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CALPORTLAND® WELCOMES HAMED MARAGHECHI AS DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRAL RESEARCH LABORATORY

2022-06-10T09:55:28-07:00June 9th, 2022|Blog, Corporate, Environmental|

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® EARNS 2022 ENERGY STAR® PARTNER OF THE YEAR AWARD FOR EIGHTEENTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR

2022-05-05T06:53:15-07:00May 5th, 2022|Blog, Corporate|

CalPortland is proud to announce that it has received the 2022 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year - Sustained Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy.  This is CalPortland’s eighteenth straight Partner of the Year award. “We are thrilled to receive the 2022 ENERGY STAR Partner of the [...]

CALPORTLAND CONVERTS MOJAVE CEMENT PLANT PRODUCTION TO PORTLAND-LIMESTONE CEMENT

2022-04-13T14:56:48-07:00April 13th, 2022|Blog, Corporate, Environmental|

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.  [...]

EPA Announces Most Energy-Efficient Manufacturing Plants of 2021

2022-03-30T14:52:15-07:00March 17th, 2022|Blog, Corporate, Environmental|

WASHINGTON (March 15, 2022) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that 93 U.S. manufacturing plants earned the agency’s ENERGY STAR certification in 2021. ENERGY STAR certified plants are verified to be among the most energy-efficient plants within their industries. Together, they prevented more than 5 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions from the industrial [...]

PCA Announces 2021 Energy and Environment Award Winners

2021-12-02T08:13:53-08:00December 2nd, 2021|Blog, Corporate, Environmental|

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Portland Cement Association (PCA) announced the winners of the 2021 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 recognized for environmental efforts completed in 2020. “America’s cement manufacturers continue to focus [...]

Manufacturers Cut 17 Million Metric Tons of Greenhouse Emissions With Help From EPA’s ENERGY STAR® Program

2021-11-30T12:10:20-08:00November 30th, 2021|Blog, Corporate, Environmental|

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) celebrates the 580 manufacturing plants that achieved the energy savings goals set out by EPA ten years ago to drive energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions reductions. Through the ENERGY STAR Challenge for Industry, manufacturing plants pledged to reduce energy intensity by 10% within five years. [...]

CalPortland Joins Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality by 2050

2021-10-14T08:21:07-07:00October 14th, 2021|Blog, Corporate|

Glendora, CA – October 12, 2021 – CalPortland Company today joined an ambitious journey to achieving carbon neutrality across the cement and concrete value chain by signing onto the Portland Cement Association’s (PCA) Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality. In collaboration with PCA’s other member companies and experts, the Roadmap demonstrates how the U.S. cement and concrete industry can [...]

CALPORTLAND READY MIXED CONCRETE DIVISIONS RECIPIENTS OF NRMCA EXCELLENCE IN QUALITY AWARDS

2021-10-08T14:09:01-07:00October 8th, 2021|Blog, Corporate|

ALEXANDRIA, VA – The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association announced the winners of its 2021 NRMCA Excellence in Quality Awards. Six ready mix divisions from CalPortland received the Excellence in Quality Award. Winning producers demonstrated that they followed and exceeded quality management principles over a broad range of activities from commitment to quality, materials management, [...]

CALPORTLAND AWARDED ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS FROM NSSGA

2021-10-01T08:20:07-07:00October 1st, 2021|Blog, Corporate, Environmental|

The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) announced the recipients of the Environmental Excellence Awards, which recognizes operations that actively demonstrate a commitment to the exemplary use of environmental controls and systems. NSSGA awarded a total of nine Gold, 10 Silver and 63 Bronze Awards. CalPortland’s New River, Arizona plant was honored with the [...]

CALPORTLAND® STRENGTHENS COMMITMENT TO CORPORATE CONSERVATION THROUGH WILDLIFE HABITAT COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP

2021-08-12T09:16:22-07:00August 12th, 2021|Blog, Corporate, Environmental|

Silver Spring, MD, August 12, 2021 —CalPortland Company, a supplier of construction materials and building products in the Western United States and Canada, joins the Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) as a corporate member, formalizing the company’s commitment to integrating biodiversity and conservation action into its sustainability efforts. Through WHC membership, CalPortland seeks to involve employees [...]

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