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| Washington Group JV to build cement plant for Holcim Washington Group International announced that Washington Group Alberici, its majority-owned joint venture with Alberici Constructors, has been awarded a contract to build one of the world's largest cement plants for Holcim (US) Inc., a major manufacturer and supplier of cement and mineral components in the United States. Washington Group Alberici will provide procurement, construction management, and general contractor services for the main plant associated with the $905 million cement-manufacturing complex located in northern Ste. Genevieve County, Mo., approximately 55 miles south of St. Louis. The facility's single kiln will produce 12,000 metric tons of clinker per day (four million tons of cement annually), making it the largest single clinker production line in the world. Clinker is the material made by heating ground limestone and other raw materials. The clinker is then ground into a fine powder to produce cement, with a small amount of gypsum added to control the setting properties. The facility will also make use of the most advanced equipment and technology available, providing for emission limits among the lowest of any cement plant in the United States and the world. The plant will be located in a former quarry area, with a harbor extending to the nearby Mississippi River, where most of the plant's finished product will be loaded on barges for transport. Site preparation work is already under way with major plant construction work to begin immediately. Plant startup is scheduled for the third quarter of 2009. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Construction News :: home page |