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- Cement Plant at the Ford Rouge Plant, June 6, 1945 - Ford Motor Company's massive Rouge industrial complex near Dearborn, Michigan, included a cement plant. Slag from the Rouge's blast furnaces was mixed with lime and smaller amounts of silica, alumina, iron oxide, and magnesia to make Portland cement. The cement plant remained in operation for about 20 years, and it produced more than 2,000 barrels a day at its peak.
- June 06, 1945
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Cement Plant at the Ford Rouge Plant, June 6, 1945
Ford Motor Company's massive Rouge industrial complex near Dearborn, Michigan, included a cement plant. Slag from the Rouge's blast furnaces was mixed with lime and smaller amounts of silica, alumina, iron oxide, and magnesia to make Portland cement. The cement plant remained in operation for about 20 years, and it produced more than 2,000 barrels a day at its peak.