Boral Limited

ASX:BLD ISIN:AU000000BLD2

Feb 9, 2012

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Boral Limited Company Summary

Boral Limited is Australia's largest building and construction materials supplier in Australia, and has significant operations in the USA and in Asia. With some A$5.2 billion worth of sales, Boral has over 15,900 employees working across 717 operating sites.

Boral produces and distributes a broad range of construction materials, including quarry products, cement, flyash, pre-mix concrete and asphalt; and building products, including clay bricks and pavers, clay and concrete roof tiles, concrete masonry products, plasterboard, windows and timber. Boral primarily serves customers in the building and construction industries with operations concentrated in three key geographical markets - Australia, the USA and Asia. The Boral Group has leading market positions in all three geographic markets.

Boral has operated solely as a construction materials and building products group since the Company's demerger in January 2000, when the old Boral Group, which also included an energy business, was demerged into two industry specific listed companies, new Boral and Origin Energy Limited.

Boral comprises seven key operating divisions, aligned along three business segments.

COMPANY DATA

	Headquarters	Level 39, AMP Centre

		50 Bridge Street

		Sydney NSW 2000

	Telephone	+61-2-9220-6300

	Fax	+61-2-9233-6605

	Principal Sector	Materials

	Principal Industry	Building & Construction

	Listed	2000/02/21

	Homepage	www.boral.com.au

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