Overview
Anglo Industrial Minerals’ (AIM) sole business is Tarmac, an international heavy building materials producer.
National Contracting, part of Tarmac's Aggregates Products business
In the UK it is a market leader in aggregates, asphalt, mortar and ready-mixed concrete, with significant operations in concrete products, lime and cement. It has operations in continental Europe and the Middle East producing crushed rock, sand and gravel, asphalt, ready-mixed concrete and concrete products.
United Kingdom
Tarmac’s UK organisation consists of two business units. It's Aggregate Products business is made up of aggregates, asphalt, contracting, recycling and ready-mixed concrete. It is based in seven geographical areas. Building Products is made up of those businesses that have essentially national markets, including cement, lime, mortar and concrete products.
Rest of the world
Tarmac's international businesses operate in ten countries in continental Europe and the Middle East. It is a leading producer of hard rock, sand and gravel and concrete products in its Central European countries of operation. In France and Poland, it has important and growing shares of the concrete products markets. In 2008, the company sold its Spanish operations.
In August 2007, Anglo American announced it would sell Tarmac. It is expected that the performance of Tarmac will underpin a competitive sale process; however it has been decided not to launch the marketing phase of the sale process until current credit market conditions improve.
