Bonsal American Acquires TXI Package Products

Charlotte, NC, April 18, 2012 -- Bonsal American said it has acquired the TXI Package Products business of TXI Operations, LP, a subsidiary of Texas Industries, Inc., which is based in Dallas, Texas.

The Package Products business unit is composed of five Texas manufacturing facilities located around three of the major markets in Texas: Dallas/Ft. Worth, Houston and Austin/San Antonio.

TXI sells a mix of bagged products including dry mix concrete, cement, bulk mortar and private-label products through large and independent retailers, building materials distributors and commercial masonry distributors/contractors.

Bonsal American will also acquire the Sakrete license for the state of Texas, ownership of the Maximizer brand of lightweight concrete mixes and TXI's preblended masonry business, which will be converted to Bonsal American's Amerimix brand.

Bonsal American will also enter into a licensing agreement to be a packager and seller of TXI bagged cement in the Texas market.

TXI Package Products will operate as a separate region within Bonsal American. There will be no change to either personnel or mix designs for any of the products and brands.