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Construction Materials
The Nation’s Leading Aggregates Producer
Our construction materials group leads the industry in the production
of construction aggregates. This group operates over 300 aggregates plants
and other production and distribution facilities
(287) which provide a diversified line of aggregates, and related services
to all parts of the construction industry in 21 states, the District
of Columbia, and Mexico. In addition to construction aggregates, we are
a leading provider of products and services
such as asphalt mix, ready-mixed concrete, and paving construction.
In 2006, our company shipped approximately 255 million
tons of aggregates. Seven strategically placed division
headquarters assume operational responsibility for the widespread construction
materials activities we undertake. We currently have more stone reserves
than any other company in the United States. Totaling 11 billion tons,
our reserves are sufficient to last, on average, for almost 44 years based
on current production rates.
Historically, more than half of the aggregates we produce have been used in the
construction and maintenance of highways, roads, and streets, and in other
public works projects. The remainder has been used in the construction of
housing, nonresidential buildings, commercial and industrial facilities, as
railroad ballast, and in non-construction uses including agricultural and
various industrial applications.
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