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Eagle Materials (EXP) to Acquire Cemex’s (CX) Fairborn, Ohio-Located Cement Plant, Assets

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Eagle Materials Inc. Announces a Definitive Agreement to Acquire Cemex's Fairborn Cement Plant and Related Assets

September 12, 2016 6:30 AM EDT

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Eagle Materials Inc. (NYSE: EXP) announced today that the Company has entered into a definitive agreement with a subsidiary of CEMEX S.A.B. de C.V. ("Cemex"), to purchase Cemexs Fairborn, Ohio cement plant, as well as related assets, which include a distribution terminal in Columbus, Ohio and a cement bagging operation. The cement plant has the capacity to grind nearly one million tons of clinker annually.

The purchase price is $400 million, subject to customary post-closing adjustments. Eagle anticipates certain tax benefits arising from the... More