Reduce Your Carbon Footprint With PLC
The same durable, resilient concrete you depend on can now reduce your carbon footprint by 10%.
Easy. Proven. Readily available.
Why PLC
Same durability.
Same resilience.
10% carbon footprint reduction.
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Portland-limestone cement is engineered with a higher limestone content. PLC gives specifiers, architects, engineers, producers, and designers a greener way to execute any structure, paving, or geotech project, with virtually no modifications to mix design or placing procedures. All without sacrificing the resilience and sustainability you’ve come to expect from portland cement concrete.
*Typically, PLC can reduce your carbon footprint by 10%.
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Tested & Proven
Decades of research, testing, and use by cement manufacturers, ready mix producers, and builders prove PLC performs as well as portland cement.
1:1 Replacement & Performance
Same mixing and handling. Same strength and durability. If you work with cement and concrete, you already know how to work with PLC.
Applications & Uses
Structures. Bridges. Paving. Geotech. Anywhere you use ordinary portland cement, you can use PLC.
Worldwide Acceptance
US, Canadian, and European standards define and support PLC's global usage.
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CO2 Calculator
See how much CO2 you can save using PLC.
Enter your building size or pavement length to see how much you can reduce your carbon footprint.
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4 Million Metric Tons of PLC used in US 2012-2018
Case Studies
A Colorado First:
PLC & CDOT's
Highway 287
PLC Helps CDOT Meet the State’s Climate Action Plan
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FAQs
Check out a few of the most frequently asked questions here or submit a question to the experts.
Q: Will my handling and placing change?
Q: Is PLC is specified as a Type IL or a Type GUL?
Q: Will my architect's plans have to change?
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