United States, et al. v. Taiheiyo Cement Corporation, et al.; Proposed Final Judgment and Competitive Impact Statement

ict Court for the District of Columbia United States of America, U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, 450 Fifth Street NW, Suite 8700, Washington, DC 20530,and, State of California, California Department of Justice, 455 Golden Gate Avenue, Suite 11000, San Francisco, CA 94102, Plaintiffs, v. Taiheiyo Cement Corporation, Bunkyo Garden Gate Tower, 1-1-1, Koishikawa, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan, Calportland Company, 10655 W Park Run Drive, Suite 275, Las Vegas, NV 89144, and, Vulcan Materials Company, 1200 Urban Center Drive, Birmingham, AL 35242, Defendants. Civil Action No. 1:26-cv-01783 Hon. Colleen Kollar-Kotelly Complaint Taiheiyo Cement Corporation (``Taiheiyo''), through its subsidiary CalPortland Company (``CalPortland''), and Vulcan Materials Company (``Vulcan'') are two of the leading suppliers of ready-mix concrete in San Diego County, California. Taiheiyo's proposed acquisition of Vulcan's ready-mix concrete operations in California may substantially lessen competition in the market for the production, distribution, and sale of ready-mix concrete in San Diego County in violation of Section 7 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. 18. The proposed acquisition should therefore be enjoined. I. Nature of the Action 1. Ready-mix concrete is a widely used building material that is essential to building infrastructure, such as bridges, tunnels, and highways; commercial building