Continental Cement wins PCA Land Stewardship prize

Continental Cement Co was among the winners in the recently-announced winners of the 2017 Energy and Environment Awards of the US Portland Cement Association (PCA).

The cement producer’s Hannibal cement plant in Missouri was awarded the Land Stewardship prize for its efforts to improve wildlife on its site

“The Hannibal cement plant has exhibited exceptional land stewardship. The Wildlife Habitat Council Conservation-certified site implemented wildlife enhancement on 11 plots of land on its 3500 acre property. To create a foundation for sustainable habitat, Hannibal worked with the Missouri Department of Conservation to develop a Forest Stewardship Plan, mapping out 1,032 acres that would benefit from invasive species mitigation and habitat enhancement. The plant has further provided space for local high school and college students to study bird species variation. Additionally, it provides recreational opportunities at Lake ILASCO (Iron, Limestone, Aluminum, Silica, Calcium, Oxygen), a repurposed shale pit that has been converted to a stocked lake that hosts employee catch-and-release tournaments, picnics, and bird watching,” according to the PCA.