Cement News tagged: Environmental
Taiwan Cement to expand its microalgae farm
Taiwan Cement Corp yesterday announced plans to expand its microalgae farm, which produces astaxanthin, a key ingredient in high-priced skincare products. Not only would the expanded microalgae farm produce astaxanthin, it would decrease CO 2 levels by 4800tpa by using the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) and Taiwan Cements carbon capture technology, said Taiwan Cement ...
Poland: Cemex Chelm benefits from new RDF shredders at EkoPaliwa
EkoPaliwa, a waste recycling company in Chelm, Poland, commissioned Weima to install two Powerline 3000 single-shaft shredders with hydraulic drive used in secondary shredding in its plant to produce alternative fuels. Cemex requires the refuse-derived fuel (RDF) for its Chelm cement plant that is situated adjacent to EkoPaliwa. The shredded waste will ensure Cemex is self-sufficient in terms...
Canada: CAC joins CPLC
The Cement Association of Canada (CAC) has become a member of the Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition (CPLC) as a strategic partner and to join other leading Canadian companies. The CPLC is a voluntary initiative that supports and encourages the successful implementation of carbon pricing around the world. It was initiated but the World Bank at the 2014 UN Climate Change Summit and officiall...
India: four critically injured at plant in Sindri
Following a blast in the hot air generator on Saturday, four contract workers at a cement plant in Sindri, India, were severely injured. The injured were taken to Bokaro General Hospital where their condition is said to be critical. Surendra Singh, senior manager of the plant, said the four men were working near the generator, which is used to supply hot air to the rolling mill, when there ...
Morocco halts further imports of RDF
Morocco has suspended imports of European waste to be incinerated for energy after a spate of protests by environmental activists. The controversy broke out last month when local media reported that cement firm Lafarge Maroc had imported 2500t of Italian refuse-derived fuel (RDF) to burn as alternative fuel. Morocco produces huge amounts of waste itself but has no system of sorting and r...
Lafarge Canada set for next phase of AF project
Lafarge Canada is about to commence the next phase of a project to test the suitability of a variety of alternative fuels, the Kingston Whig-Standard reports. In conjunction with researchers from Queen's University, Ontario, the company has already examined the use of a number of materials, including railway ties, telephone poles, construction and demolition debris, shingles, paper sludge a...
IFC grants Cemex EUR106m "green" loan
The International Finance Corp (IFC) has granted Cemex a loan of EUR106m to support the company’s sustainable development investment in emerging markets. After a thorough assessment of Cemex’s environmental, governance and social practices, the IFC will grant CEMEX funding for projects designed to enhance environmental performance that were completed in 2014 & 2015 as well as ongoing during...
EU member states could save EUR9bn by co-processing more waste
Just over half of the waste generated in the EU is recycled, 13 per cent is used for energy recovery, but 35 per cent is still disposed of, mostly in landfills claims a report by Ecofys. Ecofys has clarified the role cement plants across the EU can play and how they can be part of European and national waste management policies. The cement industry co-processes millions of tonnes of waste a...
Portugal: N+P deliver SRF
On 8 May 2016 a ship carrying 2500t of baled SRF berthed at Lisbon. The SRF originated from N+P Alternative Fuels’ location in Grimsby, UK and will be used as a substitute for primary fuels in the cement industry. This new project form N+P represents the company's next step towards further strengthening its position in the alternative fuels market.
Philippines: Cemex achieves Energy Management ISO
Cemex Holdings Philippines’ subsidiaries, Solid Cement Corporation and Apo Cement Corporation, recently passed the ISO 50001:2011 Energy Management System (EnMS) audits , making them the first cement plants in the country to receive an SGS Philippines endorsement for the EnMS certification. The implementation of an EnMS represents Cemex’s proactive stance and commitment in achieving sustain...
Morocco: protestors oppose Italian RDF imports
Shipments of refuse-derived fuel (RDF) bound for Moroccan cement plants have sparked protests among environmentalists in Casablanca, Morocco World News reports. Around 2500t of RDF – mainly composed of tyres, plastic and rubber – arrived in Morroco at the end of last month, where it was to be used as fuel in plants in Casablanca and Settat. The Moroccan environment ministry has issued a ...
EUROSAC Grand Prix Award is won by dy-pack
This year’s EUROSAC Grand Prix Award went to dy-pack for the Self-dy sack a pasted paper valve bag with a dustproof, self-closing internal valve. A plastic lip in the valve area secures the closing of the valve after filling to prevent the bag from leaking. The award was handed out at the EUROSAC Congress in Marseille, France,that was held from 26-28 May. At this event the paper sack indust...
India: Ramco expands Tamil Nadu power plant
The Environment Ministry of India has given Ramco Cements environmental clearance to expand its captive power plant (CPP) at Alathiyur in Tamil Nadu, at a cost of approximately INR214.2m (US$3.18m). Rambo proposed increasing the capacity of the CPP by adding 6MW turbines, taking total power generation from 42MW. Clearance for this project was granted subject to certain conditions, which inc...
Philippines: clinker delivery to Taiheiyo facility runs aground
Bulk carrier MV Belle Rose was refloated last week having run aground on Monad Shoal off the Philippines, the Manila Bulletin reports. Environmental activists have called on the ship’s owners to bear the cost of repairing the environmental damage caused when the ship struck the reef, which is a popular tourist destination. The ship was carrying 48,000t of clinker to the Taiheiyo Cement f...
CRH releases 2015 sustainability report
CRH has launched its 2015 Sustainability Report that covers 84 pages on how it approaches sustainability, health and safety, environment and climate change, governance as well as people and community. In the 84-page report the company highlights that 1.6Mt of alternative fuels provided 30 per cent of its cement plant fuel requirements during 2015, while the company’s water intake has fallen...
Bulgaria: Green Oscar for Devnya Cement
During the official ceremony held on 8 June 2016 at Hilton Hotel Sofia, Bulgaria, Devnya Cement received the Green Oscar in the Industry and Production sector – one of 13 awarded during the Sixth Bulgaria's Greenest Companies Competition. On behalf of the company, Sustainable Development Manager, Ivaila Vasileva, received the prize and shared that it is a truly significant achievement for t...