Press Release: Texas Industries : Justice Department and State of Texas Require Martin Marietta to Divest a Quarry and Two Rail Yards to Proceed with Acquisition of Texas Industries

The Department of Justice announced today that it will require Martin Marietta Materials Inc. to divest one Oklahoma quarry and two Texas rail yards in order to proceed with its proposed $2.7 billion acquisition of Texas Industries Inc. The department said that, without the divestiture, the proposed acquisition likely would result in higher prices for purchasers of aggregate – crushed stone produced at quarries or mines – in parts of the Dallas metropolitan area.read more