36 Quotes by Ken Simonson

I think we're in for a prolonged period in which construction materials costs are going to rise more rapidly than consumer costs.

Last year, 32 states and the District of Columbia were short of cement. Many will have worse shortages this year,

Today's report on construction spending shows the industry is hitting on all cylinders with strong, balanced growth.

The demand for concrete has been outstripping supply for several years. We've become more steadily dependent on imports.

You have a lot of home construction that will be affected by that. How much remains to be seen.

Consumers who are doing repairs or additions to their home will notice the effect when they buy a bag of cement.

Contractors use a lot of diesel fuel to power bulldozers, trucks, and other heavy equipment. And many building materials industries, such as copper and steel, are energy intensive.

Fast-rising materials and fuel costs have exaggerated the growth in some of these categories, especially highway construction.

There's plenty of cement worldwide, but in the U.S., cement production capacity has leveled off and no one is building more plants.