LafargeHolcim has unveiled a restored cement terminal which has been inactive for ten years at its Weirton facility in West Virginia. The expanded terminal will store and distribute the company’s specialty well cements for the oil and gas industry in the Appalachian region.
The renewal of the plant stems from a multi-million-dollar modernisation project.
Jamie M. Gentoso, CEO of US Cement operations, says the company has made a significant investment in the terminal in response to the growing needs of its energy industry customers.
“This upgrade has provided business to area contractors, added jobs at Weirton, and supports the energy industry so vital to the economy of West Virginia,” Gentoso adds.
The scope of the imitative includes the construction of a water-based off- loading facility and the restoration of silos.
LafargeHolcim renewed the site in collaboration with the Army Corps of Engineers, the West Virginia Department of Commerce, the Business Development Corporation of the Northern Panhandle and the local community. Additionally, the company worked with the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection and the Environmental Protection Agency to secure all operating and environmental permits.
Patrick Ford, Business Development Corporation, executive director, says the company intends to build a diverse and expanding economy in the Brooke-Hancock region.
“To have a site this size in the Ohio River Valley, just off a major interchange and four-lane highway, is a great reflection of how we can mobilise the power of a community. With the help of our partners, we are prepared to make infrastructure improvements that will catalyse this site and the surrounding area for a variety of exciting projects.”
In addition to this initiative, LafargeHolcim has received funding for surrounding site infrastructure improvements through a conditional grant called the West Virginia Industrial Access Road Programme.
