DATE: April 6, 2009

Virginia Governor Honors Roanoke Cement Company

Troutville, VA – Roanoke Cement Company was honored last week with the Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence for Land Conservation at an event held at the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, VA. The award is given to leaders in the Commonwealth who have made an outstanding contribution toward protecting and conserving the environment and whose actions have benefited the health and welfare of Virginia’s communities and the state as a whole. The Honorable Timothy M. Kaine, Governor, Commonwealth of Virginia gave the keynote speech. L. Preston Bryant Jr., Virginia Secretary of Natural Resources, David K. Paylor, Director of the Department of Environmental Quality, and Joseph H. Maroon, Director of the Department of Conservation and Recreation presented the award to the Troutville Plant Manager, Kevin Baird, and Lance Clark, Environmental Manager.

“We’re very proud to receive the Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence,” said Kevin Baird. “It signifies two decades of the plant’s ecological achievements.” Roanoke Cement Company was recognized for its dedication, continued open access and upkeep of the Andy Layne Memorial Trail, and continued stewardship of Catawba Creek.

The only cement manufacturing facility in Virginia, Roanoke Cement also serves customers in Virginia, North Carolina, West Virginia, Maryland, Tennessee, Kentucky, the District of Columbia and South Carolina.

Roanoke Cement Company LLC is a subsidiary of Titan America LLC, headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia, premier cement and building materials producer in the Eastern United States. Roanoke Cement Company received Energy Star® recognition in 2007 and 2008 and is an Energy Star® partner. Its parent, Titan Cement Company, S.A., headquartered in Athens, Greece, is a signatory to the UN Global Compact, a group of companies committed to sustainable and socially responsible business practices and is a founding member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development.

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