MATERIALS & COMMODITIES

Washington, D.C. - Developers of Keystone XL Pipeline are pursuing to obtain $15 billion in recovery for the revocation of the pipeline’s building permit. President Biden has cancelled the permit for the border-crossing project after construction had already begun.             TC Energy Corp. & TC Pipelines of Calgary, Alberta opened one of…

Göttingen, Germany - Popcorn Insulation? With construction insulation as a major topic, the goal of lowering heating costs and CO2 emissions has led forest scientists to turn to environmentally friendly and sustainable insulation methods: popcorn. Researchers have developed a method for transforming granulated popcorn into insulation boards.…

Washington, D.C. - The Federal Trade Commission’s Chair, Lina Khan, has been personally asked by President Joe Biden to analyze the influence of oil and gas companies on the relentless rising price tag of gasoline. Extensive investigation of Exxon Mobil and Chevron, the two greatest oil and gas companies in the U.S., has been requested. …

Torsboda, Sweden - Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) is the first company in the world to conduct a remote-controlled high-lift wheel loader trial over a 5G network in a complex forestry application – with the goal of developing safer, more productive timber processes and examining the technology's potential as an enabler for automation. …

United States Of America - Sand & Salt is next on the agenda to stretch the budgets of Department of Transportation Agencies, Towns, Contractors, Housing Co-Ops, And Developers. As the US's first wave of ''winter conditions" contracts start to roll in we are seeing what we expected. End users of sand and salt should expect to see increases of…

Washington, D.C. - One thing is certain that we learned from the pandemic. Do not rely on outside sources. Whether by accident or not we have seen an explosion in lumber mill and timberland investments this year from both Canadian and U.S. Companies. This investment continues to explode. We can not keep up with all the M&A and new Mills being…

Bras, Sweeden - Volvo Group unveiled the world's first vehicle constructed entirely of fossil-free steel from SSAB – manufactured at Volvo Construction Equipment's Bras, Sweden, facility. During today's green steel collaboration event, it was announced that additional vehicles will be introduced in 2022 as part of a series of concept vehicles and…

New York, New York - Mass Timber Advances, Basement apartments get overhaul. The New York City Council approved changes to the city's building code on Thursday, October 7, allowing for the construction of cross-laminated timber (CLT) structures throughout the five boroughs (up to 85 feet). This may not seem like a significant change in a city…

United States Of America - A BYLT:™ survey of asphalt plants located in Boston, Rhode Island, Connecticut and California reported that plants have a steady supply and prices ranged from $80-$98 per ton of HMA. Despite increases in raw materials and port bottlenecks on all coasts asphalt prices have remained steady for the end user contractor. …