# National Cement breaks ground on $250M upgrade to Ragland plant

National Cement, a subsidiary of France's Vicat, has broken ground on a $250 million upgrade to its Ragland plant in Alabama, including a second kiln. The project is expected to be completed in 2022.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-01-31
- Where: Ragland, Alabama, United States
- Value: $250.0M
- Starts operating: 2022
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 1.9Mt/yr
- Products: cement
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [National Cement](https://endata.com/companies/31162.md)
- [Vicat](https://endata.com/companies/16215.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [globalcement.com](https://www.globalcement.com/news/11091-national-cement-breaks-ground-on-upgrade-to-ragland-plant), 2020-01-31: "National Cement has broken ground on its US$250m upgrade to the Ragland plant in Alabama."

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