# CRH Americas closes $3.5B acquisition of Ash Grove Cement

CRH Americas closed a $3.5 billion acquisition of Ash Grove Cement Co., after settling FTC charges by agreeing to sell certain assets including a cement plant in Montana and other operations.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2018-06-30
- Where: United States
- Value: $3.50B
- Status: completed
- Products: portland cement, aggregates
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Ash Grove Cement](https://endata.com/companies/26641.md) (target)
- [CRH Americas](https://endata.com/companies/32724.md) (acquirer)

## Sources

- [thefreelibrary.com](https://www.thefreelibrary.com/With+Ash+Grove+in+the+books%2c+CRH+holds+commanding+cement+stake.-a0550387996), 2018-07-01: "CRH Americas closed a $3.5 billion acquisition of Ash Grove Cement Co. late last month"

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