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Boral reports 'strong' first half on infrastructure boom

Simon Evans
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Boral chief executive Mike Kane says the building products group is "stretched" meeting demand for soaring demand for concrete and asphalt in NSW.

The infrastructure boom already under way in Australia and the first full contribution from Boral's $US2.6 billion Headwaters acquisition in the United States underpinned a 13 per cent rise in first half profit to $173 million.

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Simon Evans writes on business specialising in retail, manufacturing, beverages, mining and M&A. He is based in Adelaide. Connect with Simon on Twitter. Email Simon at simon.evans@afr.com

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