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CalPortland’s Rillito Cement Plant Earns 13th EPA ENERGY STAR CERTIFICATION For Superior Energy Efficiency

2025-10-10T13:20:27-07:00October 9th, 2025|Blog, Corporate, Environmental|

The Rillito Cement Plant owned by CalPortland, has earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) ENERGY STAR certification, which 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 set by the EPA. This is the 13th year that the [...]

CalPortland’s Oro Grande Plant Wins ACA’s Energy Efficiency Award

2025-10-08T12:40:15-07:00October 8th, 2025|Blog, Corporate, Environmental|

CalPortland's Oro Grande Cement Plant has been honored with the 2025 Energy & Environment Award for Energy Efficiency by the American Concrete Association (ACA). This recognition celebrates the plant’s ongoing commitment to sustainability, energy efficiency, and environmental stewardship through innovative practices and significant emissions reduction initiatives. The Oro Grande Plant earned this distinction by advancing [...]

CalPortland’s Nicholas Vazquez Recognized with NRMCA Annual Safety Award

2025-09-02T15:25:49-07:00September 2nd, 2025|Blog, Corporate|

CalPortland is proud to announce that Nicholas Vazquez, Safety Manager for the Oregon and Southwest Washington regions, has been awarded with the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association’s (NRMCA) Annual Safety Award. The NRMCA Annual Safety Award is presented to an individual or company whose actions represent the very highest standards in advancing safety in the [...]

CalPortland Wins NRMCA Commitment to Environmental Excellence Award

2025-09-02T15:18:55-07:00August 29th, 2025|Blog, Corporate, Environmental|

Glacier Northwest, a CalPortland Company, is proud to announce that its Kenmore Plant in Washington has been awarded the 2025 Commitment to Environmental Excellence Award by the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA). The NRMCA’s Environmental Excellence Awards program salutes companies that go beyond meeting governmental compliance requirements. Winners are recognized for demonstrating leadership in [...]

The Benefits of Low Carbon Concrete

2025-08-12T14:13:03-07:00August 12th, 2025|Blog, Corporate, Environmental|

CalPortland's dedication to sustainability shines through in its innovative approaches to low-carbon concrete production. There are several benefits of low-carbon concrete, and these benefits are leading us to a greener, more sustainable future. Carbonation Over its lifetime, concrete naturally sucks CO2 from the air. Every highway, every pavement and every building that we pass that [...]

CalPortland Honored with USGBC California Market Transformation Award for Innovations in Low-Carbon Concrete

2025-06-06T13:34:44-07:00June 6th, 2025|Blog, Corporate, Environmental|

CalPortland is honored to receive the prestigious USGBC California Market Transformation Award for its pioneering work in low-carbon concrete. The award was presented on May 22, 2025, at the California Green Building Conference in San Francisco, hosted by the U.S. Green Building Council – California (USGBC CA).  This honor recognizes CalPortland’s leadership in advancing sustainable [...]

CALPORTLAND COMPANY ACHIEVES THE ENERGY STAR® CHALLENGE FOR INDUSTRY AT SIX PLANTS

2025-03-24T14:00:18-07:00March 24th, 2025|Blog, Corporate, Environmental|

CalPortland is proud to announce six plants achieved the U.S. 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 CalPortland plants was 33.2 percent. By achieving the ENERGY [...]

CalPortland Purchases Aggregate and Ready-Mixed Concrete Business Assets in Southern California

2025-06-23T15:22:27-07:00January 6th, 2025|Blog, Corporate|

CalPortland is pleased to announce the acquisition of  the aggregate and ready mixed concrete business assets of Grimes Rock, Inc. and its affiliates located in Ventura County, California. “We are excited to welcome the Grimes Rock employees to the CalPortland family,” said Allen Hamblen, CalPortland President & CEO. “This addition aligns with our commitment to [...]

CALPORTLAND’S RILLITO CEMENT PLANT EARNS ITS 12TH EPA ENERGY STAR® CERTIFICATION FOR SUPERIOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY

2024-12-10T15:52:03-08:00December 10th, 2024|Blog, Corporate, Environmental|

Outperforms similar U.S. plants on measure of energy efficiency   December 10, 2024, Las Vegas, Nevada - The Rillito cement plant owned by CalPortland, has earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) ENERGY STAR certification, which signifies that the industrial plant performs in the top 25 percent of similar facilities nationwide for energy efficiency and [...]

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

2024-09-11T16:49:59-07:00September 11th, 2024|Blog, Corporate, Environmental|

July 16, 2024 Summerlin, NV – CalPortland is proud to announce four plants 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 four plants was 38.4 percent. [...]

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