Cement News tagged: Environmental
UK: environment agency approves Cemex recycling plant
The UK Environment Agency (UKEA) has given the go-ahead for a solid fuel recyling unit to supply Cemex's Rugby cement plant in Warwickshire. Work is expected to start later this summer with recycling firm SITA UK set to run the plant, first proposed six years ago, on behalf of Cemex. Climafuel, as it the secondary fuel is known, is a solid waste-based fuel made from paper and cardboard, wood...
Continental Cement earns EPA Energy Star certification
Continental Cement Company’s Hannibal plant has earned the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Energy Star certification. "Continental Cement is pleased to accept EPA’s Energy Star certification in recognition of our energy efficiency efforts,” said Terry Bennett, vice-president operations. "Through this achievement, we have demonstrated our commitment to environmental stewardship wh...
Cemex Mexico recognised for its environmental strategy
Cemex Mexico has been recognised for its achievements in the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and use of alternative fuels in its operations by the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of Mexico (SEMARNAT) and the government of the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon. As part of the Greenhouse Gas Effect Program in Mexico (Programa GEI México), SEMARNAT granted Cemex Mexico the GE...
Holcim Mexico to implement biomass firing at Orizaba
Holcim Mexico plans to use biomass from the coffee, paper and brewing industries as energy source for its kilns. The initiative will help the cement producer to reduce its carbon footprint. The alternative fuel will be used from August onwards in its Orizaba works in Veracruz. “The reduction of the environmental footprint, which includes the reduction of CO2 emissions, is one of priorit...
Chile: Bío-Bío Talcahuano cuts PM by more than 600tpa
Cementos Bío-Bío has cut PM emissions at its Talcahuano works by more than 600tpa. The improvement follows the installation of a bag filter, which has been in operations since last year and represents an investment of US$5m.
New low-carbon cement type receives funding
An EPFL-led consortium which is developing a new blend of cement that promises to reduce the carbon footprint of concrete by up to 40 per cent has received financial backing from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) to scale up its efforts. Elaborated with partners from the Indian Institutes of Technology and from universities in Cuba and Brazil, this new blend substitutes ...
Holcim Singapore CEO awarded Green Innovator of the Year’ accolade
Dr Sujit Ghosh, CEO of Holcim Singapore, is among 12 individuals to receive a ‘Green Innovator of the Year’ award by the BCA-SGBC (Building & Construction Authority and Singapore Green Building Council). The BCA-SGBC Green Building Individual Award recognises individuals from across the building and construction value chain for their consistent contribution and outstanding achievements in dr...
Holcim opens water treatment plant in Mexico
Holcim has opened a water treatment plant in Mexico at its Ramos Arizpe complex operated by subsidiary Ecoltec. The plant, which will treat water contaminated by hydrocarbons, has a daily capacity of 40m3 and allows the firm to process water more efficiently.
St Marys Cement Bowmanville plant wins gold energy excellence award
Community leaders and St Marys Cement Inc executives were on hand yesterday to celebrate St Marys Cement – Bowmanville plant receiving the Gold Award Certification in Energy Excellence. Certification in Energy Excellence is a programme which tests an organisation's energy management processes and performance. Over 160 energy management criteria, based on world-class best practices, are asse...
Cementos Cosmos lodges alternative fuels appeal
Cementos Cosmos has lodged an appeal with Andalusia’s Committee of Environment and Spatial Planning as the cement producer was denied an amendment to its Integrated Environmental Authorisation for the Niebla plant. The amendment, if granted, would allow Cementos Cosmos to burn waste-derived fuel, replacing fossil fuels. Cementos Cosmos is appealing on the grounds that the burning of such fuel...
GCC’s Pueblo plant starts TDF usage
GCC’s Pueblo plant in Colorado has begun utilising tyre-derived fuel (TDF) in its manufacturing process. The plant team is targeting an eventual fuel replacement of 50 per cent of calciner fuel, which equates to 30 per cent of total fuel. The company expects to replace 40,000tpa of coal. GCC plans to further investigate available fuels and raw materials to further its sustainability progra...
Chile: Cemento Polpaico to invest in solar power project
Cemento Polpaico plans to invest US$42m in a 20MW solar power project, to be installed next to its plant in Tiltil municipality, Chile. The park will help diversify Chile's energy mix and will supply renewable energy to the central power network SIC, through the Punta Peuco substation, according to the environmental impact declaration. The company estimates it could start construction wor...
Cement companies drive fly ash market growth
The cement industry's sustainability targets will drive growth in the greener fly ash cement market, effectively resulting in its doubling in size to US$47bn by 2018, according to Lux Research. However, the Lux Research report, 'Rags to Riches: Waste Incorporation to Cut Cost and Carbon in the Cement Industry' says that without innovations, overall emissions from the cement industry could ...
USA EPA: cement CO2 emission rose 9.4% in 2012
CO 2 emissions from US cement plants increased 9.4 per cent to 35.051Mt in 2012 from 32.010Mt the previous year, according to the ‘Inventory of US Greenhouse Gas Emissions & Sinks, 1990-2012, published by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on 15 April 2014. Clinker production rose some 10 per cent YoY to 67.784Mt during the period. However, all US cement plants operated at below-...
Zimbabwe: Chinese-Zimbabwean joint venture invests in clean technology
Zimbabwe will soon have a modernised cement facility producing 0.2Mta with improved environmental performance. The Chinese-Zimbabwean joint venture is on track to complete a modernisation project that will cost the Chinese shareholder US$5m. The plant, which started operation in 2001, is a joint venture between Industrial Development Corporation of Zimbabwe and China Building Material Indus...
Dangote launches 52.5 grade to Nigerian market
Dangote Cement yesterday launched its 52.5 grade cement to the Nigerian market. The African cement major said at a press briefing it has recalibrated all three of its Nigerian plants (Ibese, Gboko and Obajana) to produce 52.5 grade. The cement has been approved by the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON), which confirmed that the product meets the requirements of NIS 444-2003 and other rele...