Cement News tagged: Environmental
Industry action on climate change
World leaders gathered in Paris this week for critical talks on global warming at the UN COP21 climate change summit which, if a decisive agreement is reached, could drive climate change actions in the building industry. The COP21 conference, which began on Monday, aims to achieve a new ground-breaking binding international climate agreement with the objective of limiting global warming to b...
CEMBUREAU welcomes positive steps forward in circular economy package
CEMBUREAU has said it welcomes the circular economy package published by the European Commission yesterday. The European cement association said the regional industry, which uses alternative fuels for 38.8 per cent of its fuel mix, is pleased to see recognition granted to material recycling which occurs at the same time as energy recovery. Indeed, by taking into consideration material recyc...
Demand for fossil fuels set to decline as investors consider world’s fuel choices at COP21
As the word’s decision makers are preparing to gather at the COP21 climate talks in Paris, investors consider the long-term prospects and risks of the fuel choice made in power generation and other industries. Allianz, Europe’s biggest insurer, has said in support to COP21 that it will reduce its coal investments and double its renewables spending from about EUR2bn (US$2.1bn). The move is to...
Dominican Republic: no Azua exploitation concession for Cemento Santo Domingo
The Abinader Corona family, who part-own Cemento Santo Domingo, reported this morning that after 16 years of work in strict accordance with national laws and legal norms of trade, the government disapproved of the Hatillo company mining concession in the Dominican Republic. However, Cemento Santo Domingo was never granted exploitation rights for the limestone deposit in Azua province, accordi...
Egypt: residents' angry over Titan’s Alexandria emissions
Titan's Alexandria cement plant is being investigated in terms of environmental concerns after local residents’ complaints. A complaint was filed on Sunday at the Alexandria Prosecution against the Portland cement factory, reported the Daily News Egypt. Local residents are worried about the use of coal at the 40-year-old plant in Wady Al-Qamar in northwest Alexandria. Hany A, one of the res...
Coal prices set to fall further
Cement producers can expect to look forward to lower coal prices as world demand for the commodity is expected to fall and over-investment in mines is causing a production hike. China’s slowing economic growth is forecast to see the country’s coal demand fall faster than its domestic supply, even after mine production cuts, thus affecting imports into the Asian nation. Chinese coal imports ...
Producers in north China to trial winter peak shifts
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has unveiled a document to ask cement enterprises in northern China to carry out peak-shifting production on a trial basis in winter. The peak-shifting production in the domestic cement industry will help not only ease the haze, but also enhance climate in the cement market and reduce producers' costs, said industry contacts. ...
Brazil: Votorantim improves co-processing rates
Votorantim Cimentos’ has invested BRL12m (US$3.14m) in a co-processing project for its Cuiabá cement plant, Mato Grosso. The facility is now able to process waste materials such as old tyres, rice straw, industrial waste and sawdust, which has enabled a 65 per cent replacement of fossil fuels during manufacturing. The Brazilian cement giant has also been improving its environmental performan...
HeidelbergCement recognised for climate reporting
HeidelbergCement has further improved its climate reporting and has been honoured bythe CDP as "Sector Leader Energy & Materials" in the DACH region. With an overall rating of 99 A- HeidelbergCement is one of the five best companies in this industry in Germany, Austria and Switzerland as well as among the top 10 companies in the DAX. CDP rates transparency and performance The so-called "C...
CEMBUREAU and Birdlife adopt joint position on EU nature directives
Birdlife Europe and CEMBUREAU have joined forces to identify ways in which the implementation of the Birds and Habitats Directives could be enhanced to the benefit of biodiversity and nature conservation across Europe. The European cement association said in a statement yesterday that in the context of the ongoing evaluation of the Birds and Habitats Directives1, the experience shared by bo...
Cementos Argos included in the CDLI
Cementos Argos has been included in the Climate Disclosure Leadership Index (CDLI) ranking for Latin America thanks to its good practices in the field of sustainability and the quality and transparency of the information it disclosed on climate change through the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). The Colombian producer has been ranked number eight as a top leading Latin American company in the...
UltraTech Cement included on the Indian Climate Disclosure Leadership Index
UltraTech Cement announced that it has been identified as an Indian leader for the quality of climate change-related information that it has disclosed to investors and the global marketplace through CDP India, a not-for-profit organisation that drives sustainable economies. As a result, UltraTech Cement has been awarded a position on the Indian Climate Disclosure Leadership Index (CDLI), rele...
Cemex Panama recognised for environmental management
Cemex announced that its Panamanian operations were awarded the highest recognition in sustainable development and environmental management by the Panamanian Chamber of Construction (CAPAC for its acronym in Spanish). Cemex Panama earned this honour for its implementation of protection and conservation policies in the environments where the company operates. The CAPAC’s panel of judges includ...
Taiheiyo Cement concludes contract for research into Fukushima agricultural land reclamation
Taiheiyo Cement Corp of Japan has concluded a contract for collaborative research with the Fukushima Future Center for Regional Revitalisation of Fukushima University and commenced research using Minamisoma City as a case study. The goal is to promote research into preserving and utilising agricultural land damaged by the 2011 Earthquake and to respond to the need for regional revitali...
Cemex’s data centre recognised for energy efficiency
Cemex announced today that its Data Center, located in Monterrey, Mexico, was awarded the Certified Energy Efficient Datacenter (CEEDA) Gold Certification – the highest recognition for energy efficiency strategy in the datacenter industry. Cemex is the first CEEDA Enterprise Gold Certified company in the Americas and only the fifth to merit this recognition in the world. The Cemex Data ...
Taiheiyo Cement selected for second consecutive year for DJSI Asia Pacific
Taiheiyo Cement was selected for the second consecutive year as a component of the Dow Jones Sustainability Asia/Pacific Index (DJSI Asia Pacific) in 2015. This index is the Asia Pacific version of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) and serves as one of the key benchmarks for socially responsible investment. The DJSI are the investment indices developed and offered cooperatively by t...