The company operates in three segments: Construction Materials, Coal Combustion Products (CCP), and Alternative Energy.
The Construction Materials segment develops, manufactures, and distributes bagged concrete, stucco, mortar, and blocks products that utilize fly ash, as well as stone and expanded concrete block products.
It also offers building products used in exterior residential home improvement and construction.
The CCP segment markets coal combustion products, such as fly ash and bottom ash to the building products and ready mix concrete industries.
The company markets CCPs to replace manufactured or mined materials, such as portland cement, lime, agricultural gypsum, fired lightweight aggregate, granite aggregate, and limestone.
The Alternative Energy segment includes Headwaters’ coal-based solid alternative fuels business; and develops catalyst technologies to convert coal and heavy oil into liquid fuels, as well as nanocatalyst processes and applications.
The company was incorporated in 1995 under the name Covol Technologies, Inc.
and changed its name to Headwaters Incorporated in 2000.
Headwaters Incorporated is headquartered in South Jordan, Utah.
