ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

Ash Grove Cement Company’s environmental policy entails a commitment to strive to implement the following eleven principles in its operating and business decisions:

Operating Compliance

Operation of the Company’s facilities in an environmentally responsible manner in compliance with environmental regulations and other requirements which relate to the Company’s environmental impact.

Development and implementation of an environmental management system to ensure the environmentally responsible operation of the Company’s facilities consistent with the best practices of our industry and to periodically assess the Company’s progress toward its goals.

Process Efficiency

Efficient use of energy and the development of beneficial alternative sources of raw materials and fuels at its facilities.

Continuous improvement of operations within the manufacturing process by developing and achieving environmental objectives and targets designed to reduce the amount of emissions or releases attributable to facility activities and to minimize adverse impacts on the environment.

Minimization of the creation of waste, wherever practicable in its operations, and the safe and responsible recycling, beneficial reuse, or disposal of such wastes in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

Process/Product Safety

Development and production of finished products that can be safely manufactured, transported, used and disposed.

Development and maintenance of emergency preparedness or contingency plans where significant hazards exist in the Company’s operations.

Environmental Stewardship

Development of open communication with its employees, suppliers, customers, neighbors and members of the public regarding its policy on and management of environmental matters.

Education and training of its employees in the conduct of operations in an environmentally responsible manner and the assignment of qualified personnel to supervise such operations.

Retention of vendors and contractors committed to responsible environmental management.

Participation in the creation of responsible laws, regulations and public policies dealing with manufacturing, construction and the environment, and the encouragement of fair and equitable enforcement of same.

Resolved, Board of Directors, Ash Grove Cement Company, September 20, 1994

Revised November 13, 2008