Converting Yeast. 1  Converting from fresh yeast to active dry yeast you multiply the weight of the fresh yeast by 0.4. 2  Converting from fresh yeast to instant dry yeast you multiply the weight of the fresh yeast by 0.33. 3  Converting from instant dry yeast to active dry yeast multiply by 1. 2.
Vulcan Materials Co. (USA) The largest U.S. producer of construction aggregates, Vulcan Materials Company provides crushed stone, sand and gravel to national construction corporations. For several years, the company has been named the top aggregate in the United States with 2009 sales of $2.5 billion. Despite the recent third quarter profit slump, the company is still one of the most prominent aggregate companies around the globe. With more than 300 aggregate production and facilities in 22 states, the Bahamas and Mexico, the company has, among other sites, 173 stone quarries and 48 sand and gravel plants.
The United States is one of the chief producers of dimension stone in the world, having generated an estimated 1.3 million. tons in 2006. Marble sales comprised 14% of this market by tonnage, most in the form of rough blocks for construction. Although marble deposits are not commonly found in the United States, a small quantity of marble is indeed quarried. The majority of these quarries have been in existence for 75 years or more.