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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="lab_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent" xml:lang="en-US">Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="lab_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent" xml:lang="en-US">Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="lab_InventoryFinishedGoods" xml:lang="en-US">Inventory, Finished Goods</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_InventoryRawMaterials" xlink:to="lab_InventoryRawMaterials" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="lab_InventoryRawMaterials" xml:lang="en-US">Inventory, Raw Materials</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="lab_OtherInventorySupplies" xml:lang="en-US">Operating supplies and other</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="lab_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGrossAbstract" xml:lang="en-US">Property, plant &amp; equipment</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="lab_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGrossAbstract" xml:lang="en-US">Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross [Abstract]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="lab_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross" xml:lang="en-US">Property, plant &amp; equipment, cost</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="lab_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross" xml:lang="en-US">Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross, Total</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodStartLabel" xlink:label="lab_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross" xml:lang="en-US">Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross, Beginning Balance</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel" xlink:label="lab_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross" xml:lang="en-US">Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross, Ending Balance</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="lab_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross" xml:lang="en-US">Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="lab_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment" xml:lang="en-US">Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://xbrl.us/us-gaap/role/label/negatedTotal" xlink:label="lab_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment" xml:lang="en-US">Reserve for depr., depl. &amp; amort.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel" xlink:label="lab_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment" xml:lang="en-US">Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment, Ending Balance</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodStartLabel" xlink:label="lab_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment" xml:lang="en-US">Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment, Beginning Balance</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="lab_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment" xml:lang="en-US">Less: Reserve for depr., depl. &amp; amort.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="lab_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment" xml:lang="en-US">Less: Reserve for depr., depl. &amp; amort.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="lab_StockholdersEquity" xml:lang="en-US">Shareholders' equity</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="lab_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity" xml:lang="en-US">Total liabilities and shareholders' equity</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vmc_BasisOfPresentationAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Basis of Presentation [Abstract]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vmc_BasisOfPresentationAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Basis Of Presentation Abstract.</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_OrganizationConsolidationAndPresentationOfFinancialStatementsDisclosureTextBlock" xlink:label="us-gaap_OrganizationConsolidationAndPresentationOfFinancialStatementsDisclosureTextBlock" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="lab_OrganizationConsolidationAndPresentationOfFinancialStatementsDisclosureTextBlock" xml:lang="en-US">Basis of Presentation</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vmc_MediumTermInvestmentsAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Medium-term Investments [Abstract]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vmc_MediumTermInvestmentsAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Medium Term Investments Abstract.</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vmc-20100331.xsd#vmc_MediumTermInvestmentTextBlock" xlink:label="vmc_MediumTermInvestmentTextBlock" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vmc_MediumTermInvestmentTextBlock" xlink:to="vmc_MediumTermInvestmentTextBlock_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="vmc_MediumTermInvestmentTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Medium-term Investments</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vmc_MediumTermInvestmentTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Medium Term Investment [Text Block]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vmc_MediumTermInvestmentTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Medium Term Investment.</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vmc_FairValueMeasurementsAbstract" xlink:to="vmc_FairValueMeasurementsAbstract_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vmc_FairValueMeasurementsAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Fair Value Measurements [Abstract]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vmc_FairValueMeasurementsAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Fair Value Measurements.</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueDisclosuresTextBlock" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueDisclosuresTextBlock" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_FairValueDisclosuresTextBlock" xlink:to="lab_FairValueDisclosuresTextBlock" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="lab_FairValueDisclosuresTextBlock" xml:lang="en-US">Fair Value Measurements</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="lab_FairValueDisclosuresTextBlock" xml:lang="en-US">Fair Value Disclosures [Text Block]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="lab_ComprehensiveIncomeNoteAbstract" xml:lang="en-US">Comprehensive Income [Abstract]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vmc-20100331.xsd#vmc_GoodwillAbstract" xlink:label="vmc_GoodwillAbstract" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="vmc_GoodwillAbstract" xlink:to="vmc_GoodwillAbstract_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="vmc_GoodwillAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Goodwill [Abstract]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="vmc_GoodwillAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Goodwill.</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="vmc-20100331.xsd#vmc_NewAccountingStandardsAbstract" xlink:label="vmc_NewAccountingStandardsAbstract" />
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