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Sioux City Brick has completed construction of its third state-of-the-art manufacturing plant at Adel Iowa. This plant will be fired with petroleum coke (Petcoke) and will be primarily for residential products. On this page we will post Plant Commissioning related photos so you can follow the process of this exciting project.

		11-15-06 FIRST FULL CAR OF BUILDERS SPECIALS LEAVES NEW PETCOKE PLANT SETTINGS ROBOTS.
		11-9-06 CLOSE-UP OF FIRST BRICK TO EXIT PETCOKE KILN.
		11-9-06 RED DESERT MODULAR BRICK EXIT PETCOKE KILN.
		11-9-06 FIRST BRICK EXIT PETCOKE KILN.
		11-9-06 RED DESERT MODULAR BRICK EXIT PETCOKE FIRED KILN.
		11-9-06 VICE PRESIDENT STEVE GERHART STANDS BY SOME OF THE FIRST BRICK TO EXIT PETCOKE KILN.
		11-6-06 Gentle Giant Assembly Continues.
		11-6-06 Gentle Giant Packaging Chutes and Veneer Board Insertion Areas are Assembled.
		11-6-06 Gentle Giant Paper Insertion and Package Building Areas are Assembled.
		11-3-06 VIEW FROM PETCOKE PACKAGING AREA TOWARD GAS KILN MAKING AREA.
		11-3-06 VIEW FROM PACKAGING AREA TOWARD MAKING AREA.
		11-3-06 Gentle Giant Packaging Machine Parts Continue to Arrive at Adel.
		11-3-06 GENTLE GIANT HAS COMPLICATED WIDGETS.
		11-3-06 MORE GENTLE GIANT WIDGETS.
		11-3-06 GENTLE GIANT MACHINE IS HEAVY DUTY.
		11-3-06 PAPER DISPENSER AREA IS INSTALLED.
		11-3-06 Packaging Machine Inspection Area is Assembled.
		11-3-06 CAR UNLOADER TOP LEFT - ROBOT FOR DESTACKING LOWER LEFT - SLAT CONVEYOR AT RIGHT.
		11-3-06 Builders Special Cars from the Gas Kiln are Lined-up for Commissioning of the Gentle Giant Petcoke Packaging Machine.
		10-30-06 GENTLE GIANT PACKAGING MACHINE INSTALLATION IS WELL UNDERWAY.
		10-30-06 GENTLE GIANT ROBOTS ARE INSTALLED.
		10-30-06 GENTLE GIANT PACKAGING MACHINE ELECTRICAL CABINETS ARE INSTALLED.
		10-30-06 CRANE UNLOADER IS INSTALLED.
		10-30-06 CRANE UNLOADER AT LEFT - SLAT CONVEYOR IN CENTER & ROBOT AT RIGHT SHOW THE BEGINNING SEQUENCE OF GENTLE GIANT PACKAGING MACHINE.
		10-30-06 MAKING ROOM WIRING IS WELL UNDERWAY.