Aberthaw cement works

The Aberthaw and Bristol Channel Portland Cement Company was established in 1912 by the Beynon family. The works started in 1914 with two small wet process kilns with a production capacity of 120 tonnes per day each. A third wet kiln was added after the Second World War, and a fourth in 1957. This brought clinker capacity to 1200 tonnes per day. In 1967, Kiln 5, a much more efficient dry process kiln, was installed. The wet process kilns were decommissioned in 1974, and Kiln 6 - also a dry kiln was started in 1975. Kiln 6 remains in operation today.

In 1919 the company took over the nearby Aberthaw and Rhoose Point Portland and Lime Company. Blue Circle bought the two sites at Aberthaw and Rhoose in 1983. In 1987 Rhoose Works closed. Lafarge Cement UK bought Blue Circle industries PLC in 2001, creating the largest cement maker in the world. Cement from the site is carried to destinations by Road and Rail (rail services being provided by Freightliner heavy haul and Colas Rail over the Vale of Glamorgan Line).

Thanks to Wikipedia for the history.

More information here: www.cementkilns.co.uk/cement_kiln_aberthaw.html