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| Rinker acquires major Las Vegas quarry operation Australia's Rinker Group announced a significant expansion to the group's US business in Las Vegas, Nevada, with a major new quarry operation that will lift aggregates production in that region by more than 40%. The new quarry operation will source its aggregates raw feed under a long-term supply agreement with Chemical Lime Company of Arizona - processing and marketing around two million tons a year of high quality limestone aggregates from Chemical Lime's Apex quarry operation in Las Vegas. The supply agreement is between Rinker's US subsidiary ("Rinker Materials") and Chemical Lime. Chemical Lime is a subsidiary of the privately-owned Lhoist Group, based in Brussels, Belgium. Rinker Materials intends to install an aggregate processing plant on the site, to be fully operational within about 12 months, subject to obtaining the necessary permits. In January, Rinker announced the acquisition of the aggregates and concrete producer JR & Sons Ready Mix, in the St George area of Utah, about 120 miles (190 kilometres) north-east of Las Vegas. JR & Sons is now part of the Rinker Materials Las Vegas business. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Construction News :: home page |