Cemex at Lyons warns of 70 layoffs, more than half of staff at controversial cement kiln

Source Scout · The Colorado Sun reports: Telling stories that matter in a dynamic, evolving state. The controversial Cemex cement kiln at Lyons in Boulder County has issued warnings it will lay off 70 workers beginning in November, more than half its total, as neighbors who have advocated for the plant’s closure speculate about the future of the highly polluting industrial complex. Cemex said in response to questions that it would continue “operations” at the Lyons facility, highly visible on Highway 66 between Longmont and Lyons, but did not answer specific questions about the kiln itself.

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