Cement News tagged: Environmental
USA: Cupertino plant agrees lawsuit settlement
Hanson Permanente Cement Inc, owners of Lehigh Cupertino cement plant, has agreed to pay a US$2.55m penalty to settle a federal suit and install a US$5m wastewater treatment facility after dumping toxic wastes into a creek that feeds into San Francisco Bay. Lehigh’s cement plant and limestone quarry, located in unincorporated Santa Clara County west of Cupertino, had discharged on a daily bas...
Lafarge and Solidia commercialise a new low-carbon solution for the construction sector
Lafarge has reached a new milestone in its partnership with US start-up Solidia Technologies® with the signing of an agreement to commercialise a technology allowing a significant reduction in the environmental footprint of pre-cast concrete. The patented technology allows lower CO2 emissions in the cement production process and utilises CO2 in precast concrete manufacturing. It reduces the c...
Lafarge Canada Inc (Eastern Canada) renews partnership with Earth Rangers
The Eastern Canada division of Lafarge Canada Inc is partnering with Earth Rangers to bring its School Outreach Program to communities across eastern Canada again this year to inspire children to help Bring Back the Wild. Lafarge's $40,000 contribution will help expand the Earth Rangers School Outreach Program, which features live Animal Ambassadors demonstrating their amazing natural behaviou...
Holcim Awards for Sustainable Construction
The winners of the 4th Global Holcim Awards for Sustainable Construction have been decided – the trophies and US$350,000 prize money go to projects in Colombia, Sri Lanka and the USA. "All three prizes recognise architectural interventions that deliver tangible benefits to local communities," according to a statement by Holcim. Gold A project for a public park in Medellín, Colombia, t...
Cembureau calls for predictable EU-ETS legal framework
In a response to a public consultation on the revision of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) Directive, European cement association Cembureau advocates an improved EU-ETS after 2020 that “creates a predictable legal framework and ensures a stable long-term globally-equalised carbon price to foster investments in low-carbon technologies and eliminates carbon leakage risk.” The association...
Environmental committee established for McInnis Cement plant
Following the mediation session, McInnis Cement, the CQDE (Centre québécois du droit de l'environnement), the CREGIM (Conseil régional de l'environnement Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine) and Nature Québec have agreed to the creation and operation of an Environmental Committee to monitor the environmental activities of the cement plant. A first meeting will be held as soon as possible. The med...
MPA response to government 2050 Carbon Reduction Roadmap for the cement sector
The Mineral Products Association (MPA) responded to the publication of the Government’s 2050 carbon reduction roadmap for the UK cement sector. The report, commissioned by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and prepared by Parsons Brinckerhoff and DNV GL, in collaboration with those Departments and industry, sets out...
Fecto Cement refutes mining lease cancellation claims
Fecto Cement Ltd has informed Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) that its factory in Sangjani, Pakistan, is operating under normal conditions and dispatches are being carried out as usual. The company has refuted local media reports that production has been suspended due to the environmental degradation of the Margalla Hills Nationl Park. It has also denied receiving a letter from Bashir Ahmed, d...
Lafarge Egypt and Orascom in waste management deal
Lafarge Egypt and Orascom Telecom Media and Technology Holding (OTMT) announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop a waste management framework of municipal and agricultural waste. The memorandum, signed by Hussein Mansi, CEO of Lafarge Egypt and Tamer el Mahdy, deputy CEO and chief operating officer, OTMT, has been created by the two companies in an effort ...
HeidelbergCement and BirdLife International renew partnership
HeidelbergCement and BirdLife International have signed an agreement to continue their partnership until 2017. The world’s largest aggregates producer and the NGO leader in nature conservation have been working together since 2012 to conserve and restore ecosystems in various European quarrying sites. In the next three years HeidelbergCement and BirdLife will further expand their nature con...
Egypt: ACC to boost alternative fuels usage
Egypt-based Arabian Cement Co (ACC) is seeking to utilise alternative energy to increase its capacity utilisation rate to 100 per cent, the company’s CEO Jose Maria Magrina told Daily News Egypt on the sidelines of the Economic Summit. The company is currently running at approximately 80 per cent of its capacity. Coal accounts for around 70 per cent of energy use, while alternative fuels rep...
Lafarge-Tarmac signs Cookstown waste fuels agreement
The UK's Environment Minister, Mark H Durkan, and Devendra Mody, Industrial Director of Lafarge Tarmac, on Saturday signed an agreement allowing the use of waste-derived fuels at the company's Cookstown cement works, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The plant, which employs 86 people, currently uses coal for approximately 95 per cent of its fuel source. The Prosperity Agreement will see Laf...
Cement companies walking the walk in sustainability
Results from an independent audit undertaken across the membership of the Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI) of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) released today demonstrates that leading cement companies are improving their sustainability through the CSI collaborative approach. A total of 17 member companies were audited against their commitments and responsi...
Cemex recognised by CDP among top 10 for climate change transparency
For the third consecutive year, Cemex has been recognised in the CDP Latin America Climate Disclosure Leadership Index (CDLI) as one of the top eight companies in data disclosure related to environmental and CO2 emissions performance. CDP, formerly Carbon Disclosure Project, is an international, not-for-profit organisation providing the only global system for companies and cities to measure, ...
Listed Saudi firms see 3.8% increase in 2014 sales
Sales of the listed cement firms in Saudi Arabia grew by 3.8 per cent to hit SAR13.5bn (US$3.6bn) in 2014 compared to SAR13bn in 2013, according to a report published by Al-Hayat daily said. Net profits rose by 6.10 per cent in the year to SAR6.2bn compared to SAR5.83bn in the previous year, the report added. Meanwhile, the National Committee for Cement Companies (NCCC) said the volume of de...
Cemex creates Cemex Energia
Cemex announced today the creation of Cemex Energia, an energy division that aims to develop a portfolio of power projects that will supply about 3-5 per cent of Mexico's electricity needs over the next five years. “We are very enthusiastic about Mexico’s energy sector future, and we will leverage on our experience in developing projects that benefit the country,” said Fernando A Gonzalez, CE...