The World Cement Association (WCA) announced a knowledge partnership with Decarb Connect, an organization which supports the scale and acceleration of industrial carbonization.
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PCA Launches Portland-Limestone Cement Microsite
The Portland Cement Association (PCA) launched a new promotion initiative emphasizing the sustainable benefits of portland-limestone cement (PLC), which performs comparably to Type I portland cement with up to 10% less greenhouse gas emissions.
Read MoreAsh Grove Cement to Upgrade Florida Terminal
CRH subsidiary Ash Grove Cement (formerly Suwannee American Cement in Florida) is undertaking a major transformation project at its Port Manatee deep water import terminal in Florida. The project will improve Ash Grove’s capacity to import cement, cement slag and fly ash to meet the existing and future needs of customers in the Florida and south Georgia markets.
Read MoreLafargeHolcim Rebrands U.S. Blended Cements Portfolio
Responding to demand for construction materials performance and sustainability, LafargeHolcim has rebranded its U.S. blended cement and supplementary cementitious materials portfolio as Envirocore Series – led by OneCem Portland Limestone, MaxCem Blended and NewCem Slag cements.
Read MoreWCA Kicks Off Benchmarking Project
The World Cement Association (WCA) launched Phase I of its PEGASUS 2020 project, a multi-company benchmarking and performance-improvement initiative for the association’s corporate members. Executives from 11 companies representing more than 100 cement plants are taking part in the first stage.
Read MoreNRMCA, PCA Announce Joint Government Affairs Meeting in Mid-October
The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) and the Portland Cement Association (PCA) will host a joint government affairs meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 13 at 2 p.m. Eastern time. Make plans to attend this meeting for an update on what’s going on in Washington along with NRMCA and PCA’s advocacy priorities.
Read MoreLafargeHolcim Cements Net Zero Pathway
LafargeHolcim is the first global building materials company to sign the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) “Business Ambition for 1.5°C” pledge with intermediate targets for 2030 validated by SBTi. The company is further lowering its target for carbon dioxide intensity in cement to 475 kg net CO2 per ton of cementitious material.
Read MoreHeidelbergCement Unveils ‘Beyond 2020’ Strategy
HeidelbergCement presented its new strategy “Beyond 2020” at its Capital Markets Day. Key elements of the strategy are new medium-term financial and sustainability targets that the group aims to achieve by 2025.
Read MoreIEEE East Coast Conference Goes Virtual
The IEEE East Coast Cement Industry Conference will be held Oct. 20-22, 2020. This online experience will closely simulate a physical conference by including panel discussions, technical papers, sharing of best practices, inspection training, and virtual plant tours of the Argos Martinsburg, W.Va., and Lehigh Hanson Union Bridge, Md., cement plants. Additionally, Ed Sullivan, chief economist and senior vice president of the…
Read MorePCA Names Energy and Environment Award Winners
The Portland Cement Association (PCA) announced the winners of the 2020 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 2019.
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