A groundbreaking ceremony was held last week at Roanoke Cement Company’s Chesapeake Terminal near Norfolk, Virginia. Council members, other state and local officials, and RCC team members gathered to launch a new $40 million storage dome. In response to increasing demand for low carbon cement, the storage dome at the terminal will provide an additional 70,000 tons of capacity, tripling the existing storage. The Chesapeake Terminal expands truck and rail capacity as well, and the improved terminal will enable the import and distribution of other raw materials needed to produce concrete.
“This important capital improvement is another investment in anticipation of increased construction material demand for infrastructure development and other projects,” said Kevin Baird, President of Titan America’s Mid-Atlantic Business Unit, which includes RCC. “Expanded storage and marine terminal upgrades permit us to make low carbon cement available for construction needs all over the region.”