Rowley industrial area explained

Rowley industrial area
Coordinates:40.9028°N -112.7742°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]

Notes and References

  1. News: All Roads lead to New Rowley Plant . Joseph T. . Liddel. . March 28, 1970 . 9 . September 23, 2022.
  2. Tripp . Thomas G. . 2009 . Production of magnesium from Great Salt Lake, Utah USA . Natural Resources and Environmental Issues . 15 . October 9, 2022.
  3. http://www.hcn.org/issues/106/3321 The Filthy West
  4. Web site: EPA: U.S. Magnesium Wastes Endanger Workers, Families, Birds. Fahys. Judy. August 28, 2008. Healthy Environment Alliance of Utah. https://web.archive.org/web/20110817184814/http://healutah.org/news/us-magnesium/082808. August 17, 2011. April 18, 2018.
  5. Web site: EPA proposal to list the US Magnesium site on the National Priorities List, with support from the Utah Department of Environmental Quality . March 30, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100509115245/http://www.epa.gov/Region8/superfund/ut/usmagnesium/index.html . May 9, 2010 . dead .
  6. Web site: Williams . Carter . Small . Adam . January 26, 2023 . What's behind northern Utah's 'brown clouds'? New study pinpoints a major source . May 5, 2023 . . en.
  7. NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation Report, U.S. Magnesium, Rowley, Utah . . October 2005 . May 5, 2023 . HETA #2004-0169-2982.
  8. News: Allegheny Technologies Announces New Premium-Grade Titanium Sponge Facility . Manufacturing.Net . Industrial Media, LLC . June 25, 2006.
  9. News: Tripp . Bryce T. . Great Salt Lake – The Titanium Connection . "Survey Notes", v. 40 no. 3 . Utah Geological Survey . State of Utah . September 2008.
  10. News: ATI titanium sponge facility qualified for aerospace . metalbulletin.com . Euromoney Global Limited . March 14, 2012.
  11. News: ATI Idles Utah Titanium Sponge Facility . MetalMiner . September 7, 2016.

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