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Aggregate industries is acquisition target.


* Holcim Ltd., Zurich, Switzerland, one of the world's largest cement makers, has announced that it is considering buying building materials Building materials used in the construction industry to create .

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 group Aggregate Industries, Leicestershire, U.K., for an equivalent of about $3.4 billion, according to according to
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Aggregate Industries makes crushed rock, asphalt, ready-made concrete and other building supplies. Holcim would reportedly acquire Aggregate's U.S. holdings, based in Rockville, Md., with operations in about ten states.

Holcim would also gain a presence in Britain, where Aggregate Industries is currently part of several construction projects, including a new terminal at Heathrow Airport and a sports stadium at Wembley, according to the Times.

The deal has not been finalized See finalization. , "There can be no certainly as to the outcome of the discussions," according to a Holcim statement reported in the Times.
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Title Annotation:Commodities
Publication:Construction & Demolition Recycling
Geographic Code:4EUUK
Date:Mar 1, 2005
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