 960 million tons, USGS reports. Photo: iStock.com/peuceta Construction sand and gravel production across the U.S. was down a hair in 2020 at 960...
View ArticleIntroducing Arms Sand & Gravel’s new wash plant
Maverick Environmental Equipment commissioned an MWS Equipment wash plant for Arms Sand & Gravel in Newbury, Ohio. Maverick director of business development Tim Smith provided an overview of the...
View ArticleUS construction aggregate output falls in first quarter of 2017
The estimated U.S. output of construction aggregate produced and shipped for consumption in the first quarter of 2017 was 426 million metric tons, a 3 percent decrease compared with the same period in...
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