The Americas

US construction spending fall 1% in January as public construction saw its largest fall since March 2002.

Caterpillar Venture Capital has announced a strategic investment in busybusy.

Brazilian concrete company, Eduric Concretaria, has increased the productivity of its fleet of concrete mixer trucks with Allison automatic transmissions.

The PCA has issued a statement regarding Trump’s executive order on WOTUS.

Trump has asked Congress to approve a new programme of national rebuilding.

Trump has ordered the EPA to reconsider its WOTUS rule.

The VDMA has reported on the outlook for the construction equipment industry in 2017.

US demand for cement grew in 2016 and will continue to be a bright spot for the industry in 2017.

Rock Hard Cement is threatening a lawsuit over disparaging statements.

Martin Marietta Materials has announced a cash dividend of US$0.42 per share.

Sika has released its results for 2016, indicating positive growth.

Argos reported a fall in cement volumes in both 4Q16 and 2016 as a whole, as weakness in Colombia offset strength elsewhere. Full-year earnings rose, however, by 8.7% to COP1.65 trillion.

Inform Software has been chosen as part as the German delegation for the GACC.

The MSHA is pausing the exams rule, pending review by the Labor Department.

Summit Material’s cement business revenues jumped by 49.3% in 2016, following the purchase of the Davenport cement plant in 2015 and rising US demand for the building material.