(EMAILWIRE.COM, March 15, 2002 ) Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE: VMC) announced today that Harri J. Haikala (38) has been named Assistant General Counsel. Prior to joining Vulcan in 1997, Mr. Haikala was a partner at the law firm of Burr & Forman LLP in Birmingham. Mr. Haikala is a graduate of North Carolina State University where he received Bachelor of Science degrees in Pulp & Paper Science and Chemical Engineering. Mr. Haikala received his Juris Doctor degree from Tulane Law School.

According to William F. Denson III, Vulcan's Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, "Harri has a unique combination of technical and legal experience. In his new capacity, he will continue to focus his considerable talents on legal matters pertaining to our chemicals businesses."

Vulcan Materials Company, an S&P 500 company, is a producer of industrial materials with significant positions in two industries. It is the nation's foremost producer of construction aggregates, a major producer of other construction materials, and a leading chemicals manufacturer, supplying chloralkali and other industrial chemicals.

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