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South Industries Builds Frac Sand Dome for Storage

         Cadre Proppants, now US Silica, operates several surface mines throughout the US, including a state-of-the-art facility in central Texas. South Industries recently constructed three storage domes to store 40,000 tons of different key sand products used in oil fracking and natural gas wells. South Industries was able to answer a very specific need […]

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South Industries Exceeds Expectations South Industries values all our project partners. As such, we responded quickly to the project needs of Capital Sands. In an expeditious manner, South Industries assessed the concept designs, got them developed, approved, and ready for implementation. The Capital Sands project involved building a pair of storage buildings to hold their […]

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South Industries Delivers on a Major Salt-Storage Overhaul

Oakland County Salt Storage manages and maintains many miles of heavily traveled roadway in Michigan. To keep the roads safe, they need to keep them snow and ice free by salting the highways during winter storms. They were storing minimal amounts of salt in outdated wood structures that needed to be demolished and replaced. The […]

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Energy Conservation is Important to South Industries South Industries was really excited to work with such an energy efficient dedicated company, Grey’s Recycling. Their facility is one of a kind and equipped with eco-friendly solutions throughout. Collectively, both teams on this project worked hard to find the perfect dome design and stayed involved the entire […]

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South Industries Assists Internationally in Grain Storage

North of China, in the mountainous Shanxi Province, is one of China’s grain reserve facilities, and a proud partner of South Industries. China has had explosive growth in both their economy and population, therefore increasing the need to industrialize dry good storage. Traditionally, grain storage facilities in China would be filled and emptied within the […]

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Unique Temperature Needs Met With Above Standard Efficiency for Missouri Company

Ameren UE constructed a storage dome facility that can 8,000 tons of a powdered limestone project. Uniquely retrofitted, this dome maintains the correct atmospheric conditions to keep the100% of the limestone useable and reclaimable. Because of where it was constructed, sitting next to a large quarry, the site material is subject to daily blasting. So, […]

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South Industries Leads Expansion Efforts for Agrium Advanced Technologies

South Industries took a big lead in helping the Agrium Expansion Project of their storage facility. They house a very effective agricultural fertilization product known as ESN. This expansion included the construction of two reinforced, insulated concrete domes. Very large in capacity, the largest dome holds up 20,000 tons of finished product that is then […]

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Congressman Tours Monolithic Dome Shelter – Woodsboro, TX

US Representative Ruben Hinojosa of Texas is on his way to see the Woodsboro, TX community center and shelter monolithic dome. This dome was partially built using a FEMA grant for hurricane and tornado pre-disaster mitigation. It is used as both a school multipurpose area and a community shelter. The superintendent investigated dome structures because […]

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A Dream Dome Home – Fairplay, CO A 4,000 square-foot dome home was opened to the public for the 10th annual Dome Tour. These tours are designed to educate and enlighten people’s understanding about domes, their features, and their benefits. The entire dome home is heated with a simple 50-gallon electric water heater. The owner […]

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