GCC and CRH Have Received Regulatory Approval for Purchase-Sale Transactions for Certain U.S. Cement and Ready-Mix Operations

• GCC will acquire the Trident cement plant in Three Forks, Montana from CRH
• CRH will acquire ready-mix concrete and trucking assets in Oklahoma and Arkansas from GCC

CHIHUAHUA, Mexico, June 14, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua, S.A.B. de C.V., or GCC, (BMV:GCC*) announces that it has received regulatory approval for two separate transactions.  GCC will acquire the Trident cement plant in Three Forks, Montana from CRH. Concurrently, CRH will acquire ready-mix concrete operations and transportation assets in Oklahoma and Arkansas from GCC.

The Three Forks cement plant has a production capacity of 315,000 metric tons.  Including this acquisition, GCC will have eight cement plants in the U.S. and Mexico, with a total production capacity of 5.4 million metric tons; capacity will reach 5.8 million metric tons with the commissioning of the Rapid City, South Dakota expansion during the second half of 2018. 

CRH will acquire most of the ready-mix plants and transportation assets belonging to GCC in Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas.

GCC will continue to own and operate four ready-mix plants in the Fort Smith, Arkansas area, and own the main plant site and office building in Tulsa, Oklahoma, which it will lease to CRH. 

Both transactions are expected to close before the end of June 2018, subject to customary closing conditions. GCC will provide more details at that time.

Enrique Escalante, GCC’s CEO, said, “GCC has a clear strategy to expand our cement production and distribution network in the central part of North America, going from northern Mexico to Canada. The cement plant in Three Forks, Montana will integrate with GCC’s current production and distribution facilities, strengthen our presence in existing markets, and expand our footprint into contiguous areas, including Canada. Our focus in the ready-mix business is on markets that can be integrated with our cement network.”

About GCC

GCC is a leading supplier of cement, concrete, aggregates, and construction‐related services in the United States and Mexico, with an annual cement production capacity of 5.4 million metric tons. Founded in 1941, the Company’s shares are listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol GCC.

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