Cemex has secured key funding from state and federal government programs to expand its fleet of lower-emission vehicles across the United States of America.
Cemex has received a $2 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) Program. The grant funding will enable Cemex in Jacksonville and Miami to use two lower-emission locomotives in 2025.
“Through these state and federal programs, significant strides toward advancing responsible business practices are more attainable,” said Cemex U.S. president Jaime Muguiro.
“Our new lower-emission vehicles play a key role in the development of building materials for roads, schools, hospitals, and more, while also pivotal to our CO2 reduction roadmap.”
Cemex successfully secured $13 million through the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan (TERP) to purchase four lower-emission locomotives and two haul trucks. The new vehicles will be deployed at the company’s cement and aggregate sites in New Braunfels and Katy, Texas.
According to the company, three of the four new locomotives and both haul trucks entered service in late 2023 and mid-2024 in New Braunfels.
This followed on from the company’s initiatives at Victorville, California. In 2022, the company added nearly 40 low-emission natural gas trucks to the Southern California fleet to replace older diesel-powered vehicles.
As the company receives the new vehicles, it will decommission the conventional vehicles it replaces as part of the company’s commitment to its sustainability goals under its Future in Action Program.
