News Release No. 502

DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ISSUES
AIR PERMIT TO BUZZI UNICEM IN JEFFERSON COUNTY

Volume 33-502

Contact: Renee Bungart

(For immediate release)

573-751-4465

JEFFERSON CITY, MO, DEC. 13, 2005 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued an air pollution permit to Buzzi Unicem USA River Plant in Jefferson County on Dec. 9.

The permit is for a new kiln system to replace the two existing clinker production systems and its attending raw mill systems. The new system will increase production capacity and allow the River Plant to produce 2.2 million tons of clinker annually. The replacement of the two older kilns will result in a net decrease for emissions of sulfur dioxide and oxides of nitrogen.

The final air permit is available on the department's Web site at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/apcp/PermitPublicNotices.htm. For more information concerning the permit process, please call the Air Pollution Control Program's New Source Review Unit at 573-751-4817.

For news releases on the Web, visit www.dnr.mo.gov/newsrel. For a complete listing of the department's upcoming meetings, hearings and events, visit the department's online calendar at www.dnr.mo.gov/calendar/search.do.

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