CTS Cement Manufacturing Corp., California-based producer of Rapid Set and Komponent specialty concrete binders, recently completed the first of a series of planned Solidia Cement production campaigns. A low limestone binder that gains strength through exposure to carbon dioxide and the attendant carbonation process, Solidia Cement is made with the same raw materials as portland cement but exhibits significantly eased…
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Granite Named 2023 IRTBA Sustainability Champion
Granite has been named the 2023 Sustainability Champion by the Illinois Road and Transportation Builders Association (IRTBA) Sustainability Council for its work on the Joint Venture Cicero Ogden Intermodal Civil Improvements Project with K-Five Construction. The project, recognized for its innovative and sustainable practices, achieved an 11,000 cu. yd. reduction in excavation and recycled 23,000 tons of aggregate base material…
Read MoreCarmeuse Announces New Sustainable Linked Loans
Carmeuse has unveiled its plans to transform its long-term loans portfolio, aligning it with the company’s ambitious sustainability goals. The move involves converting its main bank financing facilities into sustainability linked loans. These new loans will incorporate three Carmeuse’s specific Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to foster sustainable practices across the company. By linking financing to…
Read MoreARCH Materials Cuts Ribbon on Roger’s Group’s First-Ever Solar Farm
ARCH Materials, a subsidiary of Rogers Group Inc. (RGI), cut the ribbon on the company’s newest sustainability project, the ARCH Solar Farm.
Read MoreCemex Receives Wildlife Habitat Council Recognition
Cemex announced its recent recognition from the Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) for its outstanding commitment to environmental conservation programs across 10 locations worldwide.
Read MoreHolcim Launches ECOCycle to Scale Up Circular Construction
Holcim launched ECOCycle, its proprietary circular technology platform to recycle construction demolition materials into new building solutions. With ECOCycle Holcim can recycle 100% of construction demolition materials across a broad range of applications, from decarbonized raw materials in low-carbon cement formulation, all the way to aggregates in concrete and fillers in road construction.
Read MoreEnergy Star Cement Plants and Emissions Prevention
The 86 facilities recognized in the EPA Energy Star Industrial Program – 10 cement plants in eight states among them – are credited with saving more than 100 trillion Btu of energy and preventing 6 million-plus metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions. The cement and peer plants earned Energy Star certification for operating in the top 25% of energy efficiency…
Read MoreNSSGA Files Legal Challenge to WOTUS Rule
On Jan. 18, The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) joined a coalition representing aggregates producers, farmers, home builders and others representing a broad swath of the U.S. economy to file a complaint in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, Galveston Division, over the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. Following decades of regulatory actions and…
Read MoreMid-States Materials Receives Award for Mined Land Conservation
Mid-States Materials LLC, a division of Bettis Companies based in Topeka, Kan., received the 2022 Outstanding Mined Land Reclamation Award (Non-Coal) from the National Association of State Land Reclamationists (NASLR) for conservation efforts at Plummer Creek Quarry in Scranton, Kan. This is the second time Mid-States has won this national award, a testament to their reclamation proclamation of protecting and…
Read MoreLehigh Hanson Boosts Recycling Business
Heidelberg Materials announced that its North American subsidiary Lehigh Hanson continued to strengthen its portfolio of recycled materials in the Pacific Northwest with the acquisition of JEV Recycling, Inc., a recycler of concrete and asphalt based in Woodinville, Wash.
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