Ash Grove Cement Company
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Ash Grove Cement Company is a cement
manufacturer based in Overland Park, Kansas
, USA. It is the sixth largest cement manufacturer in North America, and the largest US-owned cement company.
The company was established in 1882 at Ash Grove, Missouri
as the Ash Grove White Lime Association. It commenced cement manufacture in 1908, with a plant at Chanute, Kansas
. It now has an annual cement manufacturing capacity of nearly 9 million tons, from 9 plants:
The company makes Portland cement
s, flyash cements, masonry cements, oilwell cements and soil stabilizers. It also operates a lime
plant in Oregon, many ready-mix concrete
plants in the Midwest, and a limestone quarry at Blubber Bay, Texada Island
, British Columbia
.
Cement
In the most general sense of the word, a cement is a binder, a substance that sets and hardens independently, and can bind other materials together. The word "cement" traces to the Romans, who used the term opus caementicium to describe masonry resembling modern concrete that was made from crushed...
manufacturer based in Overland Park, Kansas
Overland Park, Kansas
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 149,080 people, 59,703 households, and 39,702 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,627.0 people per square mile . There were 62,586 housing units at an average density of 1,102.9 per square mile...
, USA. It is the sixth largest cement manufacturer in North America, and the largest US-owned cement company.
The company was established in 1882 at Ash Grove, Missouri
Ash Grove, Missouri
Ash Grove is a city in Greene County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,532 at the 2009 census. It is part of the Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Ash Grove is located at ....
as the Ash Grove White Lime Association. It commenced cement manufacture in 1908, with a plant at Chanute, Kansas
Chanute, Kansas
Chanute is a city in Neosho County, Kansas, United States. Founded on January 1, 1873, it was named after railroad engineer and aviation pioneer Octave Chanute. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 9,119...
. It now has an annual cement manufacturing capacity of nearly 9 million tons, from 9 plants:
- Chanute, Kansas 37°41′53"N 95°27′36"W
- Durkee, Oregon 44°32′31"N 117°25′16"W
- Foreman, ArkansasForeman, ArkansasForeman is a city in Little River County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,011 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Foreman is located at ....
33°41′45"N 94°25′17"W - Inkom, IdahoInkom, IdahoInkom is a city in Bannock County, Idaho, United States. It is part of the Pocatello, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 738 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Inkom is located at ....
42°47′29"N 112°15′03"W - Leamington, UtahLeamington, UtahLeamington is a town in Millard County, Utah, United States. The population was 217 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Leamington is located at ....
39°33′49"N 112°11′49"W - Louisville, NebraskaLouisville, NebraskaLouisville is a city in Cass County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,046 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Louisville is located at ....
41°00′18"N 96°09′14"W - Midlothian, TexasMidlothian, TexasMidlothian is a city in northwest Ellis County, Texas, United States. It is the hub for the cement industry in North Texas as it is the home to three separate cement production facilities, as well as a steel mill. Midlothian is also a fast growing community with a growth rate of 142% since 2000...
32°31′14"N 97°00′20"W - Montana City, MontanaMontana City, MontanaMontana City is a census-designated place in Jefferson County, Montana, United States. The population was 2,094 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Helena Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Montana City is located at ....
46°32′38"N 111°55′17"W - Seattle, Washington 47°34′05"N 122°20′35"W
The company makes Portland cement
Portland cement
Portland cement is the most common type of cement in general use around the world because it is a basic ingredient of concrete, mortar, stucco and most non-specialty grout...
s, flyash cements, masonry cements, oilwell cements and soil stabilizers. It also operates a lime
Calcium oxide
Calcium oxide , commonly known as quicklime or burnt lime, is a widely used chemical compound. It is a white, caustic, alkaline crystalline solid at room temperature....
plant in Oregon, many ready-mix concrete
Ready-mix concrete
Ready-mix concrete is a type of concrete that is manufactured in a factory or batching plant, according to a set recipe, and then delivered to a work site, by truck mounted transit mixers . This results in a precise mixture, allowing specialty concrete mixtures to be developed and implemented on...
plants in the Midwest, and a limestone quarry at Blubber Bay, Texada Island
Texada Island
Texada Island is the largest island in the Strait of Georgia of British Columbia, Canada. Its northern tip is located about southwest of the city of Powell River and west of the Sechelt Peninsula on the Sunshine Coast. A former mining and logging area, the island still has a few quarries and old...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
.