WASHINGTON – March 14, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognized 103 U.S. manufacturing plants that earned the agency’s ENERGY STAR certification in 2023, a designation reserved for manufacturing plants in the top 25% of energy efficiency in their sector. Together, these plants prevented more than 8 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions, equivalent [...]
CalPortland is pleased to announce that it has been selected to receive $4 million in funding for a decarbonization project that will mineralize CO2 from cement manufactured in recycled concrete and paste to manufacture low-carbon cementitious materials. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office recently announced $171 million for 49 projects [...]
CalPortland facilities in southern California recently achieved Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) Conservation Certification for their pollinator-friendly garden habitats at the El Segundo Ready Mix Plant and the Crestmore Center for Technical Excellence in Jurupa Valley. The conservation program at El Segundo and Crestmore support both facility’s unique local landscape, including the pollinators that inhabit these [...]
News Release from Mapistry September 25, 2023 The outstanding and inspiring environmental teams from CalPortland Cement, Graniterock, and Georgia-Pacific Wood & Fiber Supply were honored with Environmental Team of the Year awards at the 7th annual Mapistry Environmental Summit. This award represents the team's ability to overcome tough environmental challenges around changing processes, getting multiple stakeholders' buy-in [...]
CalPortland is pleased to announce Desirea Haggard, Senior Director of Environmental Affairs, has been appointed to the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) California Desert District Advisory Council for a 3-year term. Ms. Haggard will represent the energy and mineral development interests. The California Desert District Advisory Council provides advice to the BLM’s California Desert District [...]
CalPortland’s Redding, California and Rillito, Arizona plants have earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) ENERGY STAR certification, which signifies that the two industrial plants perform in the top 25 percent of similar facilities nationwide for energy efficiency and meet strict energy efficiency performance levels set by the EPA. "CalPortland is pleased to accept EPA’s [...]
CalPortland® President & CEO, Allen Hamblen will visit the White House on Friday, March 3, 2023 to meet with senior-level officials of the Biden Administration for a Roundtable on Industrial Innovation and Decarbonization. “We are grateful for the opportunity to share our efforts to reduce carbon emissions and promote American manufacturing jobs,” stated Allen Hamblen. [...]
WASHINGTON – The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) announced the recipients of the Environmental Excellence Awards and the 2022 winner of the Environmental Leadership Award. The Excellence Awards recognize operations that actively demonstrate a commitment to the exemplary use of environmental controls and systems. NSSGA announced there were a total of 12 Gold [...]
Glendora, CA June 10, 2022 – CalPortland is pleased to announce that Hamed Maraghechi has joined the company as Director of the Central Research Laboratory. Hamed will be located at the CalPortland Center of Technical Excellence in Southern California where he will conduct new research and testing related to issues such as carbon reduction and [...]
CalPortland proudly announces the conversion of their Mojave cement plant to ADVANCEMENT™ HS, a blended portland-limestone cement. The plant, located in southern California annually produces approximately 1.3 million tons of cement. By switching production from ordinary portland cement to portland-limestone cement, the plant will reduce its carbon emissions by 10% on a per ton basis. [...]
