The U.S. is the company's second largest market for its cement and ready-mix after its home country of Japan. In 2008 Taiheiyo introduced Grand Premium Cement. The company's cheaper green cement uses less heat during production, resulting in less fuel and less carbon emissions.
Definition of eclectic. 1  1 : selecting what appears to be best in various doctrines, methods, or styles. 2  2 : composed of elements drawn from various sources; also : heterogeneous.
In textual criticism, eclecticism is the practice of examining a wide number of text witnesses and selecting the variant that seems best. The result of the process is a text with readings drawn from many witnesses. In a purely eclectic approach, no single witness is theoretically favored.