The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) selected the Slag Cement Association (SCA) as a recipient of a grant aimed at reducing embodied greenhouse gas emissions for construction materials and products.
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EPA Awards Heidelberg Materials Up to $5M in Funding
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) selected Heidelberg Materials North America to receive up to $5 million in funding to create a robust, web-based tool that can help ready-mix concrete, cement and aggregate facilities to quickly produce high-quality Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs).
Read MoreApril Cement Shipments Increase Nearly 6%
Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in April were an estimated 9.23 million metric tons (Mt), a 5.9% increase from shipments in April 2023, according to the most recent USGS Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through April totaled an estimated 30.6 Mt, a slight decrease from those for the same…
Read MorePCA Outlines Decarbonization Plans
The Portland Cement Association (PCA) demonstrated the industry’s commitment to carbon neutrality to key executive branch decision-makers at the White House’s Concrete Innovation Summit – as well as outlined what steps must be taken to further reduce cement sector emissions.
Read MoreDOE Office Outlines Cement and Concrete Center of Excellence
The Department of Energy Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office (IEDO) will create a Cement and Concrete Center of Excellence to accelerate the development and adoption of novel low-carbon material technologies. U.S. National Laboratories can receive up to $9 million through an upcoming competitive call to organize and lead the effort. DOE and IEDO officials envision the center as a) a…
Read MoreWEG Tapped for St Marys Project
Votorantim Cimentos North America selected WEG transformers to upgrade the substation of St Marys Cement’s Bowmanville, Ontario, plant.
Read MoreAllied Mineral Products Breaks Ground on Alabama Project
Allied Mineral Products staff was joined by Alabama Commerce Secretary Ellen McNair and other state and local officials for groundbreaking ceremonies last month at the site of Allied’s major plant expansion in Pell City, Ala.
Read MoreEast Coast Cement Conference Registration Open
Registration is open for the 2024 East Coast Cement Conference, Oct. 24-25, at the Louisville Marriot East in Louisville, Ky.
Read MoreCanada Invests $2.2 Million Into St Marys Cement
Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault announced the re-investment of up to $2.2 million of recycled industrial pollution pricing revenues to fund a major new emissions reduction project at the St Marys Cement plant in St. Marys, Ontario.
Read MorePCA Awarded $2.4 Million EPA Grant
As part of its Reducing Embodied Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Construction Materials and Products grant program, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded the Portland Cement Association (PCA) more than $2.4 million to lead a project that will improve both the quantity and quality of industry Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs).
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