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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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PCA ANNOUNCES 2021 CHAIRMAN’S SAFETY PERFORMANCE AWARD WINNERS

2021-06-16T16:02:11-07:00June 17th, 2021|Blog, Corporate|

 CalPortland’s Oro Grande Cement Plant Honored by PCA   Washington, D.C., June 17, 2021 - The Portland Cement Association (PCA) announced the winners of the 2021 Chairman’s Safety Performance Awards, which recognize outstanding safety performance in the manufacturing of portland cement, the main ingredient used in all forms of concrete. CalPortland’s Oro Grande cement plant, [...]

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IEEE-IAS/PCA CEMENT CONFERENCE AWARDS TOP PAPER HONORS TO CALPORTLAND® MINING ENGINEER ADAM CHAPMAN

2021-05-28T12:14:47-07:00May 28th, 2021|Blog, Corporate|

Glendora, CA May 28, 2021 - The IEEE-IAS/PCA recently announced top honors for technical papers submitted for review and presentation at the 63rd Annual IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Conference held virtually. Top paper was awarded to CalPortland’s Adam Chapman for his paper, “Applying Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Technology in the Cement and Mining Industry.”  The CalPortland paper [...]

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CALPORTLAND® EARNS 2021 ENERGY STAR® PARTNER OF THE YEAR AWARD FOR SEVENTEENTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR

2021-04-12T10:56:11-07:00April 13th, 2021|Blog, Corporate, Environmental|

Glendora, CA April 13, 2021 - CalPortland® is proud to announce that it has received the 2021 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 seventeenth straight Partner of the Year award. “We are extremely honored to receive [...]

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CALPORTLAND RILLITO CEMENT PLANT AMONG EPA’S 2020 ENERGY STAR® CERTIFIED MANUFACTURING PLANTS

2021-03-19T12:30:26-07:00March 19th, 2021|Blog, Corporate, Environmental|

March 19, 2021, Glendora, CA  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced yesterday that 95 U.S. manufacturing plants earned ENERGY STAR certification in 2020 for being among the most energy-efficient in their industries. CalPortland is proud to announce that the company’s Rillito, AZ cement plant, was one of 13 cement plants and 95 U.S. manufacturing [...]

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SIX CALPORTLAND® READY MIX PLANTS ACHIEVE THE ENERGY STAR® CHALLENGE FOR INDUSTRY

2021-01-21T08:03:37-08:00January 21st, 2021|Blog, Corporate, Environmental|

January 21, 2021, Glendora, CA –  CalPortland is proud to announce that six plants have achieved the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA’s) ENERGY STAR Challenge for Industry.  The ENERGY STAR Challenge for Industry recognizes plants that achieve a 10% reduction in energy intensity within five years. The average energy intensity reduction for all six plants was [...]

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CALPORTLAND® RILLITO, AZ CEMENT PLANT EARNS ITS 9th EPA’S ENERGY STAR® CERTIFICATION FOR SUPERIOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY

2021-01-12T15:39:45-08:00January 13th, 2021|Blog, Corporate, Environmental|

January 13, 2021, Glendora, CA  CalPortland is proud to announce that the company’s Rillito, AZ cement plant, has earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) ENERGY STAR certification.  Facility Certification signifies that the industrial plant performs in the top 25 percent of similar facilities nationwide for energy efficiency and meets strict energy efficiency performance levels [...]

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CALPORTLAND® ROCKY CANYON AGGREGATE PLANT RECEIVES CALCIMA SAFETY AWARD

2020-12-17T10:20:39-08:00December 17th, 2020|Blog, Corporate|

Glendora, CA December 17, 2020 - The 2020 CalCIMA Excellence in Safety Awards were announced December 15th during CalCIMA’s Annual Meeting of Members. CalPortland’s Rocky Canyon Aggregate plant was awarded the 2020 CALCIMA Excellence in Safety Award - Small Aggregate Mine. The Rocky Canyon plant is dedicated to a safety culture characterized by CalPortland’s “SLAM” [...]

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CALPORTLAND’S KIRK MCDONALD AWARDED PCA’S 2020 JOHN P. GLEASON, JR., LEADERSHIP AWARD FOR BUSINESS CONTINUITY

2020-12-15T07:57:13-08:00December 15th, 2020|Blog, Corporate|

Washington D.C., Dec. 15, 2020 – The Portland Cement Association (PCA) recently announced the winners of the 2020 John P. Gleason, Jr., Leadership Awards, honoring PCA members who have exhibited leadership in advancing industry programs and initiatives.  Named after John “Jay” Gleason who served as PCA president from 1986 until his retirement in 2007, the [...]

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CALPORTLAND® COMMISSIONS CNG FUELING HUB AND NEAR-ZERO BULK HAULER FLEET

2020-12-07T19:17:53-08:00December 8th, 2020|Blog, Corporate, Environmental|

Glendora, CA, December 8, 2020 – CalPortland® Company announces the launch of its Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) powered bulk hauler truck fleet, which will reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) and smog-causing emissions. The company commissioned 24 new “Near-Zero Emission” bulk hauler trucks that will transport cement to customers in Southern California. CalPortland’s “Near-Zero” vehicles will be fueled [...]

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