1957

Vulcan’s Chemicals Division is formed via merger with Union Chemicals and Materials Corporation.

1968

Vulcan builds a world-class chlorinated organic chemical plant on a greenfield site in Geismar, Louisiana.

1975

Vulcan’s Chemicals Division moves its headquarters from Wichita, Kansas, to Birmingham, Alabama.

1980

Vulcan acquires the Port Edward, Wisconsin, chloralkali plant from BASF.

1981

Companywide sales reach $783 million, ranking Vulcan Materials Company 367 in the Fortune 500.

1981

Vulcan’s Chemicals Division begins using the trade name Vulcan Chemicals.

1984

Vulcan constructs and operates the first commercial-size membrane cell chloralkali facility in the U.S. at its Wichita, Kansas, plant.

1987

Vulcan and a Mexican partner, Grupo ICA, form the Crescent Market Companies to produce high-quality limestone at a quarry on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico for shipment to various markets primarily along the U.S. Gulf Coast. The joint venture includes a shipping company and a U.S.-based sales distribution company.

1987

Vulcan acquires White’s Mines, Inc. and affiliated companies, greatly expanding Texas construction materials operations.

1990

In its largest acquisition to date, Vulcan acquires the massive Reed Quarry, near Paducah, Kentucky. In addition to adding capacity and reserves, the Reed acquisition gives Vulcan access to new stone markets via barge shipments along the Mississippi River and Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway.

1996

Donald M. James becomes president of Vulcan Materials Company. In 1997, Mr. James becomes CEO and is elected chairman. He serves as CEO until 2014 and Executive Chairman until January 2015.

1999

Vulcan acquires CalMat, Inc., expanding the Company’s aggregates operations into California, Arizona and New Mexico and making Vulcan one of the nation’s leading producers of hot-mix asphalt and ready-mixed concrete. The acquisition makes the Company the largest aggregates and asphalt producer in California, a position it holds to this day.

2000

Vulcan begins construction of a new plant in Geismar, Louisiana, to produce HCC 240fa, a feedstock for a new generation of ozone-friendly hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) used in insulation and construction foam products.

2000

Vulcan acquires Tarmac America’s aggregates operations, significantly extending the geographic scope of the Company’s operations in the eastern United States.

2001

Vulcan acquires its partner Grupo ICA’s interests in the Crescent Market Companies, an international joint venture that produces aggregates in the Yucatan Peninsula and transports and sells them in various markets primarily along the U.S. Gulf Coast.

2005

Vulcan sells its Chemicals Division, divesting its Chloralkali assets in Wichita and Geismar to Basic Chemicals, LLC, a unit of Occidental Chemicals, and its Port Edwards, Wisconsin facility to the Canadian Company, ERCO Worldwide.

2007

Vulcan celebrates its 50th anniversary as a publicly held company.

2007

Vulcan Materials Company acquires Florida Rock Industries, Inc., which was originally founded in 1929 by Thompson S. Baker. The acquisition adds aggregates facilities in Florida and Georgia, and cement and concrete operations in Florida, Georgia and the Eastern Seaboard, including the District of Columbia.

2013

Vulcan divests its cement and concrete businesses in Florida and South Georgia to Cementos Argos, with Vulcan retaining all of the Company’s aggregates facilities in Florida and entering into a long-term aggregates supply agreement with Argos.

2014

J. Thomas Hill is elected president and CEO of Vulcan Materials Company. In 2015, Mr. Hill was elected Chairman of the Board for the Company.

2014

Vulcan acquires aggregate operations that enhance the greater Dallas market. The Company completes the acquisition of one quarry in southern Oklahoma with rail distribution capabilities into Texas and two distribution yards in the Dallas area.

2015

The Company implements a new operational structure from four operating regions to eight divisions. The new organizational structure further enhances the Company's ability to serve customers, increase profitability and continue to capture strategic growth opportunities across its footprint.

2015

Vulcan concludes an asset swap with CEMEX, exchanging Southern California ready-mix concrete operations for 13 asphalt plants, primarily in Arizona. This further expands the Company’s strategic focus in the Arizona asphalt market. Under the agreement, Vulcan continues to supply aggregates to the concrete operations.

2015

The Company completes the acquisition of three aggregates facilities and seven ready-mixed concrete operations in Arizona and New Mexico, and one aggregates facility in Tennessee.

2016

Vulcan launches MyVulcan.com, a new online customer service center, giving customers direct control of their Vulcan accounts. The website allows customers to view tickets and orders, track orders and pay bills online.

2016

Vulcan acquires an asphalt plant in New Mexico and aggregates facility in Texas.

2016

Vulcan receives approval for new greenfield site quarries in the Central Valley of California, Medina County in Texas and greater Columbia in South Carolina.

2016

The Company completes the acquisition of a distribution business in Georgia to complement its aggregates logistics and distribution activities.

2017

Vulcan enters the Tennessee asphalt market through the acquisition of several asphalt mix operations and a construction paving business, from LoJac Holdings Corporation.

2017

Vulcan enters the Northern California ready-mixed concrete market in the San Francisco Bay Area through the acquisition of Shamrock Materials.

2017

Vulcan reaches a definitive agreement with SPO Partners to acquire its aggregates business, Aggregates USA LLC. Aggregates USA LLC operates 31 facilities serving high growth markets in Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, South Carolina and Virginia.

2018

Vulcan strengthens its asphalt position in Texas by acquiring additional asphalt mix operation and a construction paving business.

2018

Vulcan exits the Georgia ready-mixed concrete market, selling its assets to Thomas Concrete Group in exchange for long-term aggregates supply agreements.

2018

The Company enters the Alabama asphalt market and construction paving business through the acquisition of all businesses owned by McCartney Construction Co, Inc., R.C. Smith Companies, Ltd and DMG Equipment Company, LTD.

2019

Vulcan launches its updated Corporate Social Responsibility website.

2019

Vulcan begins operation of the Southwest Gulf Railroad, serving Houston markets from its new Medina County, Texas quarry.

2021

Vulcan Materials Company acquires U.S. Concrete, significantly expanding the Company's footprint to 22 states, four countries and increases the geographic reach in attractive growing metropolitan areas. The acquisition significantly increases our ready-mix operations in California and Texas and expands our geographic scope into New York and New Jersey. Together, Vulcan is positioned to leverage our unique and irreplaceable asset base and blue water network, making Vulcan the most valuable aggregates franchise in the world.

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