Plaster City

Name:	Plaster City
Category:	Industrial
Archive ID#:	CA4913
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Description:	This plant at Plaster City is one of the largest gypsum plants in the country, and is owned by U.S. Gypsum, a company that manufactures more than half of the drywall in the United States. The source of the gypsum is the Fish Creek mine, connected to the plant by a railway. A new  $100 million wallboard plant was constructed at the site recently. USG filed for bankruptcy  protection in 2001 due to asbestos litigation, but is expected to continue operating normally indefinately.
Location:	Plaster City (POINT(-115.85864067078 32.792469660161)) (show on map)
Address:	CA
Visitor Info:	On Evan Hewes Highway, which runs parallel to Interstate 8 (to the north) between Ocotillo and El Centro.
Links:	http://investor.usg.com/news/19990412-25024.cfm http://www.usg.com/
tag:	Construction Materials
LCS:	Industrial
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