CRH Plc operates in the Cement, hydraulic sector. CRH plc (CRH) is a diversified building materials company, which manufactures and distributes building material products from the fundamentals of heavy materials and elements to construct the frame, through exterior products that complete the building envelope, to distribution channels, which service construction fit-out and renewal. The Company operates in six business segments: Europe Materials (including activities in China and India), Europe Products, Europe Distribution, Americas Materials, Americas Products and Americas Distribution. During the year ended December 31, 2010, CRH acquired one Exterior Products distributor in Sacramento, California. In November 2010, the Company sold all the assets of its Ivy Steel and Wire business (Ivy) in the United States. In June 2011, the Company's Allied Building Products Corp. acquired Astro Building Supplies, Inc. In our complete report available for purchase the company is compared to: Holcim Limited, Lafarge S.A. and HeidelbergCement AG.