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access to reserves, respondents cited permitting issues, followed by access to mate-
rials and a limited quantity of materials.
In addition, 30 percent of respondents said their plants would operate at 80 to 90
percent capacity in 2018. About 27 percent of respondents said their plants would
operate at 90 to 100 percent capacity.
When asked to describe the attitude in the aggregate industry in 2018, the answer
is clear. Producers are feeling good about their prospects going forward, with a
strong 65.85 percent saying they are "more optimistic." That number is actually
down from last year when more than 70 percent noted their optimism. But the
good news is, only about 3 percent are pessimistic.
About 60 percent of aggregates producers expect their total production to increase
this year.
Statistics based on information gathered by more than 200 respondents who accessed
the survey.
RESHAPE
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Going into 2018, how would you describe the attitude
in the aggregates industry compared with 2017?
For 2017, how did total aggregates production compare to 2016?
More optimistic,
65.85%
No change, 26.83%
More pessimistic,
3.66%
No Answer, 3.66%
Increase, 59.76%
Stay the same, 32.93%
Decrease, 2.44%
No Answer, 4.88%