US: St Marys Cement has suspended production at its Dixon plant in Illinois. The move will result in about two-thirds of the employees losing their jobs, according to the Sauk Valley Newspapers. The company, a subsidiary of Brazil’s Votorantim, plans to continue cement grinding at the site until the summer of 2018 when its inventory will be exhausted. Then the plant will be used as a distribution terminal only.
The company said that the decision was made to improve cost efficiencies and that the plant’s location was poor compared to other sites. However, it plans to review its decision on stopping production by the end of 2018.
The Dixon cement plant originally opened in 1914 before becoming idle in 2008. Production then resumed in 2015.
