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Materials
Our stories about materials begin with coverage of steel and concrete but the stories also extend to wood and masonry and composites and synthetics in all their various applications to construction.
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Latest Headlines
| 09/23/09 | China Gives Commodity Prices a Kick China went on a commodity buying binge during the last eight months, snapping up materials that had tumbled from record high levels during the first quarter of 2008 to bargain prices by the beginning of this year. |
| 09/23/09 | Recession Steadies Prices For Liquid Paving Product The perfect storm that sent liquid asphalt prices through the roof in the summer of 2008, creating angst amid road builders and public-sector officials alike, has given way to an outlook for 2010 of stable prices, lower demand levels and less volatility going forward. |
| 09/23/09 | Duties Hit China Pipe Imports The U.S. Dept. of Commerce has imposed import duties of up to 31% on steel pipe from China, agreeing with a complaint filed by American producers and steelworkers that the imports were unfairly subsidized by China’s government. |
More News
09/02/09 Sample Ordinance Called ‘Biased’08/19/09Reports of Tainted Drywall Expanding
07/15/09 Problems Continue To Grow With Drywall Made in China
05/27/09 Lawmakers Press for Funds, More Tests on Chinese Drywall
05/13/09 Steel Producers Clamp Down On Production as Demand Tumbles
04/22/09 Problems Continue To Grow With Drywall Made in China
02/25/09 Cement Firms’ Merger Frenzy Now Has Them Stuck in Debt
02/11/09 Stimulus Reviews Are Mixed At Annual Concrete Show
02/11/09 Cemex Unveils Its Corporate Strategy To Weather the Recession Storm
02/04/09 Long-Life Composite Bar Receives Second Chance
02/04/09 America May Gain from Materials Designed To Stretch Your Stimulus Dollars
02/04/09 Asphalt 'Armor' Is Wearing Well
02/04/09 Packing in Particles Yields 100-Year Concrete Mixes
02/04/09 Cylindrical Solar Cells Set Broad New Energy Curve
01/28/09 A Material Odor Mystery Over Foul-Smelling Drywall
| Past Coverage: | 2009 2008 |
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