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United States Of America - As reported by Tina Hilding of the Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture in the Washington State University Insider, putting nanoparticles from shrimp shells into cement paste makes the material substantially stronger. Such a discovery has potential to reduce seafood waste and lower carbon emissions that…

United States of America - Natural gas accounts for nearly a quarter of total energy consumption in the United States. The natural gas futures contract on the NYMEX Division is widely used as a national benchmark price. The futures contract is priced in 10,000 million British thermal units (mmBtu) and the price is based on delivery at Louisiana's…

United States Of America - Bylt has issued a volatility alert on copper prices and supply chains in the wake of unstable mining operations related to worker strike, closures and or geo-political resistance or market manipulations. We will continue to track these issues. At the time of writing this alert copper was trading at $3.73 a pound. Copper…

New Delhi, India -  India has seen several upticks in corruption and political instability the more 2022 has progressed. With disturbing rampant corruption surfacing throughout the region many reports are occurring involving police and governmental arrests. Other events occurring in the region stem from rapid political stance changes ranging from…

Copper continued its downward trend, falling to a 15-month low below $4 per pound amid mounting fears of a global economic slowdown caused by aggressive tightening by major central banks and persistent coronavirus outbreaks in China. The third most used metal worldwide is copper. More than a third of the copper produced worldwide is produced in…

Milford, Connecticut - Asphalt Prices for 2022 are now available for this paving season. BYLT™ has completed it's national annual spring asphalt cost review. In this release we will provide cost data sampling for the United States North East Region including New England. Asphalt Price & Cost Considerations Some notes to consider…

Richmond, Virginia - Governor Glenn Youngkin has announced that Kingspan Insulation LLC, a division of the Kingspan Group, a global leader in advanced insulation and innovative building solutions, will invest $27 million in expanding its operation at 200 Kingspan Way in Frederick County. Kingspan Insulation LLC creates energy-saving and…

United States Of America - Energy data from the "Monthly Energy Review" has been released.  The U. S. Energy Information Administration included the annual data in this data review. The United States showed strong gains in solar and wind. Solar energy production in the U.S. increased from 1.212 Quadrillion Btu up 24%  to 1.501 .Quadrillion Btu…

United States Of America - Oil Rigs and taps active and coming online are trending higher according to industry tracking reports by the company BAKER HUGHES. A sign future output will grow domestically but more work is needed as political struggles continue. Since 1944, when Baker Hughes Company began weekly counts of drilling activity in…