# National Cement completes $300M upgrade at Ragland plant with new Kiln 2

National Cement Company of Alabama completed a $300 million upgrade at its Ragland, Alabama plant, including a new Kiln 2 that doubles capacity to 2 million tons of clinker per year. The kiln is designed to run on 100% alternative fuels, reducing CO2 emissions by 30%.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-10-18
- Where: Ragland, Alabama, United States
- Value: $300.0M
- Starts operating: Jun 2022
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 2 million tons of clinker per year
- Products: portland cement, Portland-Limestone Cement
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [National Cement Company of Alabama](https://endata.com/companies/64317.md)
- [Vicat](https://endata.com/companies/16215.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [cementoptimized.com](https://cementoptimized.com/2022/10/18/green-turn/), 2022-10-18: "Ragland Kiln 2 has doubled the potential of its predecessor, becoming the top domestic cement capacity improvement of 2022."

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