Contracts awarded for construction of $900 million cement plant

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

STE. GENEVIEVE -- When Holcim (US) Inc. in 1999 announced its plans to build the country's largest cement plant along the Mississippi River at Lee Island in northern Ste. Genevieve County, the projected cost was $600 million, and company officials said the plant could be operational by the end of 2003.

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