The changes are said to be in keeping with the companies' commitment to the environment and the Portland Cement Association's Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality,
Massimo Toso, president and CEO of Buzzi Unicem USA and president and CEO of Alamo Cement Company, said: "By the end of 2022, Buzzi Unicem USA and Alamo Cement Company will implement full conversion from traditional ASTM C150 Type I and II cements (OPC) to ASTM C595 Type IL (PLC) cement.
"The conversion begins with our plants in Cape Girardeau and Festus, Missouri; Greencastle, Indiana; Maryneal, Texas; and Pryor, Oklahoma, making the transition to Type IL (PLC) by the end of Q1 2022. Alamo Cement Company in San Antonio, Texas, will complete its transition by mid-2022, followed by our Chattanooga, Tennessee, plant in Q3 2022. And finally, our Stockertown, Pennsylvania, plant will fully convert by year-end. Type IL (PLC) cement can reduce the CO2 emissions up to 15% in comparison with traditional cement.
"With these changes, Buzzi Unicem USA and Alamo Cement are supporting the cement industry's goal of reducing carbon emission intensity."
Buzzi Unicem USA, part of the Buzzi Unicem group, is one of the leading cement manufacturing companies in the USA. Headquartered in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Buzzi Unicem USA serves the Midwest, Southwest, Northeast and Southeast sections of the country.
Headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, Alamo Cement Company is wholly controlled by Buzzi Unicem. The company operates with vertical integration in the ready-mixed concrete and natural aggregates sector through 78 batching plants and four aggregates quarries.
With over 2,200 valued employees, the companies operate eight cement plants, with a production capacity of approximately 10 million tonnes, and 36 cement terminals across the country, distributing its cement products to over 20 states. Together, Buzzi Unicem USA and Alamo Cement Company supply portland and masonry cement products to more than 3,800 customers in the construction industry.
![The WCA's Ian Riley said: "The inclusion of cement in the Chinese ETS [emissions trading scheme] is a critical and long-awaited step."](/sites/agg/files/styles/sidebar_content/public/2024-09/WCA-Ian-Riley.jpg?itok=A5jABSAO "The WCA's Ian Riley said: \"The inclusion of cement in the Chinese ETS [emissions trading scheme] is a critical and long-awaited step.\"")
