Aggregates Manager Digital Magazine
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In April, the Aggregates Industry Outlook (AIO) fell slightly, decreasing 2.04 percent from March, to an overall score of 128.99. While overall market sentiment is strong, concerns about state and federal budgets — as well as the potential impact of regulatory decisions — seems to have dampened optimism somewhat. Comments: We're very confi dent for the next 12 months. The government and commercial work outlook is fairly strong, and the private sector outlook is holding its own. Low energy costs are helping spur development in all sectors. — Rick Gerroll, Sales Executive, County Materials Corp. Our opinions are based on where we are currently engaged in exploration and permitting activities, which includes North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Texas. We continue to see more greenfi eld activity in Texas, North Carolina, and Georgia. — O.F. "Russ" Patterson, III, Chief Geologist, Patterson Exploration Services As a geologic consultant to the aggregate industry, I see a very positive attitude with my clients as to the 2016 production year. Those aggregate clients located near larger markets such as Dallas-Fort Worth, Atlanta, and New York City, as well as other metropolitan areas seem to be doing well and most expect a positive year. — Mark J. Zdunczyk, Consulting Geologist, Mark J. Zdunczyk, LLC All of our Florida clients are seeing demand surge in 2016, and they are accordingly making notable investments in fi xed and mobile equipment in order to keep up. — Gregory Dayko, Principal, Inlet Capital Group, LLC Activity and backlogs are strong through mid year. The fall period presents some risk given state budgets in some regions. — Damian Murphy, Regional President, Summit Materials. While we are pleased with the passage of the FAST Act and the state DOT's effort to address the infrastructure, we are worried about how these programs will be paid for. — Bill Schmitz, Vice President, Quality Control and Sales, Gernatt Asphalt Product, Inc. We're very interested in the ramifi cations of the government's rollout of the silica fi nal rule. Enforcement of the stipulations has the potential to negatively affect the aggregate industry, especially the small operator with fewer resources for compliance. It would have the same negative effect on aggregate end-users in a wide variety of trades. — Robert L. Stone, Manager of Sales and Compliance, Hunter Sand & Gravel, LLC July 2015 August 2015 September 2015 October 2015 November 2015 December 2015 January 2016 February 2016 May 2016 March 2016 100 110 120 130 140 150 Aggregates Industry Outlook 129.05 130.00 128.42 130.99 125.60 127.51 128.61 131.68 128.99 122.49 AGGREGATES MANAGER / May 2016 5