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ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP




          Our Aggregates and Downstream Businesses

          In our aggregates product line, which is the largest of our businesses, the primary source of our Scope 1 CO e emissions is
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          the consumption of diesel fuel in our mining operations. The same is largely true of our targeted downstream operations,
          namely ready mixed concrete and asphalt and paving services, that have similar mobile combustion sources, including off-
          road and on-road equipment. These downstream businesses also use natural gas in their processes, and those emissions,
          while considerably smaller than their diesel-related emissions, are included in the total carbon footprint provided in this
          report.

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             Scope 1 GHG Emissions (in metric tonnes)           Scope 1 GHG Emissions Financial Performance Ratio
             Aggregates and Targeted Downstream Businesses      Aggregates and Targeted Downstream Businesses

                                     534           532                    154.4
                              502           519                                  151.1  144.5   133    124
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               Metric Tonnes of Scope 1   GHG Emissions (x 1,000)  GHG Emissions / $M in   Product and Services Revenue








                       2017   2018   2019   2020   2021                   2017   2018   2019   2020   2021


            1  Scope 1 GHG Emissions = Direct emissions, less transportation and international operations. California and Arizona assets acquired on October 1,
              2021 are not included in these totals.

          In an effort to mitigate the risks to the Company associated with GHG emissions while ensuring and improving financial
          sustainability, we have made significant capital investments in our mobile fleet in both the aggregates and targeted
          downstream businesses. We have also invested significant capital to right-size our operations, which can result in an
          operation using fewer pieces of equipment and, for the aggregates business, shorter haul distances from the mine to
          the crushing plant. See “Our Roadmap” starting on page 48 of this report.



                                                                Notably, like our Magnesia Specialties business, our
          “In an effort to mitigate the risks                   aggregates business also produces material that is
                                                                used by others to reduce emissions. For example, our
          to the Company associated with
                                                                limestone aggregate operations produce substantial
          GHG emissions while ensuring and                      quantities of scrubber stone sold to power producers
          improving financial sustainability,                   for use in reducing the sulfur dioxide (SO ) emissions
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                                                                generated by their coal-fired plants. As noted earlier,
          we have made significant capital                      our aggregates production — although it
          investments in our mobile fleet at                    represents the majority of our facilities and
                                                                consolidated revenue — has a small direct GHG
          both the aggregates and targeted                      emissions footprint.
          downstream businesses.”










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