Cement News tagged: Environmental

ETS: new entrants and closures guidance published

11 October 2011, Published under Cement News

On 14 September 2011, the final version of Guidance Document n°7 (GD7) on New Entrants and Closures was published.

US House clears bill to review EPA cement rule

07 October 2011, Published under Cement News

The US House of Representatives on 6 October 2011 approved legislation that would require the

Phoenix Cement awarded Energy Star, USA

06 October 2011, Published under Cement News

For the fifth consecutive year, Phoenix Cement has received the US Environmental Protection Agency Energy Star label.

Lafarge renews partnership with Ecole des Ponts ParisTech

06 October 2011, Published under Cement News

Lafarge has renewed its partnership with technological university Ecole des Ponts ParisTech for another five

Pennsylvania fines Hercules Cement Co for environmental violations, USA

Pennsylvania fines Hercules Cement Co for environmental violations, USA

06 October 2011, Published under Cement News

Hercules Cement Co will pay a US$31,394 fine for sulfur dioxide emissions violations and data

Akçansa opens waste heat recovery unit, Turkey

06 October 2011, Published under Cement News

Turkey’s biggest cement producer Akçansa, a subsidiary of Sabancı Holding, has opened a waste heat

Republicans take aim at EPA’s pollution regulations, USA

Republicans take aim at EPA’s pollution regulations, USA

04 October 2011, Published under Cement News

The House will likely vote this week on measures to delay or weaken Environmental Protection Agency

Heidelberg and BirdLife International biodiversity partnership

04 October 2011, Published under Cement News

Today, BirdLife International, a world leader in nature conservation, and HeidelbergCement launched a biodiversity partnership

ACC to substitute 5% of coal with waste

03 October 2011, Published under Cement News

India’s ACC plans to substitute five per cent of its annual coal requirement of about 5Mt over the next

Indocement wins ’Indonesian Green Awards 2011’

03 October 2011, Published under Cement News

Indonesian Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan has awarded the "Indonesia Green Awards 2011" to

Cementos Alfa uses Nestlé waste as fuel to reduce CO2?

03 October 2011, Published under Cement News

Cementos Alfa approved the use of waste produced by Nestlé as fuel, according to Fernando Zunzunegui,

Holcim Portland Plant Receives EPA’s 2011 ENERGY STAR

29 September 2011, Published under Cement News


Holcim announced today that its plant in Florence, CO has earned the US Environmental Protection

Holcim Holly Hill receives EPA’s 2011 Energy Star

27 September 2011, Published under Cement News

Holcim (US) Inc announced that its plant in Holly Hill, SC, has earned the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Energy Star

Cockburn Cement charged with causing pollution, Australia

23 September 2011, Published under Cement News

Cockburn Cement has been charged with causing pollution by allegedly failing to contain lime kiln dust emissions.

Huaxin to establish waste treatment facility, China

21 September 2011, Published under Cement News

Huaxin Cement Co Ltd and Shanghai Building Material (Group) plan to jointly establish an

HeidelbergCement signs birdlife cooperation agreement

19 September 2011, Published under Cement News

HeidelbergCement and the internationally recognized nature conservation organisation BirdLife