Brief: CRH CEO: U.S. backlogs up by volume, margin across all product lines

CRH

06/08/2025 21:53

Aug 6 (Reuters) - CRH PLC CRH.N interview with Reuters:

CRH CEO SAYS CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE TRADING WELL, GOOD PERFORMANCE IN WESTERN EUROPE AND SOME SIGN OF MARKETS RECOVERING

CRH CEO:  SEEING EARLY SHOOTS OF RESIDENTIAL RECOVERY IN BIGGER CITIES IN EASTERN EUROPE, MARKET SPECIFIC IN WESTERN EUROPE, UK AND FRANCE MORE SUBDUED BUT TROUGHED

CRH CEO:  BACKLOGS ARE UP IN MARGIN AND VOLUME TERMS ACROSS ALL OUR MAIN PRODUCT LINES IN U.S.

CRH CEO:  GUIDING MID- TO HIGH-SINGLE DIGIT RISE IN PRICING IN AGGREGATES, LOW SINGLE DIGITS FOR THE YEAR IN CEMENT, WILL LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES IN H2

CRH CEO: HOPEFUL OF A GOOD PRICING BACKDROP IN U.S. AND EUROPE IN 2026

CRH CEO: ESTIMATE THAT U.S. SUPPLEMENTARY CEMENTITIOUS MATERIAL MARKET WILL DOUBLE BY 2050, WE ARE EXTREMELY WELL POSITIONED NOW

CRH CEO: SEES HIGH SINGLE DIGIT POST-SYNERGIES MULTIPLE FROM ECO MATERIAL TECHNOLOGIES DEAL

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 (Reporting By Padraic Halpin)

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