In the US, LafargeHolcim has 13 plants that produce more than 22 million tons of cement every year, as well as two grinding stations out of which we sell fly ash and slag. We are committed to maintaining or exceeding the level of capacity through plant modernizations and investment.
We have nearly 130 terminals spanning the breadth of the United States, all well positioned to continue meeting the demands of all of our customers.
With 121 ready-mixed sites, 28 hot mix asphalt sites, 98 aggregate sites, and 18 aggregates docks, LafargeHolcim capabilities reach across all regions within the US.
LafargeHolcim’s Great Lakes East region serves the western New York and Pennsylvania areas, including the main markets of Buffalo, Niagra Falls and Pittsburgh. The businesses in the Great Lakes East region operate under the Lafarge name.
More than 140 employees contribute to the operations of eight sites and produce sand and gravel, hot mix asphalt, slag, aggregates, ready-mix concrete and crushed limestone for the surrounding markets.
The Great Lakes East region has contributed to many projects in the area, including an airport paving and an outlet mall project in Niagara Falls, NY, along with a parking garage for the new Children’s Hospital and the Route 33 reconstruction in Buffalo, NY.
LafargeHolcim’s Great Lakes West region produces limestone, sand and gravel, and air-cooled blast furnace slag for a variety of uses - including road construction, steel and steel-related production, agriculture, chemical applications, and ready-mix concrete and asphalt. Materials produced in this region vary greatly in both chemistry and size. Depending on specific need, LafargeHolcim produces a few hundred tons to several million tons of Large Armor stone approximately three feet in diameter, various gradations of rock from 1/4" to 8", and fine sand.
The region also operates a major Construction and Demolition landfill in Lordstown, OH.
Much of the transportation activity in this region takes place on the water. Approximately 14-17 million tons of product is shipped by boat on the Great Lakes. While the majority of products is distributed in Michigan and Ohio, our Great Lakes aggregates are also shipped to Illinois, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and to southwest Ontario, Canada.
The business in the Great Lakes West region operates under both the Lafarge and Aggregate Industries names. It is supported by more than 350 employees who are responsible for four limestone quarries, seven sand and gravel pits, six distribution sites, and the landfill.
The Great Lakes West region has contributed to many projects in the area including the Early Works project (part of the foundation for the upcoming Gordie Howe bridge project), the 401 highway in Southwest Ontario, the I-75 project in East Michigan, the I-271 highway in northeast Ohio and the Michigan Beach project, where sand was provided to re-establish the beach in Indiana.
LafargeHolcim’s Mid-America region is primarily an aggregate operation that extends from Wisconsin and Illinois down to the Louisiana Gulf. The business in this region operates primary under the Lafarge brand name.
The Mid-America region includes approximately 500 employees at 23 manufacturing sites, and 10 barge and rail depots.
The Mid-America region’s aggregates products have made significant impact throughout its operating area, including many key projects in the Chicagoland area such as the widening of I-90 and the 20-acre free, public Maggie Daley Park in the heart of downtown Chicago.
LafargeHolcim’s Mid-Atlantic region covers Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia. The Mid-Atlantic business operates under the Aggregate Industries trade name in Washington DC, Virginia and West Virginia, and both the Aggregate Industries and Lafarge trade names in Maryland.
With 700 employees and 40 production sites, the region operates ready-mix concrete, aggregates, recycling, asphalt, liquid asphalt and construction businesses.
Mid-Atlantic region has contributed to multiple key projects in the area including the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool, the Woodrow Wilson Bridge, and the Inter-county connector (ICC).
LafargeHolcim’s Mountain region serves the markets of Colorado, Arizona and Nevada. In this region, the businesses operate under the Aggregate Industries US name.
The Mountain region’s approximately 600 employees contribute to the aggregate, ready-mix, asphalt and construction operations across 25 production sites.
In the Mountain region’s growth economy, the businesses have contributed to such projects as Union Station and the Light Rail system in Denver, and will play an extensive role in Project Neon, the largest public works project in Nevada’s history scheduled to be completed by the summer of 2019.
LafargeHolcim’s North Central region serves markets in Minnesota and North Dakota where they produce ready mix concrete, sand and gravel, and crushed limestone. The business in the North Central region operates under the name of Aggregate Industries US.
The more than 400 employees who work in the North Central region supply high quality valued products and services to our customers through their network of 30 ready-mix sites, 10 aggregate production facilities and three aggregate distribution centers.
The North Central region contributed to the St. Croix Crossing bridge, which opened in August 2017. The project was unique in its integrated product approach (including aggregate, ready-mix, cement and slag) and in providing additional valued services including a casting site, a dedicated ready-mix plant, and quality control and assurance services.
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