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Coordinates | 40°54′10″N 112°46′27″W / 40.90278°N 112.77417°W |
Rowley is an industrial area in Tooele County, Utah, United States. Rowley sits on the western shore of the Great Salt Lake, approximately 15 miles (by road) north of I-80, Exit 77, serving Timpie/ Rowley Junction.
Rowley was created in 1970 [1] as the site of a large magnesium processing plant. The location was named after Jeff Rowley who was the CEO of National Lead Industries during the construction of the plant. [2] In the mid-70s, National Lead Industries changed its name to NL Industries and in 1980 sold the plant to AMAX. [2] In 1989, the facility was sold to the Renco Group, and the facility renamed Magnesium Corporation of America aka Magcorp. [2]
This facility was identified by the EPA as a major air polluter in the 1990s [3] and has been identified as a significant emitter of chlorine and bromine in the atmosphere. [4] [5] [6] In 2001, Magcorp went bankrupt and the Renco group purchased the assets and formed US Magnesium. [2] In 2005, the facility was investigated by the CDC for worker health hazards. [7]
In 2006, Allegheny Technologies announced plans to build a titanium smelter at Rowley, budgeted at $325 million. [8] The smelter was built adjacent to the US Magnesium plant. [9] The plant came online in 2012 and cost $460 million. [10] By September 2016, the smelter was idled because the metal could be procured on the market at a cost lower than the production cost at ATI. [11]
Rowley industrial area | |
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Coordinates | 40°54′10″N 112°46′27″W / 40.90278°N 112.77417°W |
Rowley is an industrial area in Tooele County, Utah, United States. Rowley sits on the western shore of the Great Salt Lake, approximately 15 miles (by road) north of I-80, Exit 77, serving Timpie/ Rowley Junction.
Rowley was created in 1970 [1] as the site of a large magnesium processing plant. The location was named after Jeff Rowley who was the CEO of National Lead Industries during the construction of the plant. [2] In the mid-70s, National Lead Industries changed its name to NL Industries and in 1980 sold the plant to AMAX. [2] In 1989, the facility was sold to the Renco Group, and the facility renamed Magnesium Corporation of America aka Magcorp. [2]
This facility was identified by the EPA as a major air polluter in the 1990s [3] and has been identified as a significant emitter of chlorine and bromine in the atmosphere. [4] [5] [6] In 2001, Magcorp went bankrupt and the Renco group purchased the assets and formed US Magnesium. [2] In 2005, the facility was investigated by the CDC for worker health hazards. [7]
In 2006, Allegheny Technologies announced plans to build a titanium smelter at Rowley, budgeted at $325 million. [8] The smelter was built adjacent to the US Magnesium plant. [9] The plant came online in 2012 and cost $460 million. [10] By September 2016, the smelter was idled because the metal could be procured on the market at a cost lower than the production cost at ATI. [11]