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US Industrial Minerals Production
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Industrial Minerals Doubled Down vs Metallic Mineral Production in 2022

Dan Duszynski
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  “While not as shiny, the produced value of industrial minerals far outweighs that of metallic minerals. While $34.7 billion worth of metals were produced in 2022, industrial mineral production value was nearly double at $63.5 billion.” Mapped: US Mineral Production    While the glitzy green “magnet metals” tend to…
construction boom challenges
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Population and Construction Boom Challenges in 2023

Dan Duszynski
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  In 2023 the heavy industry sector continues to meet the challenges of a perfect supply and demand storm consisting of a robust 21st-century construction boom while complying with the restrictive production inhibiting “green” policies often founded on obsolete 1970s environmental false alarms.  Building Demand For Essential Resources to Support…
Process Control in Construction Aggregates
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Underperformance And Process Controls in Aggregate Production- Part 1

Dan Duszynski
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  For much of the past decade, heavy industry has devoted a substantial portion of CAPEX to developing “end-to-end” digitalized process technology to optimize production in industrial sectors across the board. We’ve been following the transition to 5G,  advanced AI, machine learning, BIG Data, and analytics in heavy industry here…
Construction materials Recycling
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Construction Materials Recycling on the Rise Part 2: Sustainable Asphalt and Concrete Technology

Dan Duszynski
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  Resource Erectors Industry Watch Q3 2022 In part 1 we looked at the rising demand for recycled gypsum in the booming construction industry of 2022, and how building contractors are even more under the gun when it comes to the high cost of material production and eventual transportation to…
Total Effective Equipment Performance
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Is Your Planned Production Time Truly Productive?

Dan Duszynski
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Total Effective Equipment Performance  In 2022, as we move forward into a turbulent Q3 summer with energy costs spiking and demand for aggregates and essential  “battery metals” surging to unprecedented global levels, reaching maximum potential production capacity is of the highest priority.  For mining, manufacturing, aggregates, construction materials, and just…
Construction Aggregates
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Construction Aggregates Innovation in 2022: No Time For Downtime

Dan Duszynski
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  Resource Erectors Industry Watch Q4 2021 24/7 optimized production is the rule in construction aggregates rather than the exception now.  Aggregate operations by the end of 2021 are under the gun and have no time for downtime. Not with a market share of nearly $74 billion on the table…
Saint Gobain
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Thriving in the Global Green Economy: Companies to Watch in 2022

Dan Duszynski
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Resource Erectors Industry Watch Q4-December 2021 The industry watchers here at Resource Erectors were happy to see the 11 November press release from construction materials and energy industry giant Saint-Gobain, announcing a substantial 400 million USD investment earmarked for expanding the US gypsum industry and more in the domestic construction…
advanced composites construction materials
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Advanced Composites to Meet Demand in Mining, Concrete, & Aggregates

Dan Duszynski
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  Resource Erectors Industry Innovation Watch Q4 2021 Unless you’ve been living under an uncrushed rock yourself, it’s not breaking news for heavy industry professionals that the demand for metals, minerals, and construction aggregates is reaching unprecedented levels in industrial sectors across the board.  Affected industries range from precast concrete…
2021 Resin Shortage
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The 2021 Resin Shortage and Lingering Supply Chain Disruptions

Dan Duszynski
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  Industry Watch 2021 at Resource Erectors From paving companies, to painters, to civil construction contractors, to electronics manufacturers, and even to the average American consumer, the ongoing resin shortage (and 251 other materials) in the US is causing repercussions across the board.  As we move into the final quarter…

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