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Eagle Materials to separate heavy and light material businesses

31 May 2019, Published under Cement News

USA-based Eagle Materials’ board has approved a plan to separate its heavy materials and light materials businesses into two publicly-traded entities. Earlier this month, Sachem Head Capital Management, which disclosed a nine per cent stake in the company in March, reportedly urged the company to separate its cement and wallboard businesses, according to Reuters. Eagle Materials’ heavy materials business will operate as a cement company, while the light materials business will continue to...