| Vulcan Materials Company | |
|---|---|
| Type | Public (NYSE: VMC) |
| Founded | 1909 as Birmingham Slag Company |
| Headquarters | Birmingham, Alabama, USA |
| Key people | Donald M. A public company usually refers to a company that is permitted to offer its registered securities ( Stock, bonds, etc The New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE) is a Stock exchange based in New York City. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um Alabama (formally the State of Alabama;) is a State located in the southern region of the United States of America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the James, Chief Executive Officer Daniel F. A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator Sansone, Chief Financial Officer William F. Denson III Esq. , General Counsel |
| Industry | Construction Materials |
| Products | Crushed Stone, Sand and Gravel |
| Revenue | ▲$3. A general counsel is the chief Lawyer of a legal department usually in a corporation or government department For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" In the fields of Architecture and Civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the Building or assembling of Infrastructure In Marketing, a product is anything that can be offered to a Market that might satisfy a want or need In business revenue or revenues is Income that a company receives from its normal business activities usually from the sale of goods and services 34 billion USD (2006) |
| Employees | 9,700 (2006) |
| Website | http://www.vulcanmaterials.com/ |
Vulcan Materials Company NYSE: VMC Vulcan Materials Company (Vulcan) is principally engaged in the production, distribution and sale of construction materials. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages The New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE) is a Stock exchange based in New York City. Vulcan is the largest producer of construction materials (primarily gravel, crushed stone, and sand) in the United States. Its stock is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol VMC. The New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE) is a Stock exchange based in New York City. The company is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama and employs approximately 9,700 people at over 356 facilities. Birmingham (ˈbɝmɪŋhæm is the largest City in the US state of Alabama and is the County seat of Jefferson County. Vulcan serves 24 states, the District of Columbia and Mexico. Shipments of all construction aggregates totaled approximately 260 million tons, during the year ended December 31, 2005.
On June 7, 2005, Vulcan completed the sale of its chemicals business, known as Vulcan Chemicals, to Occidental Chemical Corporation. Oxychem (more formally called Occidental Chemical Corporation) is the chemicals division of the Occidental Petroleum Corporation. The sale of assets included Vulcan's chloralkali plants in Wichita, Kansas, Geismar, Louisiana and Port Edwards, Wisconsin, as well as Vulcan Chemicals' joint venture located in Geismar, Louisiana. In 2005, Vulcan acquired 11 aggregates operations and five asphalt plants in Arizona, Georgia, Indiana and Tennessee.
On February 19, 2007, Vulcan announced that it will buy Florida Rock Industries for $4. 6 billion dollars. Vulcan completed the acquisition of Florida Rock on November 16, 2007.
In March 2007, Vulcan announced that it had been named to Fortune Magazine's list of most Admired Companies for 2007. Fortune is a Global Business Magazine published by Time Inc's Fortune|Money Group The company ranked number 1 in its industry sector, "Building Materials, Glass. " Overall, Vulcan ranked among the top 10 companies in the Fortune 1000 for both long-term investment and social responsibility. Please do not add the complete list of fortune 1000 companies Social responsibility is an ethical or ideological theory that an Entity whether it is a Government, Corporation, Organization The 2007 issue marks the sixth time Vulcan has been selected to the Most Admired list.
Corporate Address:
1200 Urban Center Drive
Birmingham, AL 35242
UNITED STATES
Phone: (205) 298-3000
Fax: (205) 298-2911
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