St Mary's Cement (Detroit, Michigan)

USA / Michigan / River Rouge / Detroit, Michigan / Dearborn Street, 9333
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The St Marys Cement Detroit Plant has been in operation since 1974. Originally built by the American Cement Company, the Detroit Peerless Cement Plant was a fully functional cement plant, including a long-wet kiln. In 1991, the cement plant ceased to make clinker in the kiln and was converted to a grinding facility. The plant continues to supply portland cement and slag cement to all segments of construction. Cement is a hydraulic binder and is manufactured by grinding cement clinker and other main or minor constituents into a finely ground, usually grey colored mineral powder. When mixed with water, cement acts as a glue to bind together the sand, gravel or crushed stone to form concrete.
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Coordinates:   42°17'11"N   83°8'6"W
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