CRH announced an agreement in late April to acquire Houston-based MMI Products, Inc. in a deal valued at $350 million. MMI is the parent company of leading
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Crh Requires Little Introduction At The Big Board
With its three-letter signature symbol, the parent company of Oldcastle Materials and Products & Distribution Group, Dublin-based CRH Plc, has begun trading
Read MoreThird Lafarge Tender Offer Is The Charm
Lafarge Group upped the ante late last month, from $82 to $85.50/share, in a tender offer for outstanding minority shares of Lafarge North America. Shortly
Read MoreCemex Follows Stock-Split Trend
At its annual stockholder meeting in April, Cemex S.A. de C.V. of Mexico announced that trading in its American depository shares (ADS) will reflect a
Read MoreCement Capacity To Climb 16 Million Tons Through 2010
Portland Cement Association’s Economic Research Department projects that domestic clinker capacity will increase 17.3 percent by 2010, compared to 2005
Read MoreStates Rein In Construction Defect Litigation
The National Association of Home Builders, Washington, D.C., notes that Wisconsin is the 28th state to enact notice and opportunity to repair (NOR) legislation
Read MoreOklahoma State To Host Concrete Canoe Competition
The American Society of Civil Engineers’ 19th National Concrete Canoe Competition will be June 15-17 at Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. ASCE projects
Read MoreFormliner System Parlays 2-D Image To 3-D Finish
According to its developers, P+P Holzbau GmbH, the Vectogramm Form Liner produces photo-quality, continuous-tone images arising exclusively from the play
Read MoreTransportation Officials Weigh Sip Bridge Forms, Laud Frp Design
Following our April report on precast topics covered at the 85th Transportation Research Board meeting in Washington, D.C., Concrete Products surveys
Read MoreMaterials Cost Trends Keep Clipping Consumer Index
Construction materials costs are outpacing overall consumer and producer prices by a wide margin. The government reported that the producer price index
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