# Lehigh Cement receives air permit for $600M+ new plant in Mitchell, Indiana

Lehigh Cement Co. received an air permit from IDEM to construct a new cement kiln system and material handling equipment at its Mitchell, Indiana site. The company will invest over $600 million, replacing three existing kilns with one new kiln, increasing capacity and reducing emissions.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-07-10
- Where: Mitchell, Indiana, United States
- Value: $600.0M
- Jobs: 1,000
- Starts operating: Q3 2022
- Status: announced
- Products: cement
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Lehigh Hanson](https://endata.com/companies/23658.md)
- [Lehigh Cement Company](https://endata.com/companies/30158.md)

## Sources

- [worldcement.com](https://www.worldcement.com/the-americas/10072019/lehigh-cement-co-receives-air-permit-for-new-plant/), 2019-07-10: "The company will invest more than US$600 million in the new plant, making it the largest expansion project undertaken by Lehigh Hanson in North America."

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