Titan America’s Castle Hayne Terminal Recognized for Safety Record
Norfolk, Va. – Titan America?s Castle Hayne terminal was honored this week by the North Carolina state government for its safety record. North Carolina Labor Commissioner Cherie Berry presented the award to the cement terminal?s management for an injury-free year at the terminal in 2009. The award ceremony was held at the Cape Fear Community College North Campus in Castle Hayne, NC.
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Norfolk, Va. - Roanoke Cement Company’s Winston-Salem terminal has been honored by North Carolina State and county government in two areas: safety and air quality. The North Carolina Department of Labor and the County of Forsyth presented the awards to the cement terminal’s management this week. Last week, the North Carolina Department of Labor awarded the 1st Year Gold Safety Award for an injury-free year at the terminal in 2009. The award ceremony was held at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, NC.
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Norfolk, Va. - Norfolk, Va. – While millions of people around the world recognized the fourth annual Earth Hour by customarily turning off lights and appliances in their homes and businesses for an hour, Roanoke Cement Company (RCC) quietly switched off lighting on its pre-heater tower, a 400-foot signpost to the plant campus, indefinitely.
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Norfolk, Va. - Norfolk, Va. – Tarmac America, a subsidiary of Titan America LLC, was recently issued a permit from the US Army Corps of Engineers to mine in the Lake Belt area of Miami-Dade in Florida. The new permit was issued to implement the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) Record of Decision (ROD) published on February 1, 2010. The ROD followed a Federal-Court-mandated Supplemental Environmental Impact Study (SEIS), issued for public comment in May 2009. The permit has a 20 year tenure and provides specific requirements for operating the mine.
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Norfolk, Va. - A resolution from the Commonwealth of Virginia commending Titan America LLC was approved last week by the Virginia House of Delegates and the Senate of Virginia. Joint House Resolution No. 186 (2010 Session) recognizes Titan America for a number of outstanding qualities, including exemplary leadership in clean manufacturing processes, energy efficiencies and safety; winning several 2009 environmental awards; fulfilling responsibilities as a designated EnergyStar Partner®; and excellent corporate citizenship.
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//Norfolk, Va. - A resolution from the Commonwealth of Virginia commending Titan America LLC was approved last week by the Virginia House of Delegates and the Senate of Virginia. Joint House Resolution No. 186 (2010 Session) recognizes Titan America for a number of outstanding qualities, including exemplary leadership in clean manufacturing processes, energy efficiencies and safety; winning several 2009 environmental awards; fulfilling responsibilities as a designated EnergyStar Partner®; and excellent corporate citizenship.
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Norfolk, Va. - For the second year in a row, Titan Cement has placed number one in the annual corporate accountability ratings for Accountability Rating Greece 2009, edging out close competition from Coca Cola Hellenic Bottling Company and Vodafone.
TITAN CEMENT RECOGNIZED AS TOP COMPANY FOR LEADERS
Norfolk, Va. - Titan Group, parent company of Titan America, was ranked number one in Europe and eighth in the world for 2009 in the prestigious \"Top Company for Leaders\" study, receiving a global distinction regarding the development of human capital and leadership competencies.
N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources Issues Draft Air Quality Permit to Carolinas Cement Company
WILMINGTON, NC - Carolinas Cement Company announced today that the Division of Air Quality of the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources has issued a draft air quality permit to parent company Titan America to construct a cement plant in Castle Hayne. The issuance of the draft permit comes after an 18-month technical review of the proposed facility to ensure it will comply with North Carolina’s air quality regulations and standards.
Cement Industry Honors Roanoke Cement Company for Environmental Excellence
SKOKIE, Ill.– On April 28, 2009, Roanoke Cement Company LLC, located in Troutville, Va., and owned by Titan America LLC, received the Overall Environmental Excellence Award from the Portland Cement Association (PCA) and Cement Americas magazine as part of the 2009 Cement Industry Energy and Environment Awards. The award was presented at PCA’s Spring Meeting in Chicago.
CAROLINAS CEMENT WILL COMPLY WITH NEW EPA MERCURY REGULATIONS
WILMINGTON, N.C – A spokesperson from Carolinas Cement responded to Tuesday’s announcement from EPA regarding new proposed standards for mercury and other emissions, confirming that Carolinas Cement will comply with new regulations.
Virginia Governor Honors Roanoke Cement Company
Roanoke Cement Company was honored last week with the Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence for Land Conservation at an event held at the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, VA. The award is given to leaders in the Commonwealth who have made an outstanding contribution toward protecting and conserving the environment and whose actions have benefited the health and welfare of Virginia’s communities and the state as a whole. The Honorable Timothy M. Kaine, Governor, Commonwealth of Virginia gave the keynote speech. L. Preston Bryant Jr., Virginia Secretary of Natural Resources, David K. Paylor, Director of the Department of Environmental Quality, and Joseph H. Maroon, Director of the Department of Conservation and Recreation presented the award to the Troutville Plant Manager, Kevin Baird, and Lance Clark, Environmental Manager.
Go Fish! Roanoke Cement Company Angles for Enhanced Local Streams
Troutville, VA – Roanoke Cement Company released 350 rainbow trout into a manmade quarry pond on their site late last Friday, in recognition of a new relationship with Trout Unlimited, a national organization dedicated to conserve, protect and restore North America’s trout and salmon fisheries and their watersheds. Executive management, including Aris Papadopoulos, Chief Executive Officer of Titan America -- Roanoke cement’s parent company -- was on-hand for the trout release.