US Cement receives key permit for white cement plant

US Cement LLC has received a draft air permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for a white cement plant near the town of Brady.

Groundbreaking for the 0.5Mta facility, which sits on a limestone deposit of 80Mt, is scheduled for the first half of 2019.

Part of Royal White Cement, US Cement expects to invest more than US$200m in the plant, incorporating the latest production technology and environmental control systems. Some 300 workers will be needed during the construction period.