Mar 02

Charah Receives Patent for Innovative Concrete Packaging

LOUISVILLE, KY (March 2, 2009) – Charah®, Inc., a leading ash management provider for the coal-fired electric utility industry, announced today that it has received a European patent for its method for packaging cementitious materials.

The company’s revolutionary plastic packaging for concrete mix and other building materials is totally sealed with two handles. This packaging is easier to lift and carry, less likely to break and much cleaner than traditional paper bags, making it attractive to retailers as well as consumers.
Charah is a charter member of the EPA’s Coal Combustion Products Partnership (C2P2) which encourages beneficial use of coal by-products. In April 2005, Charah was awarded the C2P2’sfirst place award for Innovation by the EPA for outstanding achievement in increasing the amount of coal-combustion products (CCPs) beneficially used in its patent-pending ash-based packaged concrete, using this unique packaging. In July 2008, Charah received its second C2P2 award, this one for Partnership recognizing its unique concrete packaging facility at AmerenUE’s Labadie Plant in Missouri, also employing this packaging.

About Charah

Charah®, Inc. is a leading ash management provider for the coal-fired electric utility industry. Based in Louisville, KY, Charah provides a complete line of ash management services including landfill design, construction, management & operations; bottom ash processing & marketing; fly ash marketing; dry ash conversion systems; fly ash load out systems; engineered fills & GreenFill™ programs; ash pond management; gypsum handling; limestone grinding & handling; and Integrated Gasification Combine Cycle (IGCC) slag beneficiation.