Martin Marietta Materials Inc. Fundamental Company Report Including Financial, SWOT, Competitors and Industry Analysis

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About Martin Marietta Materials Inc.

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. is a producer of aggregates for the construction industry, including infrastructure, commercial, agricultural, and residential.

Segments

The company operates in four segments: the Mideast Group, Southeast Group, and West Group, collectively the Aggregates business; and the Specialty Products segment. The Specialty Products segment includes the magnesia-based chemicals and dolomitic lime businesses.

Aggregates Business

The Aggregates business mines, processes, and sells granite, limestone, sand, gravel, and other aggregate products for use in all sectors of the public infrastructure, commercial and residential construction industries as well as agriculture, railroad ballast, chemical, and other uses. The Aggregates business also includes the operation of other construction materials businesses.

The company is a producer of aggregates for the construction industry in the United States. In 2009, the company’s Aggregates business shipped 123.4 million tons of aggregates primarily to customers in 31 states, Canada, the Bahamas, and the Caribbean Islands.

The Aggregates business markets its products primarily to the construction industry, with approximately 55% of its shipments made to contractors in connection with highway and other public infrastructure projects and the balance of its shipments made primarily to contractors in connection with commercial and residential construction projects.

The company’s Aggregates business covers a geographic area, with aggregates, asphalt products, and ready mixed concrete sold and shipped from a network of approximately 289 quarries, underground mines, distribution facilities, and plants to customers in 31 states, Canada, the Bahamas, and the Caribbean Islands.

Specialty Products Business

The company manufactures and markets, through its Specialty Products business, magnesia-based chemical products for industrial, agricultural, and environmental applications, and dolomitic lime for use primarily in the steel industry. These chemical products have varying uses, including flame retardants, wastewater treatment, pulp and paper production, and other environmental applications.

Dolomitic lime products sold to external customers are used primarily by the steel industry. In 2003, Specialty Products entered into a long-term processed brine supply agreement with The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) pursuant to which Dow purchases processed brine from Specialty Products, at market rates, for use in Dow’s production of calcium chloride products. Specialty Products also entered into a venture with Dow to construct, own, and operate a processed brine supply pipeline between the Specialty Products facility in Manistee, Michigan, and Dow’s facility in Ludington, Michigan.

Customers

The company’s products are sold principally to commercial customers in private industry. Large amounts of construction materials are used in public works projects, insignificant sales are made directly to federal, state, county, or municipal governments, or agencies.

History

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. was founded in 1993.