Earlier this month, the Portland Cement Association (PCA) distributed a number of awards at its annual Cement Fly-In held in Washington, DC. The awards recognize PCA member company teams who excelled in implementing new energy and environmental initiatives, and those who went above and beyond to enhance overall, on-the-job safety at America's cement plants. Submissions from plants across the U.S. were evaluated and recognized for environmental efforts completed in 2023.
“Holding this awards event right before teams of industry leaders head to Capitol Hill is a great motivator because it highlights excellence in PCA’s top priorities - safety and environmental initiatives - which will get us to carbon neutrality,” said Mike Ireland, PCA’s president and CEO.
The following PCA member companies received awards for their 2023 accomplishments:
Energy Efficiency • Ash Grove Cement Company - A CRH Company, Leamington, UT
Environmental Performance • Buzzi Unicem USA, Festus, MO, plant and GCHI - Giant Cement Company, Harleyville, SC, plant
Innovative Technologies or Process • CalPortland Cement, Mojave, CA, plant and Titan Florida, Pennsuco, FL, plant
Land Stewardship • Ash Grove Cement Company - A CRH Company, Louisville, NE, plant
Outreach • Roanoke Cement Company (Titan America LLC), Troutville, VA
Overall Excellence • Ash Grove Cement Company - A CRH Company, Seattle
Safety Innovation Awards - The PCA Safety Innovation Awards (SIA) reward creative solutions to safety challenges in cement facilities. Entries are judged in five areas: innovation, ease of use, ease of construction, effectiveness and risk prevention.
• Ash Grove Cement Company - A CRH Company, Seattle plant; GCC, Rio Grande plant, Tijeras, NM; Heidelberg Materials, Union Bridge, MD, plant and Salt River Materials Group, Clarkdale, AZ, plant
Chairman’s Safety Performance Awards - The PCA Chairman’s Safety Performance Award recipients are chosen by the Occupational Health and Safety Committee based on the quantitative data recorded by the Mine Safety and Health Administration. Winning plants represent the top 10 percent of cement manufacturers based on accident rates. Listed in alphabetical order, the winners are:
• Argos Puerto Rico Corporation, Dorado, PR; Ash Grove Cement Company - A CRH Company, Durkee, OR; Ash Grove Cement Company - A CRH Company, New Braunfels, TX; CalPortland Company, Rilito, AZ; Cemex USA, Clinchfield, GA; Cemex USA, Lyons Cement plant, Longmont, CO; Continental Cement - A Summit Materials Company, Davenport plant, Buffalo, IA; GCC, Odessa, TX; Heidelberg Materials, Bellingham, WA; Heidelberg Materials, Logansport, IN; Heidelberg Materials, Speed Cement plant, Sellersburg, IN and Martin Marietta Materials, Midlothian, TX
Click here for more details on the winning entries. For more information, contact PCA's Remi Braden at rbraden@cement.org.
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