Lafarge North America, the leading supplier of construction materials in the US and Canada, today announced that it will build a new concrete pipe plant in Edmonton, Alberta and expand its Calgary, Alberta and Winnipeg, Manitoba pipe operations. These investments demonstrate Lafarge’s commitment to serving its customers’ expanding requirements.
Construction of the new facility will commence in the spring of 2006 and will replace the existing Edmonton operation. The new plant will have a production capacity of 150,000t and will enable the Aggregates, Concrete & Asphalt division of Lafarge North America to meet the growing demand in the Western Canadian market. The new plant will produce concrete pipe in diameters of 300mm to 3000mm, box sections to 3000mm, and a range of manhole and catch- basin components. Using state-of-the-art equipment and automation, the new plant is expected to be the most efficient concrete pipe operation in Western Canada .
In addition, both the Calgary and Winnipeg pipe facilities are currently being expanded. When completed in 2006, their combined production capacity will increase to nearly 140,000t.
