Sources: U.S Geological Survey; Rock Products
The U.S. Geological Survey has updated its Top 100 Producers Of Crushed Stone and Top 100 Producers of Sand & Gravel lists, reflecting 2022 shipments and compiled from data available through October 2023. Seven operators—three based in North America, four Europe—are among the leaders on both lists:
TOP 10 PRODUCERS BY 2022 VOLUME
Crushed Stone
1 Vulcan Materials
2 Martin Marietta Materials
3 CRH Americas Materials
4 Heidelberg Materials
5 Holcim US
6 Cemex USA
7 Rogers Group Inc.
8 Carmeuse Americas
9 Summit Materials
10 Lhoist North America
Sand & Gravel
1 CRH Americas Materials
2 Vulcan Materials
3 Martin Marietta Materials
4 Knife River Corp.
5 Summit Materials
6 Cemex USA
7 Holcim US
8 Heidelberg Materials
9 Teichert Inc.
10 Argos USA
Rock Products provides the complete USGS Top 100 listings for Crushed Stone and Sand & Gravel.
MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS OUTLINES 20-SITE BLUE WATER INDUSTRIES DEAL
Days after unloading its integrated Texas cement and ready mixed concrete operations in a $2.1 billion cash transaction with CRH Americas Materials, Martin Marietta Materials Inc. entered a definitive agreement to acquire 20 crushed stone and sand & gravel plants from Blue Water Industries LLC, Jacksonville, Fla. The $2.05 billion transaction spans Alabama, South Carolina, Florida, Tennessee, and Virginia sites. Financed with balance sheet cash, it is expected to close later this year.
“The Bluewater Industries acquisition complements our existing geographic footprint in the dynamic Southeast region by allowing us to expand into new growth platforms in target markets, including Nashville and Miami,” says Martin Marietta CEO Ward Nye. “Combined with the recent acquisition of Albert Frei & Sons in Colorado, these two pure-play aggregates transactions provide approximately 1 billion tons of proven, high-quality reserves and are expected to generate more than $180 million of annualized EBITDA.”