Aggregates USA
Newly established company buys Fred Weber assets
New Frontier Materials formed last year, with former Vulcan Materials chairman and CEO Don James now serving as chairman of the new company's board of directors. Keep Reading
Making sense of the aggregate market
While the market trembles, FMI's George Reddin and Scott Duncan write that the fundamentals remain very positive for the construction materials sector. Keep Reading
Antitrust settlement forces Vulcan to sell Tennessee quarries
A Justice Department lawsuit leads to the sale of multiple Vulcan Materials sites in Tennessee to Blue Water Industries, another aggregate producer in the region. Keep Reading
Vulcan divesting Aggregates USA assets
Blue Water Industries will acquire Vulcan's divestitures in Tennessee and Abingdon, Virginia, for $290 million. Keep Reading
Analysis: What CRH’s purchase of Ash Grove means
George Reddin, managing director at FMI Capital Advisors, offers some perspective on CRH's $3.5 billion acquisition of Ash Grove Cement, as well as what's ahead in the M&A market beyond this deal. Keep Reading
Analysis: What Vulcan’s purchase of Aggregates USA means
George Reddin, managing director at FMI Capital Advisors, offers some perspective on Vulcan's $900 million acquisition of Aggregates USA. Keep Reading
Vulcan purchasing Aggregates USA in mega deal
The company's $900 million acquisition includes 31 facilities across five Southeastern states. Keep Reading
Producer reduces downtime with double-deck screens
A Tennessee producer replaces triple-deck heated screens with double-deck non-heated units, reducing downtime and labor costs. Keep Reading
Aggregates USA names CEO
The board of directors at Alabama-based Aggregates USA LLC unanimously elected Bill Niketas as the company's CEO earlier this year. Niketas previously served as Aggregates USA's CFO. He succeeds J. Stuart Ryan, who served the company for two years as… Keep Reading
