Cement News tagged: Environmental

Rugby to trial household waste fuel

02 June 2006, Published under Cement News

Rugby Cement in the UK wants to trial a fuel made from household rubbish which is hoped will cut greenhouse gas emissions by up to 10 per cent. Cemex hopes to burn Climafuel, which contains paper, pla

Cement Association of Canada announces Lafarge award

30 May 2006, Published under Cement News

The Ontario Region of the Cement Association of Canada (CAC) is proud to announce that the Lafarge Canada cement plant in Bath, Ontario, received the Land Stewardship Award from the US Portland Cement

Taiheiyo Cement upgrades to EMS ISO 14001:2004, Philippines

26 May 2006, Published under Cement News

Taiheiyo Cement Philippines Inc (TCPI) has earned the distinction as the first cement plant in Cebu to implement an Environmental Management System (EMS) that has been upgraded and certified as having

DOE assesses the use of energy at Holcim

24 May 2006, Published under Cement News

The US Department of Energy recently conducted a three-day industrial energy saving assessment at the Holcim facility near Morgan as part of a national energy efficiency effort. Through no-cost asses

Keystone Cement gets upgrade approval

Keystone Cement gets upgrade approval

24 May 2006, Published under Cement News

Keystone Cement expects to significantly boost production at its East Allen Township plant with a US$165m upgrade approved Monday by the state Department of Environmental Protection. The project entai

Broceni cement factory’s category A pollution permit extended

23 May 2006, Published under Cement News

The State’s Environmental Bureau (SEB) has decided to extend Liepaja’s Regional Environmental Administration’s (LREA) issued category A pollution permit for "Cemex" Broceni cement fa

Proposal for largest brownfield scheme

Proposal for largest brownfield scheme

22 May 2006, Published under Cement News

A proposal for the largest brownfield scheme in Northern Ireland was submitted this week. The application for a 153ha scheme in Magheramorne, near Larne, was announced by Lafarge Cement UK last year.

Second Pollution claim against Giant

16 May 2006, Published under Cement News

The United Steelworkers (USW) today announced that the Union has issued a second notice of intent to sue letter to Giant Cement Company, Giant Resource Recovery and their parent company, Giant Cement

Cement manufacturers benefiting from reclaimed waste

09 May 2006, Published under Cement News

Thousands of tonnes of hazardous waste is being harnessed to manufacture Australian cement in an initiative to clean up the image of one of the world’s biggest polluting industries. Flammable i

Green Energy Benny Farm takes bronze

05 May 2006, Published under Cement News

The Green Energy Benny Farm project, developed by Montreal-based (l’Office de l’éclectisme urbain et fonctionnel) Pearl Poddubiuk et associés, Architects in partnership with the engineerin

Cemex plans sand and gravel operations

02 May 2006, Published under Cement News

Cemex is moving forward on its sand and gravel mine planned in Soledad Canyon, California, even as Santa Clarita officials continue their US$6m fight against it. Cemex expects to begin operating in t

Vulcan appeal is set for May

02 May 2006, Published under Cement News

An appeal on an emissions permit granted to a South Valley cement manufacturer will be heard next month. The Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board will hear an appeal to overturn it

Governor attends Mountain Cement celebration

02 May 2006, Published under Cement News

To celebrate more than a hundred million dollars in future improvements to its facilities, Wyoming’s lone cement plant invited a number of Wyoming dignitaries to a barbeque Saturday afternoon. The Mou

Cement pollution smothering Khasmir province

27 April 2006, Published under Cement News

The pollution caused by six vertical shaft cement factories in areas of Khunmoh Wuyan and Khrew Shar in south Kashmir’s Pulwama dist

Green Energy Benny Farm takes Bronze

26 April 2006, Published under Cement News

St. Lawrence Cement and L’OEUF (l’Office de l’eclectisme urbain et fonctionnel) - Pearl Poddubiuk et associes, Architects - in partnership with the firm of Martin Roy et Associes, ar

Cement plant faces court over dust cloud

26 April 2006, Published under Cement News

Rugby Cement faces being prosecuted for an incident which led to homes and cars being covered in a thick layer of grit and dust