The Portland Cement Association, representing America’s cement manufacturers, announced the winners of its Energy and Environment, Chairman’s Safety and Safety Innovation Awards at its 2024 Cement Fly-In in Washington, D.C. 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.
“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. “Having plant workers here to accept their awards really adds to the fly-in experience, as they are the boots on the ground for this industry and it is their innovation and their commitment to their co-workers that enables all of America’s cement companies to thrive.”
The following PCA member companies received awards for their 2023 accomplishments:
Energy and Environment Awards
The PCA Energy and Environment Awards recognize outstanding environmental and community relations efforts that surpass what is required. Submissions from plants across the U.S. were evaluated and recognized for environmental efforts completed in 2023. View complete descriptions of the winning initiatives here.
Energy Efficiency
- Ash Grove Cement Company - A CRH Company of Leamington, Utah
Environmental Performance
- Buzzi Unicem USA plant in Festus, Missouri
- GCHI - Giant Cement Company plant in Harleyville, South Carolina
Innovative Technologies or Process
- CalPortland Cement plant in Mojave, California
- Titan Florida plant in Pennsuco, Florida
Land Stewardship
- Ash Grove Cement Company - A CRH Company plant in Louisville, Nebraska
Outreach
- Roanoke Cement Company (Titan America LLC) of Troutville, Virginia
Overall Excellence
- Ash Grove Cement Company - A CRH Company of Seattle
Safety Innovation Awards
The PCA Safety Innovation Awards 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. View complete descriptions of the winning companies’ initiatives here.
- Ash Grove Cement Company - A CRH Company plant in Seattle
- GCC’s Rio Grande Plant in Tijeras, New Mexico
- Heidelberg Materials plant in Union Bridge, Maryland
- Salt River Materials Group plant in Clarkdale, Arizona
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.
The 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 of Dorado, Puerto Rico
- Ash Grove Cement Company - A CRH Company of Durkee, Oregon
- Ash Grove Cement Company - A CRH Company of New Braunfels, Texas
- CalPortland Company of Rilito, Arizona
- Cemex USA of Clinchfield, Georgia
- Cemex USA’s Lyons Cement Plant in Longmont, Colorado
- Continental Cement - A Summit Materials Company’s Davenport Plant in Buffalo, Iowa
- GCC of Odessa, Texas
- Heidelberg Materials of Bellingham, Washington
- Heidelberg Materials of Logansport, Indiana
- Heidelberg Materials’ Speed Cement Plant in Sellersburg, Indiana
- Martin Marietta Materials of Midlothian, Texas
