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CRH Trading Update - April 2021 ● ● ● ● ● Key Highlights Positive start to the year with Q1 like - for - like sales + 3 % Good underlying demand & continued pricing progress across key markets Year - to - date acquisition spend $ 0.2bn ; strong pipeline of opportunities $ 0.2bn divestment of Brazil cement business complete Share buyback programme ongoing ; $ 0.3bn tranche to be completed by end of June H1 Group EBITDA expected to be well ahead of prior year Albert Manifold , Chief Executive , said today : " We had a positive start to the year in a seasonally quiet period for our business with good underlying demand and pricing progress across our key markets . While near - term uncertainties remain , we expect first - half profitability to be well ahead of the prior year period which experienced a heavily disrupted second quarter due to COVID - 19 . As we look ahead to the second half of the year , we expect further normalisation in our markets as the health situation continues to improve . " Announced Wednesday , 28 April 2021