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Concurrent with closing on the Arizona and Florida concrete and aggregate properties, CRH Plc noted it had terminated negotiations with Cemex S.A.B. de

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Concurrent with closing on the Arizona and Florida concrete and aggregate properties, CRH Plc noted it had terminated negotiations with Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. on a deal Û potentially valued at $3.5 billion to $4.5 billion Û centering on Rinker Materials Corp. assets the latter company acquired mid-year. CRH and Cemex noted in September that talks were under way on the possible sale of assets that included the national Hydro Conduit pipe & precast franchise, ready mixed and aggregate plants in the Pacific Northwest, plus West Virginia and Ohio cement mills and distribution facilities. Virtually all the properties had strong bolt-on potential to CRH’s Oldcastle Architectural, Materials and Precast businesses.