US: Heidelberg Materials is rumoured to have hired advisors for a possible attempt to acquire Summit Materials. Bloomberg has reported that the company made two approaches to Summit Materials ‘in recent weeks.’ Meanwhile, the Colorado-based producer revealed in a statement that it has rejected two takeover bids from an unnamed party, the more recent on 18 October 2023.
Summit Materials previously agreed to merge with Cementos Argos subsidiary Argos USA in early September 2023.