STAFF REPORTS
The Hays County Commissioners Court recently adopted a proclamation recognizing Texas Lehigh Cement Company’s achievements in protecting the environment.
Texas Lehigh President Bob Kidnew accepted the proclamation on behalf of the company, which also received a Texas Environmental Excellence Award in May from Gov. Rick Perry’s Blue Ribbon Committee.
Texas Lehigh Cement was formed in 1986 to market cement from the production facility in Buda. It currently has the capacity to produce more than 1 million tons of Portland cement a year.
In 2009 Texas Lehigh worked with the Capital Area Council of Governments to voluntarily reduce the amount of ozone precursors (nitrogen oxide) at its Buda plant during Ozone Action Days. The company also worked with Austin-based Carbon Shrinks LLC to create a Community Advisory Group and a voluntary testing protocol to study emissions safety levels from alternative fuels. The plant is partially powered by alternative fuels such as used tires and untreated wood waste from regional collection rather than relying entirely on fossil fuels.
