National Cement

National Cement Company, Inc. is an American cement and ready-mix concrete producer and a subsidiary of the French building-materials group Vicat. Established in 1974, the company describes itself as a longtime regional supplier serving two growing markets: the Southeast and Southern California. Its business spans the manufacture and marketing of portland and masonry cement as well as ready-mix concrete, supported by cement production in Alabama and California, a network of cement distribution terminals across the Southeast, and more than sixty ready-mix batch plants across California, Georgia and Alabama. The company operates through a family of regional subsidiaries. National Cement Company of California was formed in 1987 with the acquisition of a cement plant in Lebec, California. In Southern California, National Ready Mixed Concrete Company is described as one of the largest ready-mix concrete suppliers serving that market. In the San Joaquin Valley, Builders Concrete serves the northern sector (Merced, Madera and Fresno counties), Viking Ready Mix serves the central sector (Tulare and Kings counties), and Golden Empire Concrete serves the southern sector including Bakersfield and outlying Kern County. In Alabama, National Cement of Alabama, Inc. produces cement at its longtime Ragland operation. National Cement has invested heavily in expanding capacity and distribution. In 2022 it commissioned a new kiln line at Ragland, described as a $300-million addition to the operation. During 2024 it completed an aggressive expansion of its terminal network, adding new facilities in Georgia and Tennessee and reshaping distribution. The company has also pursued decarbonization: in 2021 it joined the U.S. cement and concrete industry's Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality by 2050, and National Cement of California has advanced the Lebec Net-Zero Project, executing a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations and being selected for award negotiation for up to $500 million in funding under the Industrial Demonstrations Program. As part of the Vicat Group, National Cement emphasizes safety, workforce development and corporate social responsibility, applying group-wide policies such as a 'zero accident' safety strategy and whistleblower protection. Its corporate offices are located in Alabama and California, and its primary markets remain California and the Southeast United States.

National Cement Company, Inc. was established in 1974 and is a subsidiary of the French building-materials group Vicat. From its origins it has operated as a regional supplier of cement and concrete, with its primary markets in California and the Southeast United States. A major step in its California presence came in 1987, when National Cement Company of California was formed through the acquisition of a cement plant in Lebec, California. Over time the company built out a vertically integrated position in Southern California and the San Joaquin Valley, adding ready-mix concrete operations. National Ready Mixed Concrete Company became one of the largest ready-mix concrete suppliers serving the Southern California market. In the San Joaquin Valley, Builders Concrete serves the northern sector including Merced, Madera and Fresno counties; Viking Ready Mix serves the central sector including Tulare and Kings counties; and Golden Empire Concrete serves the southern sector including Bakersfield and outlying Kern County. In the Southeast, National Cement of Alabama, Inc. has produced cement at its longtime Ragland, Alabama operation. The company invested substantially in this site, commissioning a new kiln line in a ceremony on July 21, 2022, described as a $300-million addition to the Ragland operation. A new five-stage preheater-precalciner at Ragland was noted to rise some 400 feet over the existing facility. During 2024, National Cement of Alabama completed an aggressive expansion of its terminal network, adding new facilities in Georgia and Tennessee, including a new Dickson, Tennessee facility, and reshaping distribution through strategic market research, infrastructure investments and expanded rail connections. National Cement has also positioned itself around decarbonization. On October 12, 2021, National Cement Company joined the U.S. cement and concrete industry's Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality by 2050. National Cement of California advanced the Lebec Net-Zero Project, executing a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations, and was selected for award negotiation for up to $500 million in funding from the Department of Energy's Industrial Demonstrations Program. As part of the Vicat Group, National Cement applies group-wide policies on safety and ethics, including a 'zero accident' safety strategy and whistleblower protection, and makes community investments in the areas where it operates. Its corporate offices are located in Alabama and California.

• 2024

  National Cement of Alabama completed expansion of its terminal network, adding new facilities in Georgia and Tennessee.

• 2022

  On July 21, National Cement of Alabama commissioned a new kiln line, a $300-million addition to the Ragland operation.

• 2021

  On October 12, National Cement Company joined the U.S. cement and concrete industry's Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality by 2050.

• 1987

  National Cement Company of California formed with the acquisition of a cement plant in Lebec, California.

• 1974

  National Cement Company, Inc. established as a Vicat subsidiary.

Regional cement and ready-mix concrete supplier for the U.S. Southeast and Southern California, operating as the U.S. subsidiary of the Vicat Group.

• Portland cement

  A core product manufactured and marketed by National Cement for construction use.

• Masonry cement

  A specialty cement product supplied to a wide range of customers.

• Ready-mix concrete

  Produced through over sixty batch plants across California, Georgia and Alabama.

• 2020

  National Cement fined over mercury emissions at Ragland plant

  The Alabama Department of Environmental Management fined National Cement US$148,000 for exceeding mercury emissions regulations at its Ragland plant over a 123-day period between May 2019 and February 2020. The article reports that high mercury levels in coal and other raw materials caused the breach; the regulator said the company did not economically benefit from the violations.

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  National Cement fined over mercury emissions at Ragland plant[5]National Cement fined over mercury emissions at Ragland plantglobalcement.com

  The Alabama Department of Environmental Management fined National Cement US$148,000 for exceeding mercury emissions regulations at its Ragland plant over a 123-day period between May 2019 and February 2020. The article reports that high mercury levels in coal and other raw materials caused the breach; the regulator said the company did not economically benefit from the violations.

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