CRH - December 2013

CRH spent a total of EUR960m on acquisition and development during 2013. In addition to the previously-announced acquisitions in Ukraine and India, the 26 per cent-owned associate Yantai Group Building Materials in China acquired Zhongbei in northeastern China, which has the ability grind 4.8Mta of cement and 1.5Mta of slag. This brings Yantai's cement capacity to approximately 32Mta.