Sept. 6, 2024 – Politicians need to see plants. To that end, California Construction and Industrial Minerals Association (CalCIMA) teamed with Assembly member Juan Carrillo for a tour of member facilities in Assembly District 39 (Palmdale). Participants talked about innovations in decarbonization, sustainability, distance matters, impacts of policies like Joshua Tree on the cost of public infrastructure, and mineral availability. In…
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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…
Read MoreSupreme 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)…
Read MoreCalPortland-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…
Read MoreCalPortland 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…
Read MoreCalPortland 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…
Read MoreMartin 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…
Read MoreMartin 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.
Read MoreMarsh Appointed Arizona State Mine Inspector
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey appointed Paul Marsh to serve as Arizona state mine inspector upon Joe Hart’s retirement from Arizona state service. The position of state mine inspector dates back to the Arizona Constitution of 1912, the year Arizona became a state. Arizona is the only state that elects a mine inspector.
Read MoreCalPortland 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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