INDUSTRY NEWS U.S. Congressman Visits Fairmount Minerals


Metalcasting industry supplier Fair- mount Minerals, Wedron, Ill., hosted a visit by U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) in August. Te visit included a tour of Fair-


mount’s Wedron Silica sand and resin coating plants. Freshman Congress- man Kinzinger said he was excited to see the plants, two of several Fair- mount facilities in his district. Te facilities employ almost 200. “As a congressman for the 11th


district, I have been supportive of our ability to grow U.S. manufacturing,” Kinzinger said. “And as a member on the Energy and Commerce Committee, I am supportive of base level American manufacturing, as well as the develop- ment of domestic energy with products such as [frack] sand. Fairmount is working in both these worlds.” Wedron Silica Sand Plant Manager


Dave Bach gave the congressman a tour of Fairmount’s mining interests


Rep. Adam Kinzinger (left) toured Fairmount Minerals with Wedron Silica Sand Plant Manager Dave Bach (center) and Tim McMillin, director of market development.


and processing facilities. Jack Show- den, resin coating plant manager, gave a tour of the resin coating plant. While the company has begun to fo-


cus on the oil and gas market during the recent economic downturn, Fairmount representatives told Kinzinger they haven’t forgotten about metalcasting. “Metalcasting continues to be a


very important market for us and one we will continue to support,” said Tim McMillin, Fairmount’s director of market development and president of the American Foundry Society. Kinzinger said an economy condu-


cive to manufacturing is on its way. “We’ve been working very hard to help business along,” he said.


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