ESSROC acquires shipping terminals in Kentucky and Pennsylvania.NAZARETH, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 20, 1996--ESSROC, located in Nazareth, Tuesday announced that it has acquired two cement storage and distribution terminals from LaFarge Corp., Reston, Va. The transaction was finalized earlier this month. The terminals, located in Wilder, Ky. and Pittsburgh, are capable of handling more than 200,000 tons of cement annually. The terminals will serve market areas in the central U.S., according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Robert Rayner, ESSROC president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. . They are strategically located to complement the company's six facilities in the U.S. "We want to make it easier to serve midwestern markets and strengthen our market position close to existing core operations," Rayner said. ESSROC is the fourth largest cement producer in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , making approximately six million tons of cement annually. U.S. plants are located in Speed and Logansport, Ind.; Frederick, Md.; Bessemer and Nazareth Pa. The company also has operations in Picton, Ontario Picton is the largest community and the county seat of Prince Edward County in southern central Ontario, Canada. Picton is located at the south-western end of Picton Bay, a branch of the Bay of Quinte, which is along the northern shoreline of Lake Ontario. , Canada; and San Juan, Puerto Rico San Juan (IPA: [saŋ hwaŋ]) (from the Spanish San Juan Bautista, "Saint John the Baptist") is the capital and largest municipality on Puerto Rico. . The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ciments Fran ais which in turn has Italcementi as its majority shareholder. The combined Italcementi Group is the third largest cement producer in the world. CONTACT: ESSROC, Nazareth Joe Gaffney, 610/837-6725 |
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