Cement News tagged: Environmental
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...
World Bank/Ecofys affirms sensitivity of cement sector to carbon leakage
While other factors such as raw materials, energy, labour and knowledge also have to be considered in terms of carbon leakage, the impact of carbon pricing on a cost-competitive industry such as the cement industry cannot be ignored, according to “State and Trend of Carbon Pricing 2015”, a report published by the World Bank and Ecofys. “However, for sectors producing relatively homogenous prod...
PCA response to new EPA Ozone Standard
The Portland Cement Association (PCA) released the following statement regarding the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ground-level ozone anticipated to be finalised by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today. “The cement industry has for well over a century served as the foundation of economic development in the US. This is a responsibility we take seriously and wit...
SUEZ and Cemex launch new SRF facility, UK
Cemex and international recycling and waste management company SUEZ have launched a new Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF) facility which will supply the Rugby cement plant in the UK with high-specification alternative fuel for the next 25 years. Fernando A Gonzalez, CEO of Cemex and Jean-Marc Boursier, senior executive VP of SUEZ in charge of the Recycling and Waste Recovery division for Europe, a...
San Miguel Corp to up investment spend
Philippine conglomerate San Miguel Corp said on Monday it is raising planned investment in cement manufacturing to almost US$1bn with the addition of three new cement plants to two previously announced facilities. President Ramon Ang outlined the investment at a briefing following the listing of San Miguel's PHP33.5bn (US$720m) worth of newly issued preferred shares. Ang said in July San Mi...
Cherat Cement to invest in wind power joint venture, Pakistan
Cherat Cement Company Co Ltd (CCCL) informed the Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) on 10 September. that it plans to invest up to PKR250m (US$2.4m) in a joint venture wind power generation company. The planned capacity of the power project is 50MW. Shareholder approval for investment in the proposed company will be sought at CCCL's annual general meeting to be held on 16 October 2015. Nine mon...
CEMBUREAU: EU-ETS proposal needs to incentivise best performers
The European Commission (EC) recently published the long-awaited post-2020 EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU-ETS) proposal. Although the EC acknowledges the importance of continued carbon leakage protection, it maintains the cross-sectoral correction factor, to the disappointment of CEMBUREAU, the European cement association. “Even if the Commission claims its application will be minimised, t...
Philippine quarries set to expand
Four applications for expansion of mining areas have been approved by the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) since the government relaxed rules in November last year. "We have already approved several area expansions," MGB Director Leo B Jasareno said in a text message over the weekend. Holcim Philippines Inc and its Premier subsidiary are the latest cement producers to have secured appro...
Cemex included in Fortune’s Change the World list
Cemex announced it has been included in Fortune’s Change the World list, a ranking that recognises 50 companies worldwide that have made a sizable impact on major global social or environmental problems as part of their competitive strategy. In the 16th place, Cemex is the only Latin-American based company included and the only company from the construction materials sector. Cemex has been s...
UK: the latest buzz about Hope biodiversity
A UK cement company is helping out in the UK’s campaign to grow Britain’s bee population. Hope Construction Materials has introduced 100,000 honeybees to two Derbyshire quarries to help improve biodiversity in its nearby area. The UK’s leading independent supplier of concrete and cement, is farming the bees at two of its two largest operations – Hope Cement Works, Hope Valley, and Dowlow Quar...