The following information is provided to assist shareholders and analysts to assist in their understanding of movements in the prices of Boral's key products. The information is provided for the period after December 2013, and will be updated from time to time in relation to the relevant increases. 

12 August 2021

Boral has advised customers of the following price increases:

  • Concrete price increases in NSW, VIC, SA, TAS and WA of between around $4.00 and $9.00/m3 equating to around 2 - 5%. Changes will be effective 1 October 2021.
  • Aggregate price increases in NSW, VIC, SA, TAS and WA equating to around 3 - 8%. Changes will be effective 1 Oct 2021.

Note that estimated percentage increases are based on the 20MPa/20mm prices and the aggregate percentage increases are based on a basket of representative 20mm products. Also note that price increases in some specific market segments and products may be outside of these ranges and timeframes.

1 February 2021

Boral has advised customers of the following price increases:

  • Concrete price increases in QLD, NSW, VIC, SA, TAS and WA of between around $5.00 and $12.00/m3 equating to around 2 - 6%. Changes will be effective between 1 February and 1 April 2021 depending upon location.
  • Aggregate price increases in QLD, NSW, VIC, SA, TAS and WA equating to around 2 - 9%. Changes will be effective between 1 March and 1 April 2021 depending upon location.

Note that estimated percentage increases are based on the 20MPa/20mm prices and the aggregate percentage increases are based on a basket of representative 20mm products. Also note that price increases in some specific market segments and products may be outside of these ranges and timeframes.

20 December 2019

Boral has advised customers of the following price increases:

  • Concrete price increases in QLD, NSW, VIC, SA, TAS and WA of between around $2.00 and $10.00/m3 equating to around 1 - 4%, effective 1 April 2020.
  • Aggregate price increases in NSW, VIC, SA, TAS and WA equating to around 2 - 5%, effective 1 April 2020.
  • Bulk cement price increases in NSW, VIC and TAS of between around $5.00 and $15.00 per tonne for grey and off-white cement, and fly ash equating to around 3 - 4%, effective 1 April 2020.

Note that estimated percentage increases are based on the 20MPa/20mm prices and the aggregate percentage increases are based on a basket of representative 20mm products. Also note that price increases in some specific market segments and products may be outside of these ranges and timeframes. Estimated percentage cement increases are based on the grey cement price only.

22 October 2019

Boral has advised customers of the following price increases:

  • Concrete price increases in regional NSW and ACT of around 1- 2%, effective 1 November 2019.

Note that estimated percentage increases are based on the 20MPa/20mm prices. Also note that price increases in some specific markets segments and products may be  outside of these ranges and timeframes.

12 September 2019

Boral has advised customers of the following price increases:

  • Concrete price increases in VIC of between $4.50 and $6.50/m3 equating to an average of around 3%, effective 1 October 2019.
  • Aggregate price increases in VIC and TAS equating to around 2 - 6%, effective 1 October 2019.

Note that estimated percentage increases are based on the 20MPa/20mm prices and the aggregate percentage increases are based on a basket of representative 20mm products. Also note that price increases in some specific market segments and products may be outside of these ranges and timeframes.

11 February 2019

Boral has advised customers of the following price increases:

  • Concrete price increases in Qld, NSW/ACT, Vic, SA and Tas of between $3.90 and $10.90/m3 equating to around 2-6%, effective 1 April 2019.
  • Aggregate price increases in Qld, NSW/ACT, Vic, SA and Tas equating to around 2-10%, effective 1 April 2019.
  • Bulk cement price increases in NSW/ACT, Vic and Tas of between $4.00 and $10.00 per tonne for grey and off-white cement, and fly ash equating to an average of around 2-5%, effective 1 April 2019.

Note that estimated percentage increases are based on the 20MPa/20mm prices and the aggregate percentage increases are based on a basket of representative 20mm products. Also note that price increases in some specific market segments and products may be outside of these ranges and timeframes. Estimated percentage cement increases are based on the grey cement price only.

27 August 2018

Boral has advised customers of the following price increases:

  • Concrete price increases in NSW, Victoria and Tasmania of between $3.50 and $11.00/m3 equating to around 2-6%, effective 1 October 2018.
  • Aggregate price increases in Victoria and Tasmania equating to around 3-10%, effective 1 October 2018.
  • Bulk cement price increases in Victoria and Tasmania of $10 per tonne for grey and off-white cement and fly ash equating to an average of around 4-5%, effective 1 October 2018.

Note that estimated percentage increases are based on the 20MPa/20mm prices and the aggregate percentage increases are based on a basket of representative 20mm products. Also note that price increases in some specific market segments and products may be outside of these ranges and timeframes. Estimated percentage cement increases are based on the grey cement price only.

9 February 2018

Boral has advised customers of the following price increases:

  • Concrete price increases across most of Australia of between $3.00 and $14.00/m3 equating to around 2-7%, effective 1 April 2018.
  • Aggregate price increases across most of Australia of between $1.00 and $2.50/tonne equating to around 3-7%, effective 1 April 2018.
  • Bulk cement price increases in NSW / ACT, Victoria and Tasmania of $10 per tonne for off-white cement and $8 per tonne for grey cement (and fly ash in NSW/ACT and VIC only, and milled slag in NSW/ACT), equating to an average of around 3-5%, effective 1 April 2018.

Note that estimated percentage increases are based on the 20MPa/20mm prices and the aggregate percentage increases are based on a basket of representative 20mm products. Also note that price increases in some specific market segments and products may be outside of these ranges and timeframes. Estimated percentage cement increases are based on the grey cement price only.

30 August 2017

Boral has advised customers of the following price increases:

  • Concrete price increases across most of Australia of between $4.00 and $12.00/m3 equating to around 2-6%, effective 1 October 2017.
  • Aggregate price increases across most of Australia of between $1.50 and $6.00/tonne equating to around 4% and higher, effective 1 October 2017.
  • Bulk cement price increases in NSW / ACT, Victoria and Tasmania of $10 per tonne for off-white cement and $8 per tonne for grey cement (and fly ash in NSW/ACT and VIC only, and milled slag in NSW/ACT), equating to an average of around 3-4%, effective 1 October 2017.

Note that estimated percentage increases are based on the 20MPa/20mm prices and the aggregate percentage increases are based on a basket of representative 20mm products. Also note that price increases in some specific market segments and products may be outside of these ranges and timeframes. Estimated percentage cement increases are based on the grey cement price only.

9 February 2017

Boral has advised customers of the following price increases:

  • Concrete price increases across most of Australia of between $3.00 and $12.00/m3 equating to around 2-7%, effective 1 April 2017.
  • Aggregate price increases across most of Australia of between $1.25 and $5.00/tonne equating to around 6-14%, effective 1 April 2017.

Note that estimated percentage increases are based on the 20MPa/20mm prices and the aggregate percentage increases are based on a basket of representative 20mm products. Also note that price increases in some specific market segments and products may be outside of these ranges and timeframes.

25 January 2017

Boral has advised customers of the following price increases:

  • Bulk cement price increases in NSW / ACT, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia of $15 per tonne for off-white cement and $10 per tonne for grey cement (and fly ash and milled      slag in NSW/ACT and VIC only), equating to an average of around 4-6%, effective 1 April 2017.

Note that estimated percentage increases are based on the grey cement price only.

24 August 2016

  • Concrete price increases in most East Coast regions of between $5.00 and $8.00/m3 equating to around 3-4%, effective between 1 October 2016 and 1 November 2016 (depending on location).
  • Aggregate price increases in Victoria/Tas and NSW metro of between $1.50 and $3.00/tonne equating to around 6-9%, effective 1 November 2016.

Note that estimated percentage increases are based on the 20MPa/20mm prices and the aggregate percentage increases are based on a basket of representative 20mm products. Also note that price increases in some specific market segments and products may be outside of these ranges and timeframes.

11 August 2016

Boral has advised customers of the following price increases:

  • Bulk cement price increases in NSW / ACT, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia of $15 per tonne for off-white cement and $11 per tonne for grey cement (and fly ash and milled slag in NSW/ACT and VIC only), equating to an average of around 6%, effective 1 October 2016.

04 January 2016

Boral has advised its customers of the following price increases:

  • Concrete price increases nationally of between $3.00 and $14.00/m3 equating to around 2-8%, effective 1 April 2016
  • Aggregate price increases nationally of between $1.00 and $3.00/tonne equating to around 3-13%, effective 1 April 2016

Note that estimated percentage increases are based on the 20MPa/20mm prices and the aggregate percentage increases are based on a basket of representative 20mm products. Also note that price increases in some specific market segments may be outside of these ranges and timeframes.

21 December 2015

Boral has advised customers of the following price increases:

  • Bulk cement price increases in NSW / ACT and Victoria of $9 per tonne for core products, equating to around 4%, and $5.50 per tonne in Tasmania, equating to around 2.5%, effective 1 January 2016

23 December 2014

Boral has advised its customers of the following price increases:

  • Concrete price increases nationally (excluding WA) of between $8.00 and $16.50/m3 equating to around 5-9%, effective 1 April 2015
  • Concrete price increases in WA of $12.00/m3 equating to around 6-8%, effective 1 March 2015
  • Aggregate price increases nationally (excluding WA) of between $1.70 and $6.00/tonne equating to around 6-18%, effective 1 April 2015
  • Aggregate price increases in WA of $3.50/tonne equating to around 7-10%, effective 1 March 2015

Note that estimated percentage increases are based on the 20MPa/20mm prices and the aggregate percentage increases are based on a basket of representative 20mm products.

USG Boral has advised its customers of the following price increases:

  • Plasterboard price increases in NSW/ACT and Victoria/Tasmania of 7% and in Queensland, SA, WA and NT a 6% increase, effective 1 March 2015

17 November 2014

Boral has advised customers of the following price increases:

  • Bulk cement price increases in NSW, ACT, Victoria and Tasmania of $8 / tonne for core products, equating to around 4%, effective 1 January 2015

17 December 2013

Boral has advised its customers of the following price increases:

  • Plasterboard price increases in NSW, Queensland and Victoria of 7% and in SA and WA a 4.7% increase, effective 1 March 2014
  • Concrete price increases nationally of between $6 and $12/m3 equating to around 3-6%, effective 1 April 2014
  • Aggregate price increases nationally of between $1 and $5/tonne equating to around 4-11%, effective 1 April 2014
  • Cement price increase in NSW and Victoria of $12/tonne equating to an average of around 6%, effective 1 April 2014