CRH has announced it is to buy a cement firm in northeast China.
The Irish buildings and cement group said the China plant, which will operate as Harbin Sanling Cement Company, is in Xiaoling township, approximately 45 kilometres southeast of Heilongjiang's largest city, Harbin.
CRH said Harbin Sanling is a modern plant with total cement capacity of 650,000 tonnes per annum.
CRH said it expected to close the deal in the coming months subject to government approval and the satisfaction of "certain preconditions".
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CRH chief executive Liam O'Mahony said the proposed deal represents "an excellent opportunity for CRH to enter and participate in the large and growing Chinese building materials market".