# Eagle Materials acquires Kosmos Cement for $665M

Eagle Materials received FTC approval to acquire the assets of Kosmos Cement, a joint venture between Cemex and Buzzi Unicem, for $665 million. The acquisition includes a 1.7Msta cement plant in Louisville, seven distribution terminals, and raw material reserves, boosting Eagle's cement capacity by about 25%.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2020-01-17
- Where: Louisville, Kentucky, United States
- Value: $665.0M
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1.7 million short tons per year
- Products: cement
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Cemex](https://endata.com/companies/16140.md) (partner)
- [Eagle Materials](https://endata.com/companies/22162.md) (acquirer)
- [Buzzi Unicem](https://endata.com/companies/25033.md) (partner)
- [Kosmos Cement Company](https://endata.com/companies/43537.md) (target)

## Sources

- [cemnet.com](https://www.cemnet.com/News/story/168108/building-usa-s-largest-domestic-cement-producer.html), 2020-01-17: "The Kosmos facilities are high-quality, low-cost assets that align with our long-term strategic growth plans and meet our criteria for new investment."

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