LONGVIEW — A new lime terminal is planned to be built on nearly 9 acres of vacant land off Industrial Way.
Graymont Western US Inc., a Canada-based lime producer, bought the six parcels that make up the property for $1.8 million from Ross-Simmons Hardwood Lumber Co., a Longview-based sawmill and lumber producer.
Graymont reports the project to cost more than $30 million in capital, and bring eight full-time jobs, according to city documents.
Prior to Graymont Western buying the property, 250 Industrial Way east of Porky’s Public House, was a lumber mill and storage facility owned by Ross-Simmons Hardwood Lumber Co., which closed due to economic downturn in the early 2000s.
Construction is slated to be completed by the end of 2025, the company’s plans state.
Quicklime, or just lime, is a multi-use substance that is used in the steel and iron manufacturing process, as well as pulp and paper manufacturing. It is also used to treat wastewater, scrub air emissions from industrial plants and in agriculture.
The project has already received a green light from Longview, where officials say plans wouldn’t significantly impact the environment. People can comment on that decision by 6 p.m. April 18 to mcallister.kosar@ci.longview.wa.us.
The new facility would be a rail-to-truck terminal, with four silos and bucket elevators for loading and storing lime.
The site would also have a 163-foot tower that provides worker access to the silos and elevators, rail tracks for railcar storage, an unloading pit to unload railcars, two storage pads for pallet storage, an access road and a paved asphalt parking lot, according to city documents.
