New facility to increase cement supply in Pacific Northwest.* Ash Grove Cement cement, binding material used in construction and engineering, often called hydraulic cement, typically made by heating a mixture of limestone and clay until it almost fuses and then grinding it to a fine powder. Co., headquartered in Overland Park Overland Park, city (1990 pop. 111,790), Johnson co., NE Kans., a residential suburb of Kansas City; inc. 1960. There is printing and publishing, and the manufacture of apparel, aircraft parts, cement, prepared foods, salt, chemicals, marine accessories, and signs. , Kan., has acquired a new import terminal facility from Goldendale Aluminum in Portland, Ore., which will allow for an increase in cement supply to the Pacific Northwest, 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. a report in the Daily Journal of Commerce (Coos Bay Coos Bay (k  s), city (1990 pop. 15,076), Coos co., SW Oreg., a port of entry on Coos Bay; founded 1854 as Marshfield, inc. 1874, renamed 1944. , Ore.). According to the report, the acquisition will allow the company to increase its annual supply to the region by up to 800,000 tons of cement. The Goldendale facility is scheduled to open in September. It will be located on the Willamette River Willamette River River, northwestern Oregon, U.S. It flows north for 300 mi (485 km) into the Columbia River near Portland. Oregon's most populous cities are in its valley. The Fremont Bridge, a steel arch with a main span of 1,225 ft (373 m), crosses the river at Portland. adjacent to Ash Grove's current facility, which has a storage capacity of 18,000 tons. According to the report, the new facility will bring storage capacity for Ash Grove's Portland operations to 72,000 tons and increases the company's waterfront property to three-quarters of a mile. Once the facility is operational, Ash Grove will be able to import cement from manufacturers in China and India. More information about the facility is available at www.ashgrove.com. |
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