Sources: Votorantim Cimentos, São Paulo; CMCM staff Votorantim Cimentos is the latest multinational cement, aggregate and concrete producer to use a sustainability-linked financing instrument, whereby repayment terms partly hinge on the extent to which a target capital investment lowers a plant operation’s current carbon dioxide emissions levels. A key operator Read more…
Sources: Heidelberg Materials, Germany; CMCM staff The parent company of key North American cement, aggregates and concrete operator Heidelberg Materials is the latest multinational producer in its sector to validate 2030 carbon dioxide emissions reduction targets according to the Science Based Targets initiative’s (SBTi) 1.5°C framework. Across U.S., Canadian and Read more…
Sources: Graniterock, Watsonville, Calif.; CM2 staff Northern California’s top independent aggregate and ready mixed concrete producer has deployed 15,000 photovoltaic panels on a low-profile, 20-acre parcel at its flagship quarry in Aromas. Installed away from public view, the 5-megawatt capacity solar farm will provide more than 50 percent of the Read more…