Environmental
Norcem signs carbon capture project with Aker Solutions, Norway
Aker Solutions has won a contract to test and study the capture of carbon dioxide (CO2) from flue gas emitted by the cement industry. The award from Norcem, in cooperation with the European Cement Research Academy (ECRA) marks the first time technology to capture CO2 is used at a ce...
Holcim (US) Receives Excellence in Operations Award for water treatment
Holcim (US) Inc announced that its Theodore plant, located in Theodore, AL, received the Excellence in Operations Award from the Alabama Water Environmental Association (AWEA). The award honors companies that obtain ...
Cemex to pay US$1m to settle Clean Air Act fine, USA
Cemex is to pay a US$1m civil penalty and install US$600,000 worth of new pollution control equipment at its Lyons plant in Colorado, to settle alleged violations of the Clean Air Act, according to the US Department ...
Oyak inks second cogeneration deal with Shanghai Triumph Energy Conservation Engineering
Shanghai Triumph Energy Conservation Engineering Co, has inked a deal with Oyak Group, Turkey, for a cogeneration project for its Bolu Cimento subsidiary. The deal follows the Aslan Cimento cogeneration project si...
TernaCem – a new alternative binder concept
In an effort to tap the further potential for CO2 reduction, HeidelbergCement Technology Center (HTC) has been working on the development of alternative binders and and it now believes that one of the most promising ...
MPA welcomes news on possible climate change levy exemption
The UK's Mineral Products Association (MPA) has welcomed the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s announcement that the government will introduce exemptions from the climate change levy for energy used in metallurgical and ...
DG Khan Cement registers with UNFCCC, Pakistan
Pakistan cement producer DG Khan Cement Company Ltd (DGKC) has registered with the United Nations Framework, Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) for the qualification of Carbon Emission Reductions (CERs). The expe...
Siam City Cement plans 1Mta Cambodia works
Thailand’s second-largest cement producer Siam City Cement Co (SCCC) is currently conducting a feasibility study for a 1Mta cement plant in Cambodia, a senior executive of the company has said. The new works is est...
Shiva Cement's wins Sedimentation & Water Management award
Shiva Cement's Khatkurbahal Limestone Mines has been awarded first prize in Sedimentation & Water Management for FY12-13 under the aegis of the Indian Bureau of Mines. Shiva Cement is engaged in manufacturing of cem...
ETS: 2013 distribution of free allowances postponed
On 25 January 2013, the European Commission announced a delay in the distribution of free allowances to industrial installations participating in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), scheduled by the end of Febr...
Hima Cement to curb emissions, Uganda
Hima Cement Factory is about to embark on an environmental upgrade to improve emissions at its plant in Kasese district, Uganda. The cement producer is to begin a project in the next few months to curb emissions, ...
Lafarge completes trials for new generation low-carbon cement
Lafarge has successfully completed an industrial trial for Aether®, its new-generation clinker formulated for lower-carbon cements. The trial mobilised a team of around 100 people over a 10-day period at the Group's ...
Low carbon cement adds to Pembroke’s green credentials, UK
The new 2160MW natural gas power station in Pembroke boosted its green credentials during the construction phase through the use of low-carbon Phoenix Portland fly-ash cement (BS EN 197-1 CEM II/B-V 42,5N) produced j...
Cemex develops standardised water management project
Cemex has developed a methodology to standardise water management across all of the company’s operations. Starting this year, this methodology will be rolled out to all of the businesses in the countries in which Cem...
Canada: carbon tax hurting cement industry
British Columbia (BC) Conservative leader John Cummins has spoken out against the provincial carbon tax, claiming it threatens to kill the cement industry in Canada. “The BC Liberals’ unfair carbon tax has forced B...
Cemex invests in wastewater treatment, Dominican Republic
Cemex will invest DOP80m (US$2m) in a wastewater treatment plant for its San Pedro de Macorís cement works in the Dominican Republic as well as a continuous emissions monitoring system for its kiln stack. "Our chal...