Cement News tagged: Environmental
Siam Cement considers selling carbon credit
Siam Cement Group (SCG), Thailand’s top industrial conglomerate, has been in talks with brokers to sell
Titan plant review moves forward, US
The Army Corps of Engineers review of Titan America’s proposed cement plant will kick into gear next week when an advisory group meets in Wilmington.
Lost time incidents drop 70 per cent
Lost time incidents have dropped by 70 per cent in the British cement industry over the past five years,
MP Ekanya to Sue Tororo Cement
Arrangements for filing a civil suit against Tororo Cement Industry over depletion of the environment have been concluded.
Cemex aims to cut energy costs with new wind park
Cemex inaugurated on Thursday a wind park in southern Mexico in a bid to cut energy costs by 10 per cent and
US to crack down on air pollution
The US Environmental Protection Agency has caved in to pressure from eight states and a coalition of environmental groups, and will tighten regulations of air pollution from cement plants,
New York set standards for cement plants
Federal regulators have agreed to set standards for mercury emissions from cement plants under a legal settlement with activists and nine states, including New York.
Gangsu province cleans up, China
Northwest China’s Gansu province aims to eliminate 3.75Mt of obsolete capacity in 2009 to fulfill the targets of energy conservation and emissions reduction.
Test results released on Cemex plant
Test results are finally in on the quality of air in Davenport, just north of Santa Cruz. Summer tests
Ravena plant state’s No. 2 mercury source
The Lafarge cement plant is second only to the state’s largest coal-fired power plant in emitting mercury pollution,
EPA sues Cemex
A Lyons cement plant failed to install the best pollution controls while tainting Boulder County’s air for
China Runji waste heat power generation in progress
China Runji Cement Inc, a leading producer and distributor of cement in Anhui Province of China, ha
UK: Lafarge recalls 30,000 bags of cement
Lafarge has recalled 1500t of Blue Circle cement over fears
EBRD Fund purchases carbon credits from Ukrainian cement producer
The Multilateral Carbon Credit Fund (MCCF) established by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed to purchase carbon credits
Holcim appeal next year, New Zealand
An Environment Court appeal hearing for Holcim (New Zealand) Ltd’s proposed $300 million cement
Final decision on Lafarge burn permit expected soon, US
The Department of Environmental Quality presented an update on the requested burn permit by Lafarg