List of Bulk Storage Projects

Madison Heights Salt Storage Monolithic Dome

Updated 11 Oct 2023

The Madison Heights salt storage dome is a 92-foot (28 m) diameter by 33-foot (10 m) tall Monolithic Dome with a large extended augment. It was built by South Industries in 2021, replacing an uninsulated concrete dome built in the 1970s by concrete thinshell pioneer Horal Harrington. When the city of Madison Heights was contemplating how to replace the old dome, they were surprised to learn that the cost difference of a Monolithic Dome compared to a conventional structure was less than they expected. … read more

PABCO Gypsum Storage Dome

Evening photo of PABCO storage in operation.

Updated 11 Apr 2023

PABCO Gypsum is a vertically integrated mining and manufacturing plant of gypsum board—also known as wallboard, drywall, Sheetrock—east of Las Vegas, Nevada. The 4,000 acre (16.2 km²) complex includes the gypsum mine, ore processing, and the gypsum board manufacturing plant. PABCO Gypsum produces 110 million square meters of gypsum board annually—enough to build 120,000 new homes. … read more

Elkhart Ammonium Nitrate Storage

Aerial view of the Elkhart Texas Ammonium Nitrate storage facility.

Updated 25 Feb 2022

The Elkhart Ammonium Nitrate Storage is a Monolithic Dome storage built at the El Dorado Agricultural Products retail facility in Elkhart, Texas. It stores 20,000 tons (18 kt) of granular ammonium nitrate in a 115-foot (35 m) diameter hemisphere on a 36-foot (11 m) integrated stem wall. The overall height is 92.5-feet (28 m), making it the tallest building in Elkhart. … read more

Jackson Farmers Fertilizer Blend Plant

Updated 28 Jan 2022

The Jackson Farmers Blend Plant is a 3,000 ton (2,700 t) retail fertilizer blend plant near Holton, Kansas. The 100-foot (30.5 m) diameter by 35-foot (10.7 m) tall oblate ellipsoid dome is embedded into the hillside. Delivery trucks drive up the hill, around the dome, to a simple, angled conveyor which carries the delivered product to the apex of the dome. The product drops vertically onto a polar conveyor inside the dome where it is carried to one of seven large storage bins. … read more

Lincoln County Farm Center Fertilizer Blend Plant

1978 Monolithic Dome fertilizer storage.

Updated 28 Jan 2022

The Lincoln County Farm Center provides retail fertilizer blending services from their Monolithic Dome facility in Chandler, Oklahoma. The 75-foot (23 m) diameter by 38-foot (11.5 m) tall Monolithic Dome is divided into six storage bins where various bulk fertilizer products are stored. Blends of bulk and bagged fertilizer products—each mix custom designed and created based on the season, crop, and soil conditions—are sold to Lincoln County area farmers. … read more

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