Sources: CalPortland Co., Summerlin, Nev.; CP staff CalPortland has grown its southern California concrete and sand & gravel production footprint, acquiring the assets of Grimes Rock Inc. in Fillmore and affiliates, State Ready Mix Inc. and State Ready Mix Recycling, in Oxnard. “This addition aligns with our commitment to strategic growth in the aggregate and concrete markets and to provide…
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$14.5M DOE grant steers SCM-driven Queens Carbon toward cement partner
The U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) has awarded Queens Carbon $14.5 million to help fund a pilot supplementary cementitious materials facility engineered for 10 metric tons/day output and built at an existing portland cement operation. Applying hydrothermal technology, the Pine Brook, N.J. startup company crystallizes carbonate mineral feedstocks into Q-SCM binder, which exhibits potential…
Read MoreInvestors position Fortera to perpetuate CalPortland plant model
Sources: Fortera, San Jose, Calif.; CP staff The developer of the ReCarb process, where carbon dioxide from cement or other industrial plant emissions is mineralized and converted to concrete-grade ReAct binder agents, has secured $85 million in Series C funding to pursue additional plant installations after this year’s charter facility deployment at the CalPortland Co. Redding, Calif. mill. Fortera reports…
Read MoreCalPortland licenses processes, acquires equipment from Solidia Technologies
Sources: Solidia Technologies, San Antonio, Texas; CP staff Solidia Technologies has entered a patent licensing and asset sale agreement providing CalPortland Co. new material or process options in its pursuit of lower carbon dioxide emissions attending cement and concrete deliveries in Western U.S. markets. Solidia Technologies’ namesake cement gains strength through CO2 exposure versus the portland cement hydration mechanism. In addition…
Read MoreFortera starts binder production, mineralizing CalPortland plant CO2
Sources: Fortera Corp., San Jose, Calif.; CP staff Fortera has formally commenced ReAct concrete binder processing at a facility adjacent to the CalPortland Co. Redding, Calif. cement mill. The Redding ReCarb Plant is North America’s first industrial green cement and carbon dioxide mineralization facility and one of the largest operations in the carbon capture and use class the world over.…
Read MoreAgency commits $20M to Ash Grove, Buzzi, CalPortland, Sublime carbon work
The U.S. Department of Energy is contributing to five projects in Decarbonizing Cement and Concrete, one of eight topic areas in the agency’s Industrial Heat Shot program, where present funding and grants total $171 million. Industrial Heat Shot is part of the broader Industrial Emissions Reduction Development Program under the DOE Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office. The Cement and Concrete…
Read MoreJensen Precast acquires CalPortland’s Southwest Concrete Products business
Sources: Jensen Precast, Sparks, Nev.; CP staff Jensen Precast has strengthened its California market presence in a deal with CalPortland Co. for Southwest Concrete Products, Ontario. Jensen Precast has operated a facility in nearby Fontana since 1989, primarily providing underground electric and telecommunication utility products, septic tanks, grease interceptors, and Caltrans highway barriers. Southwest Concrete Products, founded in 1966, has…
Read MoreENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS
The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association 2023 Environmental Excellence Awards program honors nine plants. Now in its 28th year, the program offers producer members national recognition for outstanding contributions to protecting the environment and maintaining sound environmental management practices. It salutes operators that have not only met, but surpassed governmental compliance requirements and demonstrated a commitment to environmental excellence through…
Read MoreMartin Marietta moves on from TXI assets in CRH Americas deal
Sources: Martin Marietta Materials Inc., Raleigh, N.C.; CRH Plc, Dublin; CP staff CRH Americas Materials will add more than 2 million tons and 1.5 million cubic yards of annual cement production capacity and ready mixed concrete volume under a Texas asset agreement with Martin Marietta Materials. The producers anticipate a Q1/Q2 2024 closing on the $2.1 billion deal, which spans…
Read MoreDrake Cement parent sets sights on Martin Marietta California plant
Martin Marietta Materials Inc. has entered a definitive agreement to sell its Tehachapi, Calif. cement plant to Unacem Corp., Peru-based parent company of Arizona’s Drake Cement. With a projected closing by year end, the $317 million cash deal will position Unacem with 1.7 million tons of U.S. clinker capacity, about 15 percent of the volume in a cement plant fleet…
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