Eagle Materials, Inc. engages in the provision of heavy construction materials and light building materials. The company is headquartered in Dallas, Texas and currently employs 2,400 full-time employees. The firm manufactures and distributes Portland Cement, Gypsum Wallboard, Recycled Gypsum Paperboard, and Concrete and Aggregates from more than 70 facilities across the United States. Its business is organized into two sectors: Heavy Materials, which includes the Cement and Concrete and Aggregates segments; and Light Materials, which includes the Gypsum Wallboard and Recycled Paperboard segments. Its primary products are commodities that are essential in commercial and residential construction; public construction projects; and projects to build, expand, and repair roads and highways. The company operates approximately eight modern cement plants, one slag grinding facility and 30 cement distribution terminals. The company operates over 30 ready-mix concrete batch plants, five aggregate processing plants, five gypsum wallboard plants and a recycled paperboard mill.