Eagle Materials Has Been Proudly Manufacturing Its Products in the USA Since the 1960s
1960s
Centex Corporation forms Centex Construction Products (CXP). Construction and start-up of the Nevada Cement plant occur, along with the purchase of Centex Materials, a concrete and aggregates business in Austin, TX.
1970s
The Illinois Cement Company joint venture is formed, and the plant's start-up occurs two years later. Construction begins on a new cement plant in Buda, TX.
1980s
A gypsum wallboard plant in Albuquerque, NM, is purchased, forming Centex American Gypsum. The Buda, TX, cement plant expands to an annual capacity of over one million tons. A cement plant in Laramie, WY, is purchased, becoming Mountain Cement Company. The Texas Lehigh Cement Company joint venture is formed, with CXP retaining 50% ownership.
1990s
Start-up occurs for Centex American Gypsum's second wallboard plant in Bernalillo, NM. The Initial Public Offering of 49% of Centex Construction Product's stock is completed. Mountain Cement's second kiln starts operations. The purchase of American Gypsum's third wallboard plant in Eagle, CO, is completed, and a 60% expansion is added two years later.
2000s
CXP acquires a wallboard plant in Duke, OK, and a lightweight paper mill in Lawton, OK. Centex Corporation spins off its 65% interest in CXP, and upon completion, the company’s new name becomes Eagle Materials Inc., trading on the NYSE under the symbol “EXP.” Eagle Materials purchases the remaining 50% interest in the Illinois Cement Company joint venture. The board of directors approves a $65 million expansion and modernization project for the Illinois Cement Company plant in LaSalle, IL. American Gypsum announces plans to build a new high-speed, environmentally friendly wallboard plant near Georgetown, SC, and construction begins in late 2005. Expansion at the Illinois Cement plant increases total company capacity to nearly three million tons. Texas Lehigh Cement increases its cement capacity with an investment in cement import terminals in Houston. American Gypsum’s Georgetown, SC, wallboard plant opens for production in January 2008.
2010s
In November 2012, EXP acquires two cement plants, one in Kansas City, MO, and the other in Tulsa, OK, increasing its cement production capacity by 60% and expanding its market reach into the south-central US. The transaction also includes eight ready-mix concrete plants, two aggregates quarries, and six distribution terminals. In 2017, EXP acquires a cement plant located near Dayton, OH, now known as Fairborn Cement Company. In August 2019, EXP acquires 3D Concrete, a concrete and aggregates business in Northern Nevada.
2020s
In early 2020, EXP acquires the Kosmos cement plant, located in Louisville, KY, along with seven distribution terminals. The acquisition of Kosmos Cement positions EXP as the largest US-based cement company and the sixth-largest cement operator in the US. In 2022, EXP completes the acquisition of a concrete and aggregates business serving the Greater Denver market, now known as Raptor Materials. In 2023, EXP takes over the Battletown quarry operation in Louisville, KY, further expanding its aggregates operations. In May 2023, EXP completes the acquisition of the Stockton import cement terminal, further serving its customer base in Northern California and Northern Nevada. In January 2025, EXP completes the acquisition of Bullskin Stone & Lime, a pure-play aggregates business located in Western Pennsylvania.