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.
Construction sand and gravel, one of the most accessible natural resources and a major basic raw material, is used mostly by the construction industry. The construction sand and gravel industry is a major contributor to and an indicator of the economic well-being of the Nation, producing a high volume of basic products with low unit value. A total of 1.12 billion metric tons (Gt) of construction sand and gravel was produced in the United States in 2000; this was