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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
