Astec Industries Announces Partnership with EPA’s ENERGY STAR^® Program

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., September 3, 2024 – Astec Industries, Inc. today announced it has joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ENERGY STAR program as a partner of the ENERGY STAR Service & Product Provider program, a first for the aggregate processing and roadbuilding industries. Through its voluntary partnership with the ENERGY STAR Program, Astec Industries will continue pioneering energy efficiency solutions that minimize environmental impacts throughout
the heavy manufacturing industries, by helping its customers and stakeholders implement proven energy-saving strategies designed to enhance their organization’s financial health and preserve the environment for future generations.

“Astec is pleased to become an ENERGY STAR partner,” said Jaco van der Merwe, Astec President and CEO. “Through this partnership, we further our commitment to environmental stewardship by formalizing the delivery of energy performance improvements and financial value to our Rock to Road customers.”

In partnership with ENERGY STAR, Astec Industries will help its customers to:

• Embed energy management as a fundamental principle in its customers’ cultures and business operations;
• Take action to realize cost savings through the implementation of energy efficiency projects in their operations; and
• Increase an organization’s value, lower risk, and deliver other business benefits.

Astec Industries will also:

• Encourage corporate staff and the larger community to learn about the benefits of energy efficiency and to look for and purchase ENERGY STAR products; and
• Encourage other businesses to join ENERGY STAR.