Fibre-cement maker James Hardie Industries said it will buy U.S. artificial decking maker AZEK for $8.75 billion, sending its shares tumbling amid analysts' concerns of overpaying for exposure to a ...

James Hardie is expanding its already substantial building materials footprint with the ... trim, and backer board. In fact, I have Hardie Trim and Hardie Shingle products on my house.

My overall takeaway was that raw material inflation was persistent ... etc), contractors still prefer Hardie board over competitors. While James Hardie isn’t the only company to sell fiber ...