Acquisition

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CRH PLC

08 January 2009

 



N E W S R E L E A S E

8 January 2009

CRH PURCHASES SHAREHOLDING IN YATAI CEMENT, CHINA

CRH plc, the international building materials group, announces completion of its acquisition of a 26% shareholding in the Jilin Yatai Group's cement operations (Yatai Cement), for RMB 2.1 billion (euro 224 million), details of which were announced on 30 January 2008.

Yatai Cement's operations comprise 4 integrated cement plants and 4 separate grinding stations in Jilin and Heilongjiang provinces in north eastern China, with a current cement capacity of 14 million tonnes per annum. The group's major investment programme is well advanced and is expected to be completed in late 2009 when cement capacity will increase to 18 million tonnes per annum. 

Yatai Cement is the leading player in the north eastern provinces and is a top-10 cement supplier in China.

Contact CRH at Dublin 404 1000 ([phone])

Myles Lee, Chief Executive

Albert Manifold, Chief Operating Officer

Glenn Culpepper, Finance Director

Éimear O'Flynn, Head of Investor Relations

Maeve Carton, Group Controller

CRH plc, Belgard Castle, Clondalkin, Dublin 22, Ireland 

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