CalPortland earns award for protecting the environment through superior energy efficiency! Glendora, CA March 31, 2020 - CalPortland® is proud to announce that it has been awarded the 2020 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year Sustained Excellence Award for continued leadership and superior contributions to ENERGY STAR by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the [...]
Modern society has been built using cement and concrete. These materials are used throughout our daily lives to shape the world around us. Our roadways, homes, schools, communities and cities have all been shaped by cement and concrete. In fact, the only other material consumed more than concrete is water. Concrete is truly a building [...]
WASHINGTON (March 11, 2020) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that 95 U.S. manufacturing plants earned ENERGY STAR certification for being among the most energy-efficient plants in their industries during 2019. Compared to average facilities, these plants saved $520 million on energy bills and nearly 100 trillion British thermal units (Tbtu) of [...]
Setting the Record Straight A Response to the Sierra Club’s Inaccurate and Misleading Paper on the California Cement Industry Prepared By: The Coalition for Sustainable Cement Manufacturing & Environment* February 22, 2019 * The Coalition for Sustainable Cement Manufacturing & Environment (CSCME) consists of all five companies that manufacture cement in California, including CalPortland Company, [...]
Washington, D.C. – February 3, 2020 – The Portland Cement Association (PCA) today announced Shaped by Concrete, a new educational campaign to increase awareness of the sustainability, resiliency and durability of concrete made with cement. The campaign will feature stories based on these themes, exploring how these construction materials shape the world around us to make our communities, cities [...]
December 9, 2019, 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 [...]
Oro Grande, CA, November 14, 2019 - CalPortland announces additional implementation of modern-technology industrial “low-emission” equipment at the Oro Grande cement plant following the commissioning of the new cement finish mill and loadout facilities in May 2019. With the assistance of the Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District (MDAQMD), the company advances its campaign of [...]
Seattle, WA October 1, 2019 - The Washington Aggregates and Concrete Association (WACA) presented the “Grand Award” to CalPortland for its work on the Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Program SR-99 Tunnel. The award was made on September 26th at the WACA 2019 Awards for Excellence in Concrete Construction, held at the Hyatt Regency Seattle. “The [...]
Washington, DC September 26, 2019 – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recognized Better Plants partner CalPortland Company (CalPortland) for achieving their energy intensity reduction goal of 28% since 2010. As part of DOE’s Better Buildings Initiative, the Better Plants Program (Better Plants) works with leading manufacturers and water and wastewater treatment agencies to boost [...]
Ontario, CA, July 31, 2019 – CalPortland is proud to announce the launch of its newly designed website for its concrete products manufacturing operations located in Ontario, California. The new site features a streamlined, modern design, excellent functionality, and easy access to essential product information to help customers, contractors, public works officials, engineers, architects, designers [...]
