Boral Limited - Profile Company Report Australia

30-06-2012, 15 pages

Boral Limited is an Australian-based company that derives revenue from the manufacture and supply of building and construction materials in Australia, the US and Asia. It was formed in February 2000 as a result of the de-merger of the original Boral into two listed entities, the new Boral and Origin Energy. Boral is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange under the code BLD, employs about 15,200 people across its operations, and is headquartered in Sydney.

Boral Limited is a manufacturer and distributor of building and construction products with operations in Australia, the USA and Asia. For the purposes of reporting, Boral Limited divides its operations in to the following segments:

Boral Construction Materials - Operation of quarries, supply of concrete and asphalt, and transport and property development activities.
Boral Cement - Operation of quarries, supply of cement, Asian concrete, and pipes.
Boral Building Products - Supply of Australian plasterboard, roof tiles, bricks, masonry, timber products, and Asian plasterboard.
Boral USA - Supply of roof tiles, fly ash, concrete, bricks, masony, and cultured stone to the US market, as well as the operation of quarries in the USA.
Boral Construction Related Businesses - Made up of De Martin & Gasparini, a concrete placing specialist, and Dowell Windows, a locally-owned window manufacturer.

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