# Eagle Materials to modernize and expand Laramie cement plant

Eagle Materials Inc. announced a $430 million investment to modernize and expand its Laramie, Wyoming cement plant, increasing capacity by 50% to 1.2 million tons per year, with startup scheduled for second half of 2026.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2024-05-15
- Where: Laramie, Wyoming, United States
- Value: $430.0M
- Starts operating: Q3 2026
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1.2 million tons of cement per year
- Products: cement
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Eagle Materials](https://endata.com/companies/22162.md)
- [Mountain Cement Company](https://endata.com/companies/78195.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [ir.eaglematerials.com](https://ir.eaglematerials.com/news-releases/news-release-details/eagle-materials-announces-plans-modernize-and-expand-its-cement), 2024-05-17: "The expansion will increase the plant's annual manufacturing capacity by 50% to approximately 1.2 million tons of cement"
- [wyomingnews.com](https://www.wyomingnews.com/laramieboomerang/news/eagle-materials-inc-to-modernize-expand-mountain-cement-company/article_2b0335c0-3015-11ef-bc98-9bd1ac5a1fee.html), 2024-06-22: "The expansion also will increase the plant’s annual manufacturing cost by nearly 25%."
- [wyomingnews.com](https://www.wyomingnews.com/wyomingbusinessreport/industry_news/eagle-materials-inc-to-modernize-expand-mountain-cement-company/article_f2bf1810-323e-11ef-9484-67ff18b6518a.html), 2024-06-24: "It is planned for the plant to increase capacity by 50%, nearly doubling the size of the current production."

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