Rotary presentation

February 23th, 2009

Pueblo Plant Overview

 89 Employees   54 Hourly @ $30.59/ hour average 35 Salary @ $73,263/ year average  78% Hired Locally  Total Annual Payroll  $6,524,422  Taxes  $3,400,000 County  $700,000 Sales Tax

Pueblo Plant Overview

 Royalties   $750,000 State Education Fund $32,800 State Education Fund  Purchase Locally  $18,000,000 Annually Pueblo County and Colorado  Community Budget  $38,950 Annually  GCC Competitive Advantage   HP/CI Self Directed Work Teams

Plant Overview

Quarry

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Crushing capacity of 500 tph Product fines size 5 ” to

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Mobile crusher the type of quarry due

Limestone storage

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Continuous stacking and reclaiming

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Blending ratio 8 to 1

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Capacity 17,000 ton

Longitudinal storage

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One stacker for raw materials (Mill scale, Sandstone, kaolin, coal )

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2 reclaimers (one for raw materials and one for coal)

Raw mill

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4 materials ( limestone 88%, sandstone 5%, kaolin/clay 5%, mill scale 2% )

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225tph

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Active vibration damping (AVD) system

Raw mill and Finish mill

Blending silo

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7,500 ton capacity ( 1.5 days of kiln operation )

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Blending ratio 8 to 1

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7 programmed outlets to blend the material

Pyro system

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2,900 tpd capacity

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5 stages preheater with calciner

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Heat consumption 725 kcal/kg

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Friction drive

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Tangensial tyre suspension

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DeSOx

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Low NOx calciner

Kiln

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Low NOx calciner

  Reduction zone At high temperature

Kiln

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DeSOx system

  Dry scrubber for sulfur Fix sulfur in the raw mix avoiding emissions

Kiln

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Tangential suspension

     Free radial expansion of the shell to minimize ovality and maximize refractory life Bracket are bolted onto the tyre “Dog bone” keep the tyre in position Welded blocks rest on elastic brackets bolted to sides of tire with spring-loaded wedges in between Spring keeps wedge on position as dimension change with heat expansion

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Kiln

Friction drive

   No lubrication needed usage Roller-tire friction Maintenance free

Clinker cooler

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Cools clinker from 2600 F to 150 F

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Mechanical flow regulator system for air control

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Hydraulic drive

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Hydraulic breaker roller

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Clinker cooler

Mechanical Flow Regulator ( MFR ) system in the cooler

 Automatic control of cooling air   Energy savings Transport separate from cooling

Clinker cooler

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Hydraulic Roller braker (HRB):

   Uniform clinker size of clinker for the finish mill Less maintenance Smooth operation

Coal system

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Capacity 26 tph

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Prepare for high moisture coal grinding

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CO2 system protection for

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Coal tube/pipe conveyor fire

Clinker dome storage

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110,000 ton capacity

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6 outlets

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Concrete wall design

Finish mill

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180 tph

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Type I/II low alkali cement

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95% clinker 5% gypsum

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Active vibration damping (AVD) system

Raw mill and Finish mill

 Active vibration damping system (AVD)      Raise roller to stabilize operation Reduced vibration levels Maintain high mill runtime factor Minimize restarts that affects the main motor Better control of grinding pressure

Cement silos and shipping

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4 silos 10,000 ton each

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385 tph loading capacity

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Railcar and truck load spouts

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Certified scales for railcars and trucks

GCC Rio Grande

Pueblo Plant

Team Building

           Vision Statement Key on Team Leaders Leadership team Weekly meetings Training No one better than anyone No lies Union defense Pay and Benefits Process Overview General Operations Methodology

Vision

We are a world class producer of quality cement.

We are highly productive and profitable because we are well trained, highly motivated employees who are dedicated to using state-of-the art technology and continuously improving our processes in a safe and clean environment.

Our commitment to all employees is based on trust, mutual interest, respect and honesty.

We create opportunities that allow all to seek their level of excellence.

We reach our shared vision through a plant wide philosophy that empowers all employees through leadership and the practice of Continuous Improvement.

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Leadership

 Key on Team Leaders  Lead and understand  Leadership Team  Every…is an apprentice

Communication

 Weekly meetings     Communicate expectations Listen!!

Respond with business reasons Reinforce operations values   Safety Environment    Equipment Quality Production  High Performance and CI

Ownership

 NO ONE IS BETTER THAN ANYONE ELSE!

   Through our actions Communicate all, everything Answer all, everything  ALL RESPONSES- BUSINESS BASED  NO LIES!!

Training

 Basic platform   PCC In house  Specific   OJT (L-0, L-1) and Process Operation Guideline (POG) PMR development    Equipment parts catalog Sister operations visit/run Vendors

Skilled workforce

 Pay and benefits   Leader in community  $23.78/ hour average- hourly  $73,650 annual average- salary Expect more  Involvement and participation   CI methodology Ideas for improvement  JOBS-verification and versatility

Cement manufacturing process

Structure

Shipping RRU (10) Procurement HP&ISO Plant Mgr ENV HR PACC S1(6) S2 (6) Quarry (7) S3 (6) One electrician and one mechanic within each shift team S4 (6) PC Plant Leadership Team Reliability Raw Materials Raw Mill-Kiln Electrical Engineer System administrator Finish Mill-Shipping Maintenance Support • One electrician/instrumentation on each area of responsibility team (3)

CI Methodology

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