Rocky Mountain ready mixed market materializes for Martin Marietta

Sources: CP staff; Martin Marietta Materials, Raleigh, N.C.; Lafarge North America, Reston, Va.

An asset swap with Lafarge North America will net Martin Marietta a major metro-Denver presence, including 10 ready mixed and six aggregate operations, plus nine asphalt production or road-building office/equipment sites.The properties figure to join Martin Marietta West Group’s Western Division, with two Wyoming and four Nebraska quarries. The transaction adds a third West Group state, alongside Arkansas and Texas, where the company has integrated ready mixed and aggregate production.

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