Cement company appeals order on NC plant review

CASTLE HAYNE, N.C. (AP) – A company that wants to build a cement plant in southeastern North Carolina has appealed a judge’s ruling that it must abide by a review process that would delay permits for the plant.

Titan America has appealed the ruling by Superior Court Judge Donald Stephens about the plant it wants to build in Castle Hayne.

Stephens last month agreed with environmentalists and ruled that the plant must abide by a more stringent environmental review process because the project is receiving $4.5 million in local and state incentives.

A company attorney filed the appeal Tuesday in Wake County Superior Court. Titan America officials would not talk about the appeal.

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