► The Plant

▼ ▼Perlite In Demand by California Nurseries

  • In the 1980's the  use of horticultural perlite for growth enhancement and soil mixes had  increased dramatically

  • We built our plant to satisfy this ever-growing demand.

  • NorCal Horticulture Perlite products quickly became popular with nurseries around  California

  • NorLite: We expanded our perlite product line to industrial and construction use by creating Norlite a superior perlite product.

 

 

 

▼Strategic Location ▼Richmond California            

   
 
  • The Perlite Plant is strategically located in Northern California with easy access to major transportation corridors.
  • From our Plant Richmond plant, access to Air, Sea and rail transport, are all within a short distance.
  • We are ideally situated to deliver product  anywhere by any economical means of transport.

 

 

▼A History of Growth  ▼ Exceptional Capacity                           
  • We opened the plant with in 1986 with one Furnace and limited production capability
  • The demand for out superior perlite product was explosive, and we had to increase capacity by adding an other Furnace in 1994 .
  • By 1999 the demand for our superior  products was so great that we had to increase our production capacity by upgrading and modernizing our plant..
  • Our capacity in now 400% of what it was when we opened the plant .
  • With our current production capability per day we are well equipped to meet our costumers needs.
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▼Product availability ▼Perlite Ready for Shipments            
   
 

 

  

 

  

 
   

  • We manufacture to order and the plant is in operations 18hrs a day  five day's a week

  • While we have on hand small inventories of product, we mostly manufacture perlite to order. 
  • Our sophisticated production control and management systems enable us to revise our production schedules to meet our customers demand.
  • We take our Motto:
  • "We Get it there on Time" Seriously.

 

▼The NorLite & NorCal Process ▼Consistent Quality                                   

  • Over the years we have developed and extensively refined the manufacturing process 

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  • By implementing stringent and exacting quality controls we ensure that our product is consistent and manufactured to existing specifications.
  • We take extra time to analyze our raw material, set up our production machines, and monitor the process
  • These procedures ensure that our products are always consistent, dependable and of the highest quality
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▼Continuous Product Development  ▼Innovative applications                
 
   
  • We are continually conducting research on the uses of perlite and improving our product lines to meet the ever changing needs
  • We are constantly improving and enhancing our product making changes to meet the specific requirements of or customers.
  • Thank you for your interest in NorCal Perlite Inc.
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