Texas Industries
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TXI is headquartered in Dallas
, Texas
, USA
. It produces construction materials, primarily cement
, aggregates, and concrete.
Its Midlothian plant on the south side of Midlothian, Texas
(32°27′43"N 97°1′21"W) is about 27 miles (43.5 km) south of downtown Dallas. When the plant was built it was the largest cement plant in the country.
TXI also operates a cement plant at Riverside, California
(34°1′33"N 117°23′13"W).
The Chapparal Steel plant is next to TXI's cement plant in Midlothian. Chapparal Steel was spun off from TXI and is one of the largest steel factories in the country.
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It produces construction materials, primarily cement
Cement
In the most general sense of the word, a cement is a binder, a substance that sets and hardens independently, and can bind other materials together. The word "cement" traces to the Romans, who used the term opus caementicium to describe masonry resembling modern concrete that was made from crushed...
, aggregates, and concrete.
Its Midlothian plant on the south side of Midlothian, Texas
Midlothian, Texas
Midlothian is a city in northwest Ellis County, Texas, United States. It is the hub for the cement industry in North Texas as it is the home to three separate cement production facilities, as well as a steel mill. Midlothian is also a fast growing community with a growth rate of 142% since 2000...
(32°27′43"N 97°1′21"W) is about 27 miles (43.5 km) south of downtown Dallas. When the plant was built it was the largest cement plant in the country.
TXI also operates a cement plant at Riverside, California
Riverside, California
Riverside is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, and the county seat of the eponymous county. Named for its location beside the Santa Ana River, it is the largest city in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metropolitan area of Southern California, 4th largest inland California...
(34°1′33"N 117°23′13"W).
The Chapparal Steel plant is next to TXI's cement plant in Midlothian. Chapparal Steel was spun off from TXI and is one of the largest steel factories in the country.