Cement News tagged: Environmental
Garadagh begins pilot project to address application of new fuel
An agreement for the start a pilot project ‘D’ to address the application of the utilisation of alternative fuels at Garadagh Cement has been reached.
Kawasaki firm to boost waste heat power generator ops in China
Kawasaki Plant Systems Ltd. plans to increase production and sales of waste heat recovery power generators for cement plants in China.
BCA: Cement industry making clear strides towards its sustainable development goals
A new report published by the British Cement Association charts the significant progress made by the cement industry towards meeting its sustainable development goals.
Cement cos cut costs, earn carbon credits with fly ash
With Indian cement companies blending fly ash with clinker to bring down production costs, now they stand to earn carbon credits and money by raising the blending ratio
Opposition to cement plant plans, New Zealand
A group opposing a new cement plant near Oamaru has applied to the Environment Court to have parts of the consent application clarified under the Resource Management Act.
Cemex and Kemeri national park sign long-term cooperation agreement
Cemex is to sign a long-term cooperation agreement with Kemeri national park which will aim towards preserving the environment of the Kemeri national park,
ECZ orders Ndola Lime, Chilanga to shut down kilns
The Environmental Council of Zambia (ECZ) has asked Ndola Lime and Chilanga Cement in Ndola to close their kilns by today because they were polluting the city.
Cement makers eye carbon trade market
Listed companies are catching up on the carbon trade market, with cement rivals Athi River Mining
BCA: cement industry achieves climate change target
The British Cement Association (BCA) has announced that all four UK cement manufacturers have achieved their targets under the Climate Change Levy Agreements for 2006
Rejection of expanded mining
The Sugar Creek Board of Aldermen have rejected a plan that would have allowed Lafarge North America to expand its mining operations to
Cement Plants Continue Make Strides in Efficiency, US
In 2006, the amount of energy required to produce one ton of cement decreased 1.1 per cent, continuing the industry’s significant gains in energy efficiency during the last three decades.
India Shree Cement gets `green’ award
Shree Cement, an ISO 14001 company, aiming at 20Mta capacity by 2012 has bagged the Golden Peacock Environment Management Award f
Cement works fuel trial starts, UK
Lafarge Cement’s Cauldon Works has started trialing the use of recovered fuel oil.
Preliminary hearing for cement plant tyre-burning plan, Canada
According to an article in The Kingston Whig-Standard, a date has been set by the tribunal that will hold an independent hearing to challenge Lafarge’s plan to burn tyres at its plant west of K
Second competition of the Holcim Awards for Sustainable Construction launches
The second competition of the Holcim Awards for Sustainable Construction was launched at the first annual symposium Greening and Densifying - How to envision sustainable cities.
Magnetic Resonance; Research from University of Surrey
Scientists discuss in "A unilateral NMR magnet for sub-structure analysis in the built environment: the Surface GARField"