VOL. 115 ISSUE 10 • OCTOBER 2012
PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY, MANAGEMENT ISSUES AND MARKET ANALYSIS FOR AGGREGATES PROFESSIONALS
EDITORIAL ON THE MARK
Election Devoid of Infrastructure Talk By Mark S. Kuhar
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FRAC SAND: A MARKET SURGING FORWARD
THE HIGH-PROFILE FRAC SAND MARKET IS EXPERIENCING GROWING PAINS, BUT AGGREGATES PRODUCERS SHOULD TAKE NOTE: THE LONG-TERM OPPORTUNITY IS TOO GOOD TO PASS UP. By Mark S. Kuhar
24 OILS AND LUBES
CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE AREA OF OILS AND LUBES FOCUS ON PERFORMANCE, LONGEVITY AND SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION. By Mark S. Kuhar
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LOADER LOGIC PROSPECTIVE BUYERS CAN LOWER COST OF OWNERSHIP BY CONSIDERING WHAT SIZE BUCKET AND MACHINE ARE BEST, AS WELL AS ATTACHMENT VERSATILITY, PRODUCTIVITY AND SUPPORT. By Mark S. Kuhar
TECHNOLOGY 6
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The Industry at a Glance IN THE KNOW
News, Events, Stats and More
NEWS 1
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KEY ISSUES
MANAGEMENT By Steve Schumacher
COMMUNITY RELATIONS By Thomas Roach
ECONOMICS By Mark S. Kuhar
LAW By Erik Dullea
ENVIRONMENT By Mark S. Kuhar
FOCUS ON HEALTH & SAFETY Best practices, advice, opinion and legal highlights by Randy Logsdon, James Sharpe and Ellen Smith.
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INNOVATIONS Products New to You
EQUIPMENT & TECHNOLOGY Processing, Plant Operations, Engineering and Maintenance
ROCKproducts • OCTOBER 2012
BACK PAGES AD INDEX
LAST CALL Saying Good‐Bye to The Road Connection
By Mark S. Kuhar Cover photo courtesy of Cemco. www.rockproducts.com
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