November 16, 2018, Glendora, CA – CalPortland is proud to announce that three ready mixed concrete plants have achieved the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA’s) ENERGY STAR Challenge for Industry. These facilities have worked diligently to reduce their respective energy intensities by dramatically exceeding the minimum energy reduction requirement of 10% established by the program. By [...]
November 15, 2018 - Glendora, CA - Catalina Pacific®, a CalPortland® Company, was selected by Heavy Duty Trucking (HDT) as one of the nation’s “Top 25 Green Fleets for 2018”. Catalina Pacific® commissioned 118 new “Near-Zero Emission” CNG/RNG powered concrete mixer trucks that were placed into operation in the fourth quarter of 2017. In the HDT [...]
September 24, 2018, Glendora, CA – CalPortland® is proud to announce that the company’s Rillito, AZ and Oro Grande, CA cement plants have earned U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ENERGY STAR® certifications for 2018. ENERGY STAR plant certifications signify that these two cement plants perform in the top 25 percent of similar facilities nationwide for [...]
Glendora, CA, May 29, 2018 – CalPortland is pleased to announce that Kerri L. Leininger has joined the company as vice president of government relations. Ms. Leininger will be located in Washington, D.C. and will monitor and lobby advocacy issues at the state and federal level. Ms. Leininger joins CalPortland after almost 14 years of [...]
CalPortland recognized for its sustained leadership to protect the environment April 25, 2018, Glendora, CA – CalPortland® is proud to announce that it has received the 2018 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year Sustained Excellence Award for continued leadership and superior contributions to ENERGY STAR. This prestigious award was presented to CalPortland at a ceremony in [...]
PCA Announces 2018 Chairman’s Safety Performance Award Winners April 24, 2018, WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Portland Cement Association (PCA) announced the winners of the Chairman’s Safety Performance Awards, which recognize outstanding safety performance in the manufacturing of portland cement, the core ingredient used in all forms of concrete. Presented at the 2018 Cement and Concrete [...]
PCA Announces 2018 Energy and Environment Award Winners April 24, 2018, WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Portland Cement Association (PCA) today announced the winners of the 2018 Energy and Environment (E&E) Awards, recognizing outstanding environmental and community relations efforts that go above and beyond what is required. Submissions from plants across the U.S. were evaluated and [...]
CalPortland® recognized for its sustained leadership to protect the environment Glendora, CA, April 2, 2018 – CalPortland® is proud to announce that it has been awarded the 2018 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year Sustained Excellence Award for continued leadership and superior contributions to ENERGY STAR. CalPortland’s accomplishments will be recognized by the U.S. Environmental [...]
WASHINGTON (March 27, 2018) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that 93 manufacturing plants earned ENERGY STAR certification for their superior energy performance in 2017. Together, these plants reduced their energy bills by almost $340 million, saved more than 60 trillion British thermal units (TBtu) of energy, and achieved broad emissions reductions, including 4 [...]
OPTIMISM FOR THE FUTURE OF THE CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS INDUSTRY Glendora, CA – President Trump and Congress have delivered on their promise to provide tax reform that will empower American companies as they compete in the world economy. The President officially signed the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" into law on Dec. 22, 2017. Strengthening economic [...]
