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Overall Environmental Excellence
A facility that demonstrates excellence in several or each of the below judged categories is recognized with this award.

Winner: Titan America LLC / Roanoke Cement Company, Troutville, Va.
Runner Up: Lafarge North America Inc., Alpena, Mich.; Lafarge North America Inc., Bath, Ontario
Finalist: CEMEX, Knoxville, Tenn.

Environmental Performance
Honoring facilities that take steps beyond those contained in environmental laws, regulations, permits and requirements to minimize their impact on the environment. Recognition for this award is given for pollution prevention, waste minimization, distinctive environmental controls, environmental management systems, and facility recognition.

Winner: Holcim (US) Inc., Holly Hill, S.C.
Runner-Up: Lafarge North America Inc., Bath, Ontario
Finalist: Lafarge North America Inc., Alpena, Mich.; Titan America LLC / Roanoke Cement Company, Troutville, Va.

Land Stewardship
Recognizing a plant’s efforts to protect and enhance the surrounding land through landscaping, species protection, and remediation and rehabilitation of quarries, wetlands, and other features.

Winner: CEMEX, Knoxville, Tennessee
Runner Up:  CEMEX, Xenia, Ohio
Finalist: CEMEX, Demopolis, Ala.; Lafarge North America Inc., Alpena, Mich.

Outreach
These facilities strive to enhance community, employee, and government relations through communication, partnerships, voluntary efforts, contributions, and other measures.

Winner: Holcim (US) Inc., Theodore, Ala.
Runner Up: Lafarge North America Inc., Bath, Ontario
Finalist:  Lafarge North America Inc., Alpena, Mich.; Mitsubishi Cement Corporation, Lucerne Valley, California

Innovation
This category recognizes the development and application of innovation technologies and techniques relevant to environmental protection or energy efficiency.

Winner: Buzzi Unicem USA, Greencastle, Ind.
Runner Up: CalPortland Company, Mojave, Calif.
Finalist:  Ash Grove Cement Company, Midlothian, Texas; Lafarge North America Inc., Bath, Ontario

Energy Efficiency
The winner of this award focuses on energy planning, applications of efficient technologies and practices, and climate change mitigation efforts are rewarded in this category.

Winner: CalPortland Company, Mojave, Calif.
Runner Up: Titan America LLC / Roanoke Cement Company, Troutville, Va.
Finalist: Salt River Materials Group / Phoenix Cement Company, Clarkdale, Ariz.