Ash Grove Cement Breaks Ground for New Facility

The Ash Grove Cement Company recently broke ground on a new manufacturing facility in Foreman, Arkansas. The company will invest in excess of $350 million in the new plant, which will replace the existing facility.

Cement production is projected to increase by 700,000 tons per year, for a total of 1.7 million tons annually. New technology and fuel systems at the facility are designed to decrease the impact of cement manufacturing on the environment.

Construction is expected to take two years to complete and will employ more than 600 workers during that time.