Move Makes Company the Largest Independent Aggregate Producer Along the Gulf Coast

August 24, 2022, (BATON ROUGE, LA) - Gulf Coast Sand (GCS), a Mississippi-based producer and supplier of construction aggregates, industrial sands, blended sands, and abrasives, today announces its acquisition of the assets of Shale Support, LLC. With this acquisition, GCS establishes itself as the largest independent, privately owned aggregate company along the Gulf Coast and boasts more than 900 mineable acres of aggregate reserves. Additionally, the acquisition provides GCS two fluid bed driers, 10 mineral separators, and 24,000 tons of dry silo storage, in conjunction with truck and unit train rail load-out capabilities. These assets give GCS the ability to serve local markets in Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, and Florida with traditional construction and industrial aggregates as well as supply sand nationally for specialized uses in the oil and gas industry. GCS also custom blends and sizes industrial sands for distribution across the US through its privately-owned fleet of trucks and rail cars.

GCS will complete its follow-on investments by the end of 2022. These plans include updating wet plant operations by streamlining equipment and transitioning to a more technology-driven approach that allows the company to better meets its customers’ needs.

“This acquisition gives us an excellent platform that strategically situates us to maximize our success strategy in the region.  By properly sizing the dredging and plant equipment to maximize our reserves, the operations are much more efficient while significantly increasing production output and yield.” said Ryan Morales, President of GCS.

“Gulf Coast Sand’s newly acquired assets were previously used to service the energy industry almost exclusively.  Now, we are committed to a more balanced approach.   We will be leveraging all of our reserves and state of the art processing equipment to better serve both the energy industry and the industrial sand market.  As a result, Gulf Coast Sand will be a stronger, more diversified company,” said the CEO, Jeff Bartlam. 

About Gulf Coast Sand

Gulf Coast Sand, LLC is the leading independent, privately-owned supplier and provider of aggregates, specialized sands, blended sands, and abrasives, by rail, truck, and barge. The company produces wet and dry sand and gravel products commonly used in ready-mix concrete, construction, energy, turf, and manufacturing industries as well as custom blended and sized specialty aggregate products. Its mining and drying operations are in Picayune, Mississippi with its corporate headquarters in Picayune, Mississippi and Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  For more information, visit www.gulfcoastsand.com.