Cement News tagged: Environmental
State probing cement dust incident
The state Department of Environmental Protection is looking into a weekend equipment malfunction at the Lehigh Cement Co. plant in Maidencreek Township, a spokeswoman said.
Thomaston residents at odds with Dragon Cement over dust
State environmental officials are trying to decide if the Dragon Cement plant in Thomaston is doing things the right way. Dragon is trying to deal with a long-time problem of dust.
Holcim again named "Leader of the Industry" in the Dow Jones Sustainability
Holcim Ltd has again been named “Leader of the Industry” in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index
The Lafarge North America plant in Calera, Ala.recognised for energy efficiency
The Lafarge North America plant in Calera, Ala. is one of seventeen first-time recipients of EPA’s Energy Star award in recognition of their energy-efficient operations
Dragon Products fines, consent pacts approved
Two state Board of Environmental Protection consent agreements with Dragon Products Co have been approved, one inv
Near cement factories, high rate of larynx cancer
Cement found to contain high level of toxins – one area sees 3.5 times national average
Ontario cement plant receives environmental award
Lafarge Canada Inc. recently received an award to recognize the environmental programmes at its cement plant in Bath, Ont, reports HazMat Magazine.
Tyres a wasted resource no more?
Lafarge Malayan Cement is shipping in shredded tyres from Singapore to fuel its cement kiln in Langkawi
Oamaru: a new cement plant at Weston would meet all regional and national air
A new cement plant at Weston would meet all regional and national air quality standards, if it is built by Holcim (New Zealand) Ltd.
Cement found to contain high level of toxins – 6 of 10 samples had dangerous levels of heavy metals
A considerable quantity of cement produced in South Korea contains a high degree of hexavalent chromium plating (Cr6+), a heavy metal that can
Multinationals join quest for zero-carbon building
A corporate-led project aimed at making zero-energy buildings a reality worldwide swelled its ranks with nine more multinationals joining in the effort this week.
Lafarge designs new tear- and weather-resistant bag
A solution to the age-old problem of damaged cement bags is being rolled out across the UK next month by Lafarge.
Cemex hits back over ’misleading’ claims
Rugby’s cement plant has been named in a pollution black list by an environmental magazine.
Emissions cap may put lid on plants
A plan to cap greenhouse gas emissions could mean cement plants, the biggest producers of carbon dioxide in the High Desert, will have to freeze production at current levels,
Holcim Indonesia denies conflict of interest
PT Holcim Indonesia, the third largest cement maker in the country, said in a disclosure to the stock exchange, that it followed all the correct procedures when securing a waste management project fro
Indocement’s CDM reaches final stage
PT Indocement said that the implementation of its Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project had reached the final stage. Sources at Indocement said that the CDM project started in 2005 had now reached