Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell has announced that the state plans to invest $7 million in support of the Keystone project. In a press release, Governor Rendell emphasized the strong economic progress that Pennsylvania has made in the last three years. Keystone has contributed to that progress by adding more than $50 million to the state’s economy and employing over 180 people. With its expanded facility, Keystone’s positive impact on the state's economy will be even greater.

Keystone will increase cement production and energy efficiency in the new facility by replacing its two wet-process kilns with a single dry preheater-precalciner kiln. A 5000-hp ball mill and two 20,000-ton clinker silos will also be installed. Combined with modernized  control technology, these upgrades will boost cement production by 40-50%. The United States currently imports 20% of its cement consumption, and with its state-of-the-art facility, Keystone will now be ableto meet some of this need domestically.

Construction is projected to be completed by the end of 2008. The project will require approximately one million man-hours, and the substantial number of additional jobs during the construction phase of the project will significantly benefit the surrounding Lehigh Valley.