Construction began in late 2014 near Augusta, GA., on one of the world’s most technologically advanced facilities that provided a consistent supply of high-quality color pigments to exterior paint and concrete customers throughout North America.
Costing about $115 million, the facility was the first new synthetic iron oxide pigments production plant to be built in the United States in about 35 years.
Site clearing started with tree removal, and land clearing and leveling with a dozer, while the plant’s foundation was dug with an excavator supplemented by a backhoe and skid steer. The contractor used a four-inch trash pump to dewater the foundation area after some rain. A...
