
Companies in the industry are reporting increases in volume and pricing for the first half of 2014 for building materials including aggregates, cement and ready-mixed concrete.
The recovery is taking hold in the North American Building Materials Industry and Moody's expects to see the industry’s operating income grow by more than 7 percent for the remainder of 2014 and into at least mid-2015. Industry fundamentals are supporting these expectations. This has prompted Moody's to change its outlook from stable to positive.








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