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Martin Marietta and Quikrete to Exchange Certain Cement and Concrete Assets for Aggregates Assets; Company Also Completes Acquisition of Premier Magnesia, LLC; Previews Second Quarter 2025 Earnings and Raises Full-Year Guidance
RALEIGH, N.C., Aug. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (NYSE: MLM) (Mar...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Martin Marietta and Quikrete to Exchange Certain Cement and Concrete Assets for Aggregates Assets; Company Also Completes Acquisition of Premier Magnesia, LLC; Previews Second Quarter 2025 Earnings and Raises Full-Year Guidance\n\n\n\n RALEIGH, N.C., Aug. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (NYSE: MLM) (Martin Marietta or the Company), today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Quikrete Holdings, Inc. (Quikrete) for the exchange of certain assets. Under the terms of the agreement, Martin Marietta will receive aggregates operations producing approximately 20 million tons annually in Virginia, Missouri, Kansas and Vancouver, British Columbia, as well as $450 million of cash. In exchange, Quikrete will receive the Company’s Midlothian cement plant, related cement terminals and North Texas ready-mixed concrete assets. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.\n \n\n Additionally, on July 25, 2025, the Company completed the acquisition of Premier Magnesia, LLC (Premier), a privately-owned producer of magnesia-based products with operations in Nevada, North Carolina, Indiana and Pennsylvania. The Premier acquisition enhances Martin Marietta’s position as the leading producer of natural and synthetic magnesia-based products in the United States.\n \n\n Collectively, these portfolio-optimizing transactions are shaping a higher margin enterprise that is increasingly aggregates led, which possesses a more durable and resilient earnings profile through cycles, while preserving balance sheet flexibility for continued strategic plan execution.\n \n\n Ward Nye, Chair, President and CEO of Martin Marietta stated, “Consistent with the priorities outlined in the Company’s Strategic Operating Analysis and Review (SOAR) 2025 plan, we continuously endeavor to improve the attractiveness of our portfolio through asset purchases, exchanges and divestitures. Following a thorough evaluation, we believe that exchanging our remaining cement plant and related ready-mixed concrete operations for core aggregates assets and pursuing accretive bolt-on acquisitions for our complementary Magnesia Specialties business best positions the Company for long-term earnings growth.”\n \n\n\...