CalPortland Invests in Energy Efficiency

The Company Earned The 2023 Energy Star Partner Of The Year – Sustained Excellence Award From The U.S. EPA. By Therese Dunphy For a whopping 19th year in a row, Jurupa Valley, Calif.-based CalPortland was recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a 2023 Energy Star Partner of the Year. It is the only industrial company to garner…

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Supreme Court Rules for CalPortland in Teamsters Strike Damages Case

The U.S. Supreme Court has ordered its Washington State counterpart to resume a case where plaintiff CalPortland Co., through its Seattle-based Glacier Northwest Inc. business, seeks damages stemming from a Teamsters Local 174-initiated work stoppage that resulted in the loss of 16 loads of ready mixed concrete. In an 8-1 ruling, the High Court determined that the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)…

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CalPortland-Martin Marietta Deal is Off

April 28, 2023 – Taiheiyo Cement Corp., headquartered in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, announced that its consolidated subsidiary, CalPortland Co., headquartered in California, and Martin Marietta Materials Inc., headquartered in North Carolina, have terminated their previously announced agreement dated Aug. 9, 2022, regarding the sale of Martin Marietta’s Tehachapi, Calif., cement plant and related distribution terminals, as the parties have been unable to timely obtain the…

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CalPortland Seals the Deal

Aug. 11, 2022 – The I’s are dotted and the T’s are crossed. CalPortland announced that the purchase of the Redding cement plant and other assets from Martin Marietta Materials was successfully completed. In addition to the Redding cement plant in Northern California, the assets include related cement distribution terminals and 14 ready mixed concrete plants located in California. “We…

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CalPortland Closes Redding Deal

July 1, 2022 – CalPortland announced that the purchase of the Redding cement plant and other assets from Martin Marietta Materials was successfully completed on June 30. In addition to the Redding cement plant in Northern California, the assets include related cement distribution terminals and 14 ready mixed concrete plants located in California. “We are pleased to welcome the new employees…

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Martin Marietta Update

May 3, 2022 – Martin Marietta Materials consolidated revenues crossed the billion-dollar mark in the first quarter of this year, according to its just-released report. Now that is a great start to the year, increased costs notwithstanding. The company also reiterated these “portfolio optimization” efforts that were recently reported. On March 1, the company announced a definitive agreement to sell its Redding…

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Martin Marietta Sells Some California Cement, Ready Mix Holdings

Martin Marietta Materials entered into a definitive agreement to sell certain West Coast cement and ready mixed concrete operations to Taiheiyo Cement Corp.’s CalPortland unit for $250 million in cash. The operations include the Redding cement plant, related cement distribution terminals and 14 ready-mixed concrete plants located in California.

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CalPortland Partners With Wildlife Habitat Council

CalPortland Co. joined 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 and community stakeholders in sustainability activities and earn recognition via WHC Conservation Certification, the only global, third-party verified biodiversity standard. “Our membership with the Wildlife Habitat…

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