Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua, S.A.B. de C.V. Begins Operating 440,000 Mt Cement Plant Expansion in South Dakota
December 20, 2018 at 08:07 am EST
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Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua, S.A.B. de C.V. announced that the expansion of its Rapid City, South Dakota cement plant became operational, adding 440,000 metric tons (mt) of capacity to the existing plant. The expansion of the Dacotah cement plant began in 2016, with a total investment of around USD 105 million. The expansion increases the plant’s production capacity to 1,167,000 mt and is expected to reduce variable production costs. The tie-in of the new facilities was completed in late November. Production, which had been suspended during the tie-in process, has resumed and the new facilities are in the stabilization process. GCC has 5.8 million mt of total cement production capacity. Of this, 3.6 million mt is in the U.S., with plants in Pueblo, Colorado; Odessa, Texas; Tijeras, New Mexico; and Trident, Montana, in addition to Rapid City. GCC expects to ramp up the new production capacity at Rapid City gradually over the next 18 to 24 months, in accordance with market conditions. GCC’s cement production capacity in Mexico is 2.3 million mt, with plants in the city of Chihuahua, Juarez, and Samalayuca, all in Chihuahua state. In the third quarter of 2018, GCC reactivated two idled kilns in Chihuahua to increase production of both oil well cement and construction cement.
GCC SAB de CV, formerly known as Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua SAB de CV, is a Mexico-based company primarily engaged in the construction materials sector. The Company foocuses on the production and marketing of cement and other related building materials. The Companyâs product portfolio includes Portland grey cements, ready-mixed concrete, gypsum, additives and limestone aggregates, as well as such prefabricated products as walls, architectural concrete blocks and paving stones, among others. The Company also offers technical support and assistance for the installation of its prefabricated structures. The Company operates in Mexico and the United States, through such subsidiaries as GCC Comercial SA de CV, GCC Concreto SA de CV, GCC Rio Grande Inc, GCC Dacotah Inc, GCC Alliance Concrete Inc, Mid Continent Concrete Inc and Consolidated Ready Mix Inc.