Martin Marietta Materials

Type: Public
On the web: http://www.martinmarietta.com
Employees: 4,860
Employee growth: (7.5%)

Martin Marietta Materials (MMM) is a rock star. The company is the #2 US producer (behind Vulcan Materials) of aggregates for highway, infrastructure, commercial, and residential construction. Its Martin Marietta Aggregates division (representing 90% of sales) produces more than 150 million tons of granite, gravel, limestone, and sand annually. Magnesia Specialties produces magnesia-based chemicals for industrial, environmental, and agricultural uses, as well as fiber-reinforced composite materials used for transportation and military applications. MMM serves customers in 30 countries through about 300 quarries, plants, mines, and distribution facilities in the US, Canada, and the Bahamas.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2008:
Sales: $2,120.1M
One year growth: (3.9%)
Net income: $176.3M
Income growth: (32.9%)

Officers:
Chairman: Stephen P. (Steve) Zelnak Jr.
CEO: C. Howard (Ward) Nye
EVP, CFO, and Treasurer: Anne H. Lloyd

Competitors:
Lafarge North America
Lehigh Hanson
Vulcan Materials

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