CRH pic, the Dublin-based global building materials group, achieved record EBITDA of €1.54 billion for the six months ended 30 June 2019, 36% ahead of the first-half period last year (H1 2018: €1.13 billion), on sales revenue that was 11% ahead at€13.2 billion (H1 2018: €11.9 billion). As well as good EBITDA margin progress, up 9.5% to 11.7%, the first half also saw continued portfolio refinement with around €2 billion of divestments and some €0.5 billion of acquisitions.
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