Lafarge retreats from Maryland-D.C. market in Bluegrass Materials deal

Sources: Lafarge Group, Paris; Bluegrass Materials, Jacksonville, Fla.; CP staff

Lafarge North America’s pull back from key U.S. positions continues with the planned sale of Baltimore and western Maryland aggregates businesses to a four-year-old company backed by members of Florida Rock Industries’ founding family.

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Headwaters acquires majority stake in Florida roof tile business

Sources: Headwaters Inc., South Jordan, Utah; Lincoln Intl., Chicago; CP staff

Headwaters has closed on separate transactions involving an 80 percent equity interest in Okeechobee, Fla.-based Roof Tile Inc., which produces and markets Entegra brand concrete lines in Florida and Caribbean markets, plus a 40 percent stake in a related joint venture behind Tag & Stick, a roofing underlayment product.

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