Environmental
Lafarge awarded Carbon Trust Standard recertification
Lafarge, has joined an elite set of ‘green' firms to achieve recertification of the Carbon Trust Standard. Only a third of companies have succeeded in regaining the Standard - the world's first carbon reduction award for organisations taking action on climate change. Lafarge Aggrega...
PPC receives environmental approval for Western Cape modernisation, South Africa
South Africa’s leading cement producer Pretoria Portland Cement has been granted environmental authorisation by the Western Cape Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning for phase 2 of its Western...
Germany alternative fuels usage over 3Mt in 2011
The German cement industry reported stable alternative fuels usage in 2011, but growth in cement production and fuel consumption meant that the absolute tonnage was higher than in the year before, according to recen...
Ambuja Cements wins safety awards
Ambuja Cements has won two national awards for safety at its Rabriyawas plant in Rajasthan. The company bagged the first prize for its good performance in industrial safety and was runner-up in the category, ‘Acc...
Continental Cement Co to upgrade clinker storage facilities
Continental Cement Company LLC has agreed to complete a Supplemental Environmental Project (SEP) valued at US$300,000 at its Hannibal (MO) facility. The SEP is part of a consent agreement with The Environmental Prote...
Taiwan Cement and Asia Cement to upgrade environmental equipment in China
Anticipating stricter environmental regulations for cement producers in China, Taiwan Cement Co plans to invest TWD700m (US$23.8m) to upgrade its NOx and SOx abatement equipment, while Asia Cement is considering the ...
Reliance Cement awaits clearance for new plant, India
Reliance Cement expects to start its first integrated unit located at Mahiyar in Madhya Pradesh, India by mid-2014. However, there may be a gap of six months at least for another one planned at Mukutban in Yavatmal d...
Enersource and Holcim (Canada) launch heat recovery project
Enersource has assisted Holcim (Canada) in securing a financial incentive from the Ontario Power Authority of US$6.37m to support the development and construction of a waste heat recovery project at their Mississauga...
Guangdong producers buy CO2 permits
Four cement producers in China's Guangdong province have bought 1.3 million CO2 permits from the local government at CNY60/unit (EUR7.25), according to local press. China Resources Cement, Sinoma, Taipai and Yangc...
Kohat Cement plans waste heat recovery project, Pakistan
Pakistan cement producer Kohat Cement is planning to construct a 9MW waste heat recovery project (WHRP). Sources say the plant will reduce electricity dependency on the national grid by 38 per cent. Kohat is curre...
Holcim to employ more co-processing in China
Holcim will focus on co-processing technology to get ahead in China’s competitive market. The Swiss major views China as a valuable market where its profits improve in future years. "The current market is flat. As...
USA: Buzzi Unicem trials use of hazardous waste fuel at Cape Girardeau plant
A series of trials is underway at Buzzi Unicem’s Cape Girardeau cement facility in an effort to use more hazardous waste as fuel. The company invested US$1m in the project, aimed at cutting its operating expenses by ...
China: State Council plans to invest CNY2.366tn over 2011-15 on energy conservation
China plans to invest about CNY2.366tn (US$372.5bn) in projects for energy conservation and carbon-emissions reduction over the 2011-15 period, the State Council, said in a statement. The statement, which was issu...
India: “Cement factories must adhere to safety norms to check pollution”
Cement factories should play a vital role in checking pollution by strictly adhering to specified norms, said D Vasudevan, former chief inspector of factories and advisor to National Safety Council-Tamil Nadu chapter...
Indian producers sign pact signed to support low-carbon cement investments
Indian cement majors, including ACC Ltd, Shree Cement Ltd and Ultratech, have signed a co-operation pact to support low-carbon investments in India, Business Line India report. The pact was signed in Geneva with me...
Holcim Philippines to construct waste heat facility
Holcim Philippines will construct a waste-to-energy facility to reduce the demand for coal as a cement plant fuel in Davao City. Roland Van Wijnen, chief operations officer of Holcim Philippines, said that the facil...