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Lehigh Hanson to become Heidelberg Materials
The company to follow transformation of global parent company HeidelbergCement to Heidelberg Materials -
Lehigh Hanson Receives U.S. DOE Funding for FEED study of carbon capture project at its new Lehigh Cement Plant in Mitchell, Indiana
Carbon capture to play a key role in the company’s ambitious journey to carbon neutrality. -
Lehigh Hanson Hosts Congressional Tours During August Recess
Lehigh Hanson hosted U.S. Representatives from Congress at two cement facilities during the August Recess. -
Lehigh Cement’s Union Bridge Plant Hosts State of Maryland Visitors
Lehigh Hanson recently welcomed representatives from the State of Maryland and University of Maryland to its Lehigh Cement plant in Union Bridge, Maryland, for an engaging discussion around decarbonization in the cement sector. -
Lehigh Holds Topping Out Ceremony at New Cement Plant in Mitchell, Indiana
Lehigh Celebrates placement of final section of stack with employees, contractors and local dignitaries. -
Lehigh Cement Plant in Union Bridge, Maryland, Transitions to EcoCemPLC
Lehigh Hanson, Inc., is pleased to announce that 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. -
HeidelbergCement joins First Movers Coalition
Lehigh Hanson is pleased to announce its parent company, HeidelbergCement, has joined the First Movers Coalition (FMC). This will further leverage the Company’s wide-ranging efforts in carbon neutrality to effect significant change across the globe. -
Lehigh Hanson Participates in North American Concrete Alliance Fly-In
Lehigh Hanson participated in the North American Concrete Alliance Fly-In on April 26 and 27, 2022 in Washington DC. Led by the Portland Cement Association and National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, this marked the first return to in-person meetings on Capitol Hill for NACA since 2019. -
Lehigh Hanson Acquires Meriwether Ready Mix Assets
Acquisition strengthens Lehigh Hanson’s footprint in growing Metro Atlanta Area -
Downingtown Quarry Hosts Tour With U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan
The Hanson Aggregates Downingtown Quarry welcomed U.S. Representative Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA-06) for a tour of the facility on February 22, 2022. -
Congressman Randy Feenstra Visits Mason City Cement Plant
The Lehigh Cement plant in Mason City, Iowa, welcomed Congressman Randy Feenstra (R-IA-04) on January 28 for a visit and plant tour. -
Lehigh Cement and Enbridge Agree to Advance a CO2 storage solution in Alberta
Momentum grows for Enbridge’s proposed world-scale open access carbon storage hub in the Wabamun area, west of Edmonton, Alberta. -
Lehigh Hanson Joins Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality by 2050
Lehigh Hanson, Inc. today joined an ambitious journey to achieving carbon neutrality across the cement and concrete value chain by signing onto the Portland Cement Association’s (PCA) Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality. -
Lowrys Quarry Awarded NIOSH Mine Safety & Health Technology Innovations Award 2021
Lehigh Hanson’s Lowrys Quarry won for retrofitting a haul truck to comply with ISO 23875 and improve air quality in the cab. -
Hanson Aggregates Harding Street Quarry Recognized as Platinum Award Winner for Environmental Excellence by NSSGA
As the top-scoring Gold award winner, Hanson Aggregates Harding Street Quarry of Lehigh Hanson, Inc. was recognized as the Platinum Award winner for Environmental Excellence. -
Lalit “LB” Bhatnagar Receives NSSGA’s 2021 Environmental Leadership Award
The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) announced the recipient of the 2021 Environmental Leadership Award as Lalit "LB" Bhatnagar, director of environment, land and resource development, South Region at Lehigh Hanson, Inc. -
Lehigh Hanson Unveils New Bag Design for EcoCemPLC Lower Carbon Cement
Lehigh Hanson is pleased to announce the release of its new bag design for Lehigh Cement’s EcoCemPLCTM, the greener alternative to ordinary portland cement that lowers the carbon footprint of a project while delivering the performance and strength customers expect from Lehigh Cement. -
Lehigh Cement Plant In Glens Falls, New York, Hosts Assemblyman Matt Simpson
The Lehigh Cement plant in Glens Falls, New York, welcomed Assemblyman Matt Simpson (R-NY-Assembly District 114) on August 19 for a plant tour and a visit. -
Glen Mills Hosts Tour for Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon
The Hanson Aggregates Quarry in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, recently welcomed Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA-05) for a visit and tour of the operations. -
Lehigh Hanson Achieves CSC-certification for Ready Mixed Concrete Plants in Washington and Arizona
Lehigh Hanson successfully achieves Concrete Sustainability Council (CSC) certification for its Cadman ready mixed concrete (RMC) plants in Seattle and Bellevue, Washington and for its Hanson Aggregates River Ranch and 67th Avenue RMC plants, both located in the Phoenix, Arizona, Metropolitan Area.
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Heidelberg Materials North America and Pronto Announce Trial of Autonomous Haulage Solution Technology in Quarry Operations
Jul 25, 2024, 08:17 AM by Jeff SiegPronto, a Silicon Valley-based autonomy pioneer, and Heidelberg Materials North America, a leading producer of construction materials, are pleased to announce their plans to deploy Pronto’s Autonomous Haulage System (AHS) at Heidelberg Materials Lake Bridgeport quarry in Texas. TFull story -
U.S. EPA Selects Heidelberg Materials for Up to $5 Million in Funding for EPD Project
Jul 18, 2024, 06:58 AM by Jeff SiegHeidelberg Materials North America is pleased to announce it has been selected for award negotiation to receive up to $5 million in funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create a robust, web-based tool that can help ready-mix concrete, cement and aggregate facilities to quickly produce high-quality Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs).Full story -
Heidelberg Materials Further Strengthens U.S. Footprint with Acquisitions in Texas and Pennsylvania
Jul 16, 2024, 06:37 AM by Jeff SiegThese acquisitions complement the company’s existing footprints in its core markets of Texas and Pennsylvania while strengthening its focus on recycling.Full story -
Heidelberg Materials North America Encourages Participation in the Sixth Edition of the Quarry Life Award
Jul 9, 2024, 21:42 PM by Jeff SiegHeidelberg Materials North America announces the kickoff and encourages participation in the sixth edition of the Quarry Life Award, a nature-based competition across more than 15 countries worldwide.Full story -
Heidelberg Materials Acquires Concrete Recycling & Materials Business in South Texas Market
Jul 1, 2024, 06:56 AM by Jeff SiegHeidelberg Materials North America announced today that it has acquired all assets of Aaron Materials, an established concrete recycler and materials producer in the Corpus Christi area.Full story -
PCA Recognizes Four Heidelberg Materials Cement Plants with Safety Awards
Jun 26, 2024, 10:20 AM by Jeff SiegThe Portland Cement Association (PCA), representing America’s cement manufacturers, recently announced the winners of its Energy and Environment Awards and its Chairman’s Safety and Safety Innovation Awards at the association’s 2024 Cement Fly-In in Washington, D.C.Full story -
Heidelberg Materials North America Successfully Converts its Speed, Indiana, Plant to a Slag Grinding Facility
Jun 24, 2024, 06:54 AM by Jeff SiegFollowing last year’s opening of its new state-of-the-art cement plant in Mitchell, Indiana, Heidelberg Materials ceased portland cement production at its manufacturing site in Speed, Indiana and invested in modifying the facility to produce slag cement from domestically sourced slag granules.Full story -
Heidelberg Materials North America Hosts Open House at Granville Island Facility in Vancouver, B.C.
Jun 19, 2024, 11:31 AM by Jeff SiegLast month, Heidelberg Materials North America opened the doors of our Granville Island ready-mixed concrete facility in Vancouver, British Columbia, for a community open house. This year marks 104 years of operations at this location and the ongoing support of the community has been vital to our longevity and success in the area.Full story -
Heidelberg Materials North America Joins with Industry Partners to Create a Circular Economy: Part One
Jun 3, 2024, 08:46 AM by Jeff SiegDOTs and other agencies increasingly need to consider the sustainability of their infrastructure construction—and recycling post-demolition materials by crushing and processing them for use as a substitute for virgin aggregate is one solution. This first of a two-part series examines ways that we are working with the state of Washington to ensure post demolition materials find their way into new applications.Full story -
TX Active® Contributes to Sustainable Design of Award-Winning Courthouse
May 8, 2024, 12:01 PM by Jeff SiegThe Fred D. Thompson U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building in Nashville, Tennessee, was a double winner in the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute’s 2024 PCI Design Awards, receiving both a Special Award for sustainable design as well as an honorable mention in the Government and Public category. Heidelberg Materials TX Active® photocatalytic cement makes this important structure self-cleaning while helping to abate air pollutants.Full story -
Mitchell Plant Hosts 2024 Tech Week
May 2, 2024, 09:32 AM by Jeff SiegWe are pleased to be able to leverage the knowledge and experience of our team members to provide learning opportunities and training events for our employees and customers to help them achieve their goals and be more successful at what they do. A great example of this in action is our annual Tech Week, where our Cement Technical Services and Material Quality Control teams from across North America meet to learn about emerging trends and technologies, discuss sustainability and digital innovations and share best practices.Full story -
Midwest Region’s Concrete School Helps Customers Be More Successful
Apr 25, 2024, 14:58 PM by Jeff SiegThe building materials industry is rapidly evolving and shifting. The demand for sustainable materials is increasing and new technologies are being introduced at a record pace. Our employees and our customers both face similar challenges in staying on top of new trends and developments in their businesses.Full story -
Whitman-Walker Health Wins Slag Cement Association Award
Apr 17, 2024, 11:43 AM by Jeff SiegHeidelberg Materials is pleased to have supplied slag cement for Whitman-Walker Health (WWH) at St. Elizabeth’s / Max Robinson Center, a winner in the 2023 Slag Cement in Sustainable Concrete awards in the architectural category.Full story -
Heidelberg Materials North America Announces Latest Milestone in Edmonton CCUS Project
Apr 11, 2024, 08:07 AM by Jeff SiegHeidelberg Materials North America announced today the latest step in its two-stage competitive procurement process as it works to select the carbon capture technology and contractor for providing the CO₂ separation solution for its Edmonton, Alberta, Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) Project. This ground-breaking project is planned to be the first full-scale application of CCUS in the cement sector.Full story -
Heidelberg Materials North America Announces New Texas Lehigh Cement Company Slag Facility in Houston
Apr 9, 2024, 08:18 AM by Jeff SiegHeidelberg Materials North America is pleased to announce that Texas Lehigh Cement Company LP, its fifty-fifty joint venture with Eagle Materials Inc., will be starting production at a new slag cement facility in Houston, Texas, this summer.Full story -
Supporting Resilient, Sustainable Family Homes
Apr 3, 2024, 13:21 PM by Jeff SiegIn Gig Harbor, Washington, a collaboration between Heidelberg Materials North America, Tacoma/Pierce County Habitat for Humanity, and their partners has showcased an innovative approach to construction: Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF) using concrete produced with EvoBuild® Low Carbon Concrete and Recycled Concrete Aggregate (RCA). This project was supplied by Corliss Resources LLC, a Heidelberg Materials company which has started its rebranding to Heidelberg Materials this week.Full story -
U.S. DOE Selects Heidelberg Materials’ New Cement Plant in Mitchell, Indiana for Industrial Demonstrations Program Funding
Mar 25, 2024, 13:00 PM by Jeff SiegHeidelberg Materials North America is pleased to announce it has been selected for award negotiation to receive up to $500 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) Industrial Demonstrations Program (IDP). The purpose of this project is to advance the integration of full-scale carbon capture, transport, and storage at the new state-of-the-art cement plant in Mitchell, Indiana.Full story -
Congressman Rick Larsen Visits Heidelberg Materials North America's Headquarters
Mar 4, 2024, 11:43 AM by Jeff SiegOn February 27, Congressman Rick Larsen, Ranking Member on the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, visited the Heidelberg Materials North America headquarters as part of a trip to the Lone Star State.Full story -
40% Slag Mix Featured in Concrete for New Construction at Times Square
Feb 23, 2024, 11:26 AM by Jeff SiegHeidelberg Materials North America supplied slag cement and portland cement to Tec-Crete Transit Mix who supplied the concrete used in the construction of TSX Broadway in New York City, which was the 2022/2023 grand award winner in the Concrete Industry Board (CIB) of New York’s 62nd annual Roger H. Corbetta Awards for Quality Concrete.Full story -
Heidelberg Materials North America Announces Latest Step in Edmonton CCUS Project
Feb 15, 2024, 07:15 AM by Jeff SiegHeidelberg Materials North America announced today a significant milestone in its two-stage competitive procurement process as it works to select the capture technology and contractor for providing the CO2 separation solution for its Edmonton, Alberta, Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) Project.Full story -
Heidelberg Materials North America Announces New Bag Designs for Packaged Cement Products
Jan 9, 2024, 16:48 PM by Jeff SiegHeidelberg Materials North America is pleased to announce the redesign of the bags for its packaged cement products to reflect the company’s recent rebranding to Heidelberg Materials.Full story -
Carroll Community College partners with Heidelberg Materials North America in the Millwright Apprenticeship Program
Dec 27, 2023, 11:35 AM by Jeff SiegCarroll Community College, in partnership with Heidelberg Materials North America, will provide a path to a skilled-based job for employees in the Millwright Apprenticeship Program.Full story -
EvoBuild™ Low Carbon Concrete Available in All North American Markets
Dec 13, 2023, 12:23 PM by Jeff SiegHeidelberg Materials North America celebrates the completed rollout of EvoBuild™ Low Carbon Concrete, which is now available across all North American markets the company servesFull story -
Heidelberg Materials North America Offers Free On-Demand Concrete Sustainability Course
Dec 6, 2023, 10:20 AM by Jeff SiegHeidelberg Materials North America announced today that it is offering a free AIA accredited on-demand course, “Mastering Sustainable Concrete: on the Road to Net Zero Construction,” to demonstrate to owners, contractors, specifiers and designers how to make choices that promote decarbonization.Full story -
Leadership through Sustainability Education
Nov 27, 2023, 17:24 PM by Jeff SiegAchieving carbon neutrality is a global challenge, so global companies like Heidelberg Materials have a powerful role to play when it comes to information-sharing and education. Heidelberg Materials takes that responsibility seriously and has instituted a variety of pathways to share learnings and best practices, across countries and around the world.Full story -
Concrete for Smooth Skating
Nov 16, 2023, 16:14 PM by Jeff SiegBuilding with concrete is a great way to provide a construction project with strength, durability, resilience and visual appeal. As the first-place winner in the American Concrete Institute’s (ACI) 2023 Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards/Decorative Concrete Category, it is clear that Torguson Park’s new concrete-based skatepark has a whole lot of visual appeal.Full story -
Heidelberg Materials North America Acquires Bach & Co. Assets
Oct 30, 2023, 15:11 PM by Jeff SiegHeidelberg Materials North America announced today that it has acquired the aggregate assets of Bach & Co. in New York.Full story -
Heidelberg Materials Strengthens Recycling Focus in Key Midwest Market
Mar 7, 2023, 06:52 AM by Jeff SiegHeidelberg Materials North America is pleased to announce it has two new sales yards in the Chicago metropolitan area for the company’s Revolve Recycled Aggregates.Full story
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Heidelberg Materials North America and Pronto Announce Trial of Autonomous Haulage Solution Technology in Quarry Operations
Jul 25, 2024, 08:17 AM by Jeff SiegPronto, a Silicon Valley-based autonomy pioneer, and Heidelberg Materials North America, a leading producer of construction materials, are pleased to announce their plans to deploy Pronto’s Autonomous Haulage System (AHS) at Heidelberg Materials Lake Bridgeport quarry in Texas. TFull story -
U.S. EPA Selects Heidelberg Materials for Up to $5 Million in Funding for EPD Project
Jul 18, 2024, 06:58 AM by Jeff SiegHeidelberg Materials North America is pleased to announce it has been selected for award negotiation to receive up to $5 million in funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create a robust, web-based tool that can help ready-mix concrete, cement and aggregate facilities to quickly produce high-quality Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs).Full story -
Heidelberg Materials Further Strengthens U.S. Footprint with Acquisitions in Texas and Pennsylvania
Jul 16, 2024, 06:37 AM by Jeff SiegThese acquisitions complement the company’s existing footprints in its core markets of Texas and Pennsylvania while strengthening its focus on recycling.Full story -
Heidelberg Materials North America Encourages Participation in the Sixth Edition of the Quarry Life Award
Jul 9, 2024, 21:42 PM by Jeff SiegHeidelberg Materials North America announces the kickoff and encourages participation in the sixth edition of the Quarry Life Award, a nature-based competition across more than 15 countries worldwide.Full story -
Heidelberg Materials Acquires Concrete Recycling & Materials Business in South Texas Market
Jul 1, 2024, 06:56 AM by Jeff SiegHeidelberg Materials North America announced today that it has acquired all assets of Aaron Materials, an established concrete recycler and materials producer in the Corpus Christi area.Full story -
PCA Recognizes Four Heidelberg Materials Cement Plants with Safety Awards
Jun 26, 2024, 10:20 AM by Jeff SiegThe Portland Cement Association (PCA), representing America’s cement manufacturers, recently announced the winners of its Energy and Environment Awards and its Chairman’s Safety and Safety Innovation Awards at the association’s 2024 Cement Fly-In in Washington, D.C.Full story -
Heidelberg Materials North America Successfully Converts its Speed, Indiana, Plant to a Slag Grinding Facility
Jun 24, 2024, 06:54 AM by Jeff SiegFollowing last year’s opening of its new state-of-the-art cement plant in Mitchell, Indiana, Heidelberg Materials ceased portland cement production at its manufacturing site in Speed, Indiana and invested in modifying the facility to produce slag cement from domestically sourced slag granules.Full story -
Heidelberg Materials North America Hosts Open House at Granville Island Facility in Vancouver, B.C.
Jun 19, 2024, 11:31 AM by Jeff SiegLast month, Heidelberg Materials North America opened the doors of our Granville Island ready-mixed concrete facility in Vancouver, British Columbia, for a community open house. This year marks 104 years of operations at this location and the ongoing support of the community has been vital to our longevity and success in the area.Full story -
Heidelberg Materials North America Joins with Industry Partners to Create a Circular Economy: Part Two
Jun 5, 2024, 11:15 AM by Jeff SiegDOTs and other agencies increasingly need to consider the sustainability of their infrastructure construction—and recycling post-demolition materials by crushing and processing them for use as a substitute for virgin aggregate is one solution. This second of a two-part series examines ways that we are working with the state of Georgia to ensure post demolition materials find their way into new applications.Full story -
Heidelberg Materials North America Joins with Industry Partners to Create a Circular Economy: Part One
Jun 3, 2024, 08:46 AM by Jeff SiegDOTs and other agencies increasingly need to consider the sustainability of their infrastructure construction—and recycling post-demolition materials by crushing and processing them for use as a substitute for virgin aggregate is one solution. This first of a two-part series examines ways that we are working with the state of Washington to ensure post demolition materials find their way into new applications.Full story