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Australia accounted for US$423.3 million (8.7%), Canada US$213.8 million (4.4%), Germany US$163.9 million (3.4%), New Zealand US$97.3 million (2.0%), and other countries US$393.0 million (8.1%). Sales are reported by customer location; percentages are calculated from reported amounts and rounded to one decimal. [T12109443]\n\nBy operating segment, FY2026 net sales were US$2,963.1 million for Siding & Trim (61.3% of total), US$795.2 million for Deck, Rail & Accessories (16.4%), US$520.6 million for Australia & New Zealand (10.8%), and US$556.9 million for Europe (11.5%). These percentages are calculated from reported segment sales. [T12674391] The company’s listed principal manufacturing locations include sites across the United States; Carole Park and Rosehill in Australia; and facilities in Calbe, Münchehof and Siglingen in Germany, Orejo in Spain, and Wijchen in the Netherlands. [T992782] The report also notes that manufacturing facilities in Fontana, California, and Summerville, South Carolina, were closed during FY2026, although Summerville appears in the principal-facilities listing. [P28829863][P38017119]\n\nAt March 31, 2026, James Hardie employed approximately 7,500 people, with approximately 27% outside the United States; the report identifies 709 employees in Europe and 107 in Australia as covered by collective agreements, not as total regional headcounts. [P38092909] Its registered and principal executive office is in Dublin, Ireland. [P5499584]\n[T12109443][T12674391][T992782][P28829863][P38017119][P38092909][P5499584]", "updatedAt": "2026-10-02T12:32:07.144861Z" }, { "type": "SEGMENTS", "text": "For FY2026, James Hardie reported four business segments. Siding & Trim, comprising its North American fiber-cement business and AZEK Exteriors, contributed approximately 61.3% of group net sales. [P42870189][T12674391] Deck, Rail & Accessories, the other reported segment from the AZEK business, contributed approximately 16.4%. [P8042291][T12674391]\n\nAustralia & New Zealand, focused on fiber-cement products made in Australia and sold in Australia and New Zealand, contributed approximately 10.8% of net sales. [P7970960][T12674391] Europe, which includes fiber-gypsum products and cement-bonded boards made in Europe as well as U.S.-made fiber cement sold there, contributed approximately 11.5%. [P41235830][T12674391] Shares are approximate, calculated from FY2026 segment net sales and consolidated net sales. [T12674391]\n[P42870189][T12674391][P8042291][T12674391][P7970960][T12674391][P41235830][T12674391][T12674391]", "updatedAt": "2026-10-02T12:32:07.144861Z" }, { "type": "HISTORY", "text": "Established in Melbourne in 1888 as an import business, James Hardie began importing fibre-cement products in 1903. The company was listed on the Australian Stock Exchange in 1951. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, it developed asbestos-free fibre-cement products; it stopped using asbestos in building products in 1985 and in pipes in 1987. Its first U.S. fibre-cement plant opened in Fontana, California, in 1990, marking the start of a major international expansion. [P150547488][https://www.jameshardie.com.au/company-history][https://www.jameshardie.com.au/ContentfulCMS/General/Asbestos_Fact_Sheet_James_Hardie.pdf]\n\nIn 2001, James Hardie restructured under a Dutch holding company. It moved its corporate domicile to Ireland in 2010 and became James Hardie Industries plc in 2012. The 2018 acquisition of Fermacell expanded its European fibre-gypsum and cement-bonded-board businesses. In 2025, it completed the acquisition of AZEK, extending its operations into exterior home and outdoor-living products. 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