• Astec Industries’ third-quarter 2026 net loss attributable to controlling interest more than doubled year over year to $12.2 million.
• Net sales rose to $352.4 million, while backlog climbed 49% year over year to $670.5 million.
• CEO Jaco van der Merwe attributed weaker-than-expected results to earlier order pauses by select asphalt plant customers and inflationary headwinds.

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