[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 148 (Thursday, September 6, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1214]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




CONGRATULATING LEHIGH NORTHEAST CEMENT COMPANY ON THE 125TH ANNIVERSARY 
                        OF ITS GLENS FALLS PLANT

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                         HON. ELISE M. STEFANIK

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 6, 2018

  Ms. STEFANIK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and recognize Lehigh 
Northeast Cement Company on the 125th anniversary of its cement 
manufacturing plant in Glens Falls, New York.
  Near the end of the 19th century, a group of business leaders 
discovered that the limestone formations along the Great Bend of the 
Hudson River would be perfect for creating cement. On June 17th, 1893, 
the Portland Cement Company became officially incorporated to serve the 
manufacturing needs of our rapidly expanding nation. Now under the 
ownership of Lehigh Hanson, Inc., renamed the Lehigh Northeast Cement 
Company, the Glens Falls, NY, plant is the oldest operating Portland 
Cement Plant in North America.
  Today, the plant plays a major role in the U.S. construction 
industry. Since its purchase of the facility in 2006, the company 
significantly invested in the plant, and can now manufacture more than 
500,000 tons of high-quality cement per year. The plant ships its 
cement under the IRON CLAD brand name throughout the Northeast for 
commercial, municipal, and residential construction projects. With its 
plant site located in Warren County and its limestone quarry located in 
Saratoga County, the company also contributes to the southern 
Adirondack region's economy.
  On behalf of New York's 21st District, I want to congratulate the 
Lehigh Northeast Cement Company on its facility's 125th anniversary, 
and thank its hard working leadership and employees for improving the 
quality of life in the Greater Glens Falls Region.

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