Oregon Cement Firm to Increase Supply

 

Ash Grove Cement recently acquired a new import-terminal facility from Goldendale Aluminum in Portland, Ore. The new facility will allow Ash Grove Cement to increase its annual supply to the region by as much as 800,000 tons of cement.

The new facility is on the Willamette River and is adjacent to Ash Grove?EUR??,,????'???s current facility which has a storage capacity of 18,000 tons. Ash Grove?EUR??,,????'???s capacity will increase to 72,000 tons and will also increase its waterfront property to three-quarters of a mile.

?EUR??,,????'??The Northwest and Rocky Mountain areas have been a very hot market in the last few years,?EUR??,,????'?? said Dave Baker, vice president of sales for Ash Grove in Portland. ?EUR??,,????'??As a result, we saw an opportunity here to buy this other terminal where we can import and supplement our supply to better serve the market.?EUR??,,????'??

Ash Grove currently has five cement plants in the Northwest and has expanded two in the last five years. In addition, the company has also started construction on a plant in Las Vegas, but does not expect production to begin until 2009.