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Union Bridge Plant host Maryland Lieutenant Governor Rutherford
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Hanson Downingtown Quarry in Pennsylvania host tour for Congresswoman Houlahan
Our Hanson Downingtown Quarry in Pennsylvania welcomed Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA-06) on October 6 for a visit and plant tour. -
Campbell Concrete wins GOLD NRMCA recognition at Eight plants
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Union Bridge Plant Wins Environmental Excellence Award
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Find a Concrete Cure Truck Make a Big Impact
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Lehigh Cement plant in Mitchell, Indiana, Hosts Tour for MSHA
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Lehigh Cement is first in North America with cement Environmental Product Declarations using the new PCR
Lehigh Hanson, Inc. is pleased to announce that its Lehigh Cement operations have published the first cement plant-product specific Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) utilizing the new North American Product Category Rule (PCR) . -
Permanente & Tehachapi Plants Receive PCA’s Chairman’s Safety Performance Award
On May 14, 2020, the Portland Cement Association (PCA) announced the winners of 2019 Chairman’s Safety Performance Awards, which recognize outstanding safety performance in the manufacturing of portland cement, the core ingredient used in all forms of concrete. Lehigh Hanson’s Permanente and Tehachapi cement plants in California received this prestigious award. -
A Message to Our Customers
The spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to impact all of us across North America. Lehigh Hanson has been diligently monitoring the situation and has taken a number of steps to respond to this growing threat in order to protect the safety and health of our employees, our customers and the communities where we do business. -
Lehigh Cement and the International Knowledge Centre Pioneering a Feasibility Study of Full-Scale Carbon Capture Storage (CCS) on Cement
Lehigh Cement (Lehigh) and the International CCS Knowledge Centre (Knowledge Centre) today announced a feasibility study of a full-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) project as a definitive solution to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. -
Lehigh Hanson breaks ground on new cement plant in Mitchell, Indiana
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Lehigh Hanson Names Foundations of Excellence Award Winners
Earlier this year Lehigh Hanson launched the Foundations of Excellence Award, an internal program designed to recognize outstanding business performance during 2018 in the categories of Safety & Health and Environmental Performance. The program reinforces the company’s commitment in each of these important areas by selecting one of our operations in each category for their best practices. -
Advantages of Slag Cement, now on AEC Daily
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Giving Back to the Communities Where We Do Business
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Lehigh Cement Company receives air permit for new plant in Mitchell, Indiana
Lehigh Hanson, Inc. recently announced that its Lehigh Cement Company plant in Mitchell, Ind., has received from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) the permit necessary to begin the construction of a new plant. -
Sustainable Concrete
Concrete forms the foundation for our infrastructure and plays a key role in building our communities. It is also one of the most sustainable choices for construction. Lehigh Hanson is committed to further enhancing concrete’s inherent sustainability and doing our part to promote environmentally responsible manufacturing. -
PCA recognizes Lehigh Hanson cement plants for safety & environmental innovation
Lehigh Hanson is pleased to announce that two of its Lehigh Cement Company plants were recently recognized by the Portland Cement Association (PCA) for their outstanding safety and environmental efforts. -
Four Cement Plants Earn EPA’s ENERGY STAR® Certification
Lehigh Hanson, Inc. is pleased to announce that four of its cement plants have earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) prestigious ENERGY STAR certification for 2018. -
Lehigh Hanson Announces 2018 Quarry Life Award Winners for North America
Lehigh Hanson is pleased to announce the winners of the 2018 Quarry Life Award for North America. The Quarry Life Award program is HeidelbergCement’s international research and education competition focusing on mining sites and the need to raise awareness about the biological value of mineral extraction sites worldwide. -
Hanson Aggregates Donates Reclaimed Mine Property to Carolina Waterfowl Rescue
Hanson Aggregates, a subsidiary of Lehigh Hanson, Inc., recently donated approximately 200 acres of reclaimed mining property at its Marlboro Sand & Gravel site in Bennettsville, South Carolina, to Carolina Waterfowl Rescue (CWR), a non-profit wildlife rescue organization that provides sanctuary, rescue and rehabilitation for wildlife, farmed and exotic animals.
Featured
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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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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 -
Heidelberg Materials’ Mitchell Cement Plant Hosts Open House Demonstrating State-of-the-Art Packaging System
Mar 18, 2024, 12:54 PM by Jeff SiegHeidelberg Materials North America recently hosted customers and other industry partners at its Mitchell, Indiana, cement plant to demonstrate the operation of its rotating packaging system.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