# Vulcan Materials

> Vulcan already runs a recovered-material loop: reclaimed asphalt pavement and concrete from demolition return as aggregate inputs. The question is where a site can accept those streams without compromising specification or freight economics.

- Industry: Building & Infrastructure
- Collection: Active
- Materials: Cement, Minerals, Steel
- Processes: Recycling
- Evidence through: 2026-09-18
- Canonical URL: https://www.materialtransition.com/library/vulcan-materials

## Material inputs to resolve

Construction aggregates and recycled construction materials

Vulcan reports reusing 2.5 million tons of reclaimed asphalt pavement and recycling 1.7 million tons of concrete in 2025. The company says these streams come from highway, infrastructure and demolition projects. That establishes company activity, not an open site-specific supply lane.

**2.5M tons** RAP reused in 2025

**Open** Plant, grade and buyer evidence

**Screening** No commercial claim

**As of** September 18, 2026

- Concrete rubble from demolition
- Reclaimed asphalt pavement

### Outputs and residuals to resolve

- Recycled aggregate products
- Recovered reinforcement steel

**First decision:** Distance, material test and project specification.

## What is disclosed

Vulcan calls concrete-rubble and RAP recycling an important part of its business and reports both 2025 volumes.

#### What remains unproven

No public source identifies a particular yard, supplier, grade, customer specification or contracted outlet.

### Decision boundary

The public record supports one bounded next move: Distance, material test and project specification. It does not establish a buyer, commercial approval or supply agreement.

## Material flow map

| Material or stream | Qualification gate | Process or destination | Evidence still needed |
|-|-|-|-|
| Concrete rubble from demolition | Composition and specification | Recycled aggregate products | Site, volume and buyer evidence |
| Reclaimed asphalt pavement | Condition and logistics | Recovered reinforcement steel | Yield and destination evidence |

This is a public screening map. It separates company-disclosed flows from open qualification work. It does not convert a destination into a buyer or an announced ambition into operating capacity.

## Three defensible entry lanes

#### Metro recycled aggregate

Map one source-yard-project lane in a constrained urban market.

**Next evidence:** Distance, material test and project specification.

#### Qualification path

Separate disclosed company activity from a usable commercial lane.

**Next evidence:** Named site, product grade and technical owner.

#### Commercial boundary

Do not infer customer demand from corporate reporting.

**Next evidence:** Buyer specification, commercial terms and approval.

## Evidence register

- **2025 Form 10-K** Vulcan Materials https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1396009/000162828026009546/vmc-20251231.htm [1]
- **Corporate reports** Vulcan Materials https://www.vulcanmaterials.com/investors/corporate-governance/reports [2]
- **2025 Annual Report** Vulcan Materials https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltfd7cf707acd5b8e3/bltf10d25eecaf70d51/69c3e9cb48987321373039d4/2025-Annual-Report-VMC.pdf [3]
- **2025 recycled aggregates disclosure** Vulcan Materials, 2025 Annual Report https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltfd7cf707acd5b8e3/blt6f12bc011f9ae3db/69e1508759611ce99be5222b/VMC-Annual-Report-2025.pdf [4]

Source hierarchy: filings and company disclosures first. The brief states what those sources support and leaves the unresolved plant, grade, permit, buyer and mass-balance questions explicit.

## Material Transition editorial interpretation

The next useful working session starts with: Distance, material test and project specification.

## Sources

- [1] 2025 Form 10-K - https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1396009/000162828026009546/vmc-20251231.htm
- [2] Corporate reports - https://www.vulcanmaterials.com/investors/corporate-governance/reports
- [3] 2025 Annual Report - https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltfd7cf707acd5b8e3/bltf10d25eecaf70d51/69c3e9cb48987321373039d4/2025-Annual-Report-VMC.pdf
- [4] 2025 recycled aggregates disclosure - https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltfd7cf707acd5b8e3/blt6f12bc011f9ae3db/69e1508759611ce99be5222b/VMC-Annual-Report-2025.pdf

From the Material Transition company brief library: https://www.materialtransition.com/library/vulcan-materials