With the recent approval by the Connecticut Department of Transportation, portland-limestone cement (PLC) is now universally accepted by all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
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The Heidelberg Materials cement plant in Delta, British Columbia, Canada, recently switched to producing EcoCem portland-limestone cement (PLC). The product contains up to 15% limestone and generates approximately 10% less CO₂ compared to other portland cements.
Read MoreThe Lehigh Cement plant in Union Bridge, Md. will see primary output shift from ordinary portland cement to the branded EcoCem portland-limestone cement –clinker + up to 10% finely graded limestone. Union Bridge is presently the producer’s largest plant in North America; the switch to the branded Type IL cement positions the mill to avoid approximately 126,000 tons of carbon…
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Lafarge Canada continues to advance its journey to net zero with the full transformation of its Brookfield cement plant’s production to a greener portfolio.
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Titan America has fully converted its cement plants to the production of Type IL portland-limestone cement, making it the first U.S.-based cement company to do so.
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As part of an innovative research project for the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) and National Road Research Alliance, Continental Cement Co., a subsidiary of Summit Materials, produced a 20% portland-limestone cement (PLC) – the lowest carbon PLC to date.
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Summit Materials recently converted 100% of the production at its Hannibal, Mo., plant, which is operated by Continental Cement Co., to portland-limestone cement (PLC).
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Lehigh Hanson said its Lehigh Cement plant in Union Bridge, Md., will fully transition from producing ordinary portland cement to EcoCem PLC as its primary product by no later than January 2023.
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The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) is the latest state agency to approve the use of portland-limestone cement (PLC) on new highway construction projects in an effort to reduce its carbon footprint, reported local media.
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As Lafarge Canada continues to advance its lower carbon portfolio, it has fully converted production at the Bath Cement Plant near Kingston, Ontario, to OneCem – the company’s eco-efficient alternative.
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