Cement News tagged: Environmental
Climafuel consultation at Rugby, UK
Use of more waste-derived fuels at Rugby cement plant shows further environmental gains, say Cemex
Pennsylvania Dept fines Essroc for air emission violations

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has fined ESSROC Cement Corp., Lower Nazareth Township, US$50,558 for air emission violations
Review of EIA for Jamaica plant and quarry
Jamaica’s natural resources conservation authority (NRCA) has begun reviewing an EIA submitted by Cement Jamaica Limited (CJL)
Dangote receives quality management award, Nigeria
The quality management system NIS ISO 9001:2008 award certificate will be presented to Dangote Cement, Obajana plant and Dangote Cement, Benue plant
Five Holcim (US) Inc plants receive EPA’s ENERGY STAR®
Holcim (US) Inc. announced today that for the third consecutive year, two of its plants – Devil’s Slide in Morgan, UT and Theodore in Theodore, AL
Pollution Control Board reverses ACC decision
ACC has resumed production on Tuesday at its old plant, which had been closed down recently following directives from the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board
Holcim Philippines’ co-processing gets quality certifications
Geocycle, the waste management unit of cement manufacturer Holcim Philippines, was recently recognised as having management systems for its operations, environmental impact
Implementation of new EPA rules for Lehigh renewal
The Bay Area in Cupertino, California, is about to become the first in the nation to implement tough new EPA requirements on cement plants.
Japanese cement firms bolstering waste treatment ops
Four major Japanese cement manufacturers will strengthen their waste treatment operations, without which their cement businesses are said to be barely profitable.
Titan America air permit application can proceed
Titan America’s proposed cement plant in Castle Hayne, North Carolina has regained some momentum after a state Superior Court judge lifted an injunction freezing the company’s air permit a
Harvard University to present results on Lafarge unit, USA
Harvard University experts will on Thursday present results from the first independent study of the Lafarge cement plant’s effects on the community’s health.
The EPA’s War on Texas
The Environmental Protection Agency’s carbon regulation putsch continues, but apparently abusing the clean-air laws of the 1970s to achieve goals Congress rejected isn’t enough
Pollution’s detrimental effects in Harare
Residents living in the high-density suburb of Mabvuku, in Harare, which is heavily polluted with cement dust from a nearby cement-producing company
Phoenix Cement earns Energy Star 4th year
For the fourth year in a row, the Salt River Materials Group Phoenix Cement plant in Clarkdale United States has received the Energy Star label from the US Environmental Protection Agency. The first y
Authorities cites cement plant for high mercury emissions
The Brooksville Cemex plant has surpassed the standard mercury emission tests by at least 10 times and Florida State authorities has fined the company $525,000.
Cemex fined for pollution, USA
Cemex has been issued with a US$525,000 fine for emitting mercury at levels nearly 10 times the allowable