DALLAS, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Eagle Materials Inc. (NYSE:
EXP) today announced that its 50%-owned subsidiary, Texas Lehigh Cement
Company LP (Texas Lehigh), has made an investment in Houston Cement
Company, L.P., which owns two Portland cement import terminals located
along the Houston Ship Channel near Houston, Texas. Houston Cement Company
is expected to have an annual throughput capacity of as much as 3 million
metric tons.
As a result of this investment, Texas Lehigh owns a minority interest
in Houston Cement Company, with Ash Grove Texas and Alamo Cement Company
II, Ltd. owning the remaining interests. Sales from the terminals will be
managed independently by Ash Grove, Alamo and Texas Lehigh to their
respective customers. Eagle owns a 50% interest in Texas Lehigh, with
Lehigh Cement Company of Allentown, Pennsylvania, a member of the
HeidelbergCement Group, owning the other 50%.
Eagle Materials Inc. is a Dallas-based company that manufactures and
distributes Cement, Gypsum Wallboard, Recycled Paperboard, and Concrete and
Aggregates.
Forward-Looking Statements. This press release contains forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933,
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be
identified by the context of the statement and generally arise when the
Company is discussing its beliefs, estimates or expectations. These
statements are not historical facts or guarantees of future performance but
instead represent only the Company's belief at the time the statements were
made regarding future events which are subject to certain risks,
uncertainties and other factors many of which are outside the Company's
control. Actual results and outcomes may differ materially from what is
expressed or forecast in such forward-looking statements. The principal
risks and uncertainties that may affect the Company's actual performance
include the following: the cyclical and seasonal nature of the Company's
business; public infrastructure expenditures; adverse weather conditions;
availability of raw materials; changes in energy costs including, without
limitation, natural gas; changes in the cost and availability of
transportation; unexpected operational difficulties; inability to timely
execute announced capacity expansions; governmental regulation and changes
in governmental and public policy; changes in economic conditions specific
to any one or more of the Company's markets; competition; announced
increases in capacity in the gypsum wallboard and cement industries;
general economic conditions; and interest rates. For example, increases in
interest rates, decreases in demand for construction materials or increases
in the cost of energy (including natural gas) could affect the revenues and
operating earnings of our operations. In addition, changes in national or
regional economic conditions and levels of infrastructure and construction
spending could also adversely affect the Company's result of operations.
These and other factors are described in the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006 and in its Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2006. These
reports are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All
forward-looking statements made herein are made as of the date hereof, and
the risk that actual results will differ materially from expectations
expressed herein will increase with the passage of time. The Company
undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement to reflect
future events or changes in the Company's expectations.
SOURCE Eagle Materials Inc.
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Related links:
http://www.eaglematerials.com
CONTACT:
Steven R. Rowley, President & CEO, or Arthur
R. Zunker, Jr., Senior Vice President & CFO, +1-214-432-2000,
both of Eagle Materials Inc.
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