Solidia Technologies, Inc., a pioneer and leading company in the low carbon cement and concrete market, has entered into a technology licensing arrangement with CalPortland® Company, one of the largest building materials producers in the Western United States, for the license of certain patents that enable up to a 50% reduction in the carbon footprint [...]
Washington, D.C. (June 14, 2024) — The Portland Cement Association (PCA), representing America’s cement manufacturers, this week announced winners of its Energy and Environment Awards and its Chairman's Safety and Safety Innovation Awards at the association's 2024 Cement Fly-In in Washington, D.C. The awards recognize PCA member company teams who excelled in implementing new energy and environmental initiatives, [...]
Portland cement is one of the most widely used building materials in the world. Versatile, strong, and sustainable, it’s a basic ingredient in concrete, mortar, stucco, and non-specialty grout. Its gray color resembles Portland stone, a common building limestone quarried from the Isle of Portland, off the coast of England. The original mixture was created [...]
CalPortland is pleased to announce that it has received the 2024 ENERGY STAR PARTNER OF THE YEAR Sustained Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. This is CalPortland’s twentieth consecutive ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Award, a feat not matched by any other industrial company. “We are honored to receive the ENERGY STAR [...]
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 announced the creation of a Carbon Reduction Team focused on Research and Development and the Implementation of Decarbonization Projects. The team will be led by Hamed Maraghechi, Vice President of Research & Development and Decarbonization, and Hartmut Riess, Vice President of Carbon Reduction Implementation. The team will be dedicated to science-driven research and analysis [...]
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 [...]
On Monday, October 2, 2023, Jason Erickson was named the National Ready Mix Concrete Association (NRMCA) 2023 National Mixer Driver Champion during the Awards Banquet at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Erickson, representing CPC Materials in Arlington, Washington, competed against 100 drivers from around the U.S. in a variety of [...]
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 [...]
