Cement News tagged: Environmental
Holcim announces winners for regional competition, Asia Pacific
The winners of the second Holcim Awards for Sustainable Construction from across region Asia Pacific
Lafarge loses appeal, Canada
Lafarge yesterday lost its legal battle at the Ontario Court of Appeal to stop an independent hearing from
Ash Grove sues Dallas over bidding rules
A Texas cement company alleges the city of Dallas and other municipalities violate state law by giving
Petition signed over Cemex quarry plan, UK
More than 2,000 people have signed a petition against a proposed quarry with claims being made over
Cement producers demand to Be excluded from CO2 emission rule
According to the head of Cement Producers Association (SPC) Andrzej Balcerek, cement plants should be
MP demands ’dust’ explanation, UK
Rugby MP Jeremy Wright is demanding a full explanation from Cemex over claims of another dust fall
MSHA Forms Safety Alliance with Portland Cement Association
The US Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration recently announced the formation
Holcim unit must pay Quebec neighbours for cement dust
St. Lawrence Cement, a subsidiary of the world’s second-biggest cement maker Holcim Ltd, must pay damages to neighbours
Salvors battle to keep sinking cement carrier afloat
The Norwegian-owned, Bahamas-flagged 4556-DWT cement carrier Crete Cement
Emissions trading scheme to hit Australian cement industry
Emissions trading will push up electricity prices in Australia from 2010,
Cemex makes plans to fire up kiln again
Cemex is forming plans to fire up its kiln after Thanksgiving while some residents say they’re worried about health impacts from chromium VI contaminatio
APC enters carbon trading market
Cement maker East Africa Portland Cement (EAPC) has entered the carbon trading market in an effort to diversify from the lucrative, but competitive cement market.
Opposition from villagers grows over Cemex expansion
Residents in a Warwickshire village in the UK have vowed to fight plans to expand a plant which could turn domestic and commercial waste into fuel.
Holcim waste management, India
Holcim is bringing its waste management services to India.
Lafarge, waste managment in deal, US
Methane from a garbage dump will fuel a northeast Tulsa cement factory next year.
Green firm says carbon scheme ’rewards polluter’
Generous allocations of carbon emissions to cement manufacturers at a time when the economy was booming mean that they can now make money