CalPortland’s Rillito, Ariz., cement plant earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Energy Star certification for superior energy efficiency. This is the 12th year that the Rillito plant has earned the recognition.
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Solidia Licenses Low-Carbon Technology to CalPortland
Solidia Technologies has entered into a technology licensing arrangement with CalPortland for the license of certain patents that enable up to a 50% reduction in the carbon footprint of cement and concrete.
Read MoreCalPortland Stockton Terminal to Add 52K Tons of Ash, Slag Storage
Taiheiyo Cement Corp. has budgeted $40 million for the addition of 29,300-ton fly ash and 22,600-ton slag cement silos at the Stockton, Calif., terminal of its North American business, CalPortland.
Read MoreFortera Opens First Industrial Green Cement Plant
Fortera has formally commenced low-carbon ReAct cement processing at its ReCarb facility, adjacent to CalPortland’s Redding, Calif., cement plant. It is North America’s first industrial green cement and carbon dioxide mineralization facility and one of the largest of its kind in the world.
Read MoreCalPortland Creates Carbon Reduction Team
CalPortland established a Carbon Reduction Team focused on research and development and the implementation of decarbonization projects. It will be led by Hamed Maraghechi, vice president of research & development and decarbonization, and Hartmut Riess, vice president of carbon reduction implementation.
Read MoreCement Market Briefs – Sept/Oct 2023
Martin Marietta Finds New Tehachapi Buyer – Martin Marietta Materials has entered a definitive agreement to sell its Tehachapi, Calif., cement plant to Unacem Corp., Peru-based parent company of Arizona’s Drake Cement. The transaction follows an abandoned deal between Martin Marietta and CalPortland earlier this year. With a projected closing by year end, the $317 million cash deal will position…
Read MoreThe Raw Truth
New Raw Mill Increases Productivity And Efficiency At CalPortland’s Mojave Plant. Edited by Mark S. Kuhar At CalPortland Co.’s Mojave plant, kiln production was being limited by the raw mill, which couldn’t cope with the increasing demand of a hot market. The company made the decision to invest in a new mill, and settled on an OK raw mill 48-4…
Read MoreCost-Effective Improvements Earn CalPortland Plants EPA Recognition
Timely equipment maintenance and cost-saving improvements enabled CalPortland’s Redding, Calif., and Rillito, Ariz., cement plants to earn the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2023 Energy Star certification.
Read MoreCalPortland-Martin Marietta Deal Fails
A proposed $350 million deal between CalPortland and Martin Marietta Materials is off as the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) called it “presumptively illegal.”
Read MoreHeidelberg Materials, CalPortland Execs Attend White House Roundtable
On March 3, Heidelberg Materials and CalPortland executives, along with peers from other major industrial companies and labor leaders, visited the White House to meet with senior-level officials of the Biden administration for a Roundtable on Industrial Innovation and Decarbonization.
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