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Martin Marietta in talks to buy Texas Industries - report

Martin Marietta Materials Inc, the fourth-largest US aggregates producer, is in advanced talks to buy construction material supplier Texas Industries Inc, Bloomberg yesterday reported, citing peop...
News - 27 January 2014

UK regulator demands domestic shake up

The structure and conduct of the UK cement sector restricts competition, costing consumers around GBP50m annually, and therefore requires decisive market intervention, according to the conclusions...
News - 17 January 2014

CRH

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 Bui...
Corporate - 16 January 2014

CRH full-year development spend

CRH announced a total of seven acquisitions and investment initiatives in the second half of 2013, taking full-year development activity to EUR0.69bn. The company invested EUR0.22bn in the six mo...
News - 07 January 2014

Chief executive succession at CRH

CRH plc confirms that Albert Manifold has succeeded Myles Lee as group chief executive, effective 1 January 2014.  Mr Lee has retired after 32 years with the group including five years as finan...
News - 02 January 2014

CRH

In its autumn trading statement, CRH announced that it expects the EBITDA to be broadly in line with last year's number, assuming normal weather patterns for the remainder of the year. Depreciatio...
Corporate - 02 December 2013

Towards greater efficiency

The magnificent city of Prague, Czech Republic, played host to Cemtech Europe 2013 over 28 September-2 October 2013, as senior cement specialists gathered to discuss industry trends and share rece...
Articles - 02 December 2013

Portland Valderrivas reduces losses

Cementos Portland Valderrivas has cut losses in the first nine months of 2013 thanks by 74 per cent to EUR24.8m compared to EUR95.2m in the same period of last year, thanks to a series of cost con...
News - 27 November 2013

CRH results broadly in line with last year

In its autumn trading statement, CRH announced that it expects the EBITDA to be broadly in line with last 2012 numbers, assuming normal weather patterns for the remainder of the year. Depreciatio...
News - 12 November 2013

CRH opens regional headquarters in Singapore

CRH announced the official opening today of its regional headquarters in Singapore, to oversee the expansion of its existing interests in India and China, and to pursue further development opportu...
News - 17 October 2013