Polaris Materials Corporation oversees the development, production and distribution of high-performance construction aggregates to the United States and Canada. The company holds an 88% interest in the Orca Quarry, a sand and gravel deposit which covers an area of approximately 350 hectares located to the north east coast of Vancouver Island west of Port McNeill, British Columbia. Through a long-term marine shipping agreement with CSL Americas, Polaris facilitates the sale and distribution of construction grade sand, gravel, and crushed rock to the West Coast of the United States and Hawaii.
Polaris is a wholly owned subsidiary of Vulcan Materials Company. Headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, Vulcan Materials Company is the largest producer of construction aggregates—primarily crushed stone, sand and gravel—and a major producer of aggregates-based construction materials, including asphalt and ready-mixed concrete in the United States. Vulcan’s coast-to-coast footprint and strategic distribution network align with and serve the nation’s growth centers.(NASDAQ:VMC)