Cement News tagged: Environmental
Tyre-burning to re-start?
Managers at Rugby Cement, now part of Cemex, are confident tyre-burning will start again very soon on a permanent basis. The plant has just completed its trials into the controversial method, which pr
Investment cements plant’s future in Laramie
Mountain Cement’s Kiln No. 1 makes cement at a prodigious 576t per day. The larger by Kiln No. 2 fires its way to 1345t of cement every day. However, both kilns are being eliminated in favor of a sing
Activists ask Cemex to clean up
An environmental watchdog group that successfully challenged a proposal to exempt the oil and gas industry from water-quality regulations last year is shifting its focus to the maligned Cemex cement p
Cement plant dispute unresolved
After three months, the settlement between Biodiversity Conservation Alliance, the Sierra Club and Mountain Cement that all parties agreed to in court still hasn’t been finalised. The
DEP to hold public hearing on cement plant permitting
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has scheduled a routine public hearing in Branford Tuesday, Jan. 31 from 6 - 8 p.m. at Hatch Park Community Center to hear comments on DEP’s in
Lafarge tyre protest Seattle
South Seattle community members were united at a public hearing Tuesday night over concerns about plans to allow a cement company to burn whole tyres in its kiln on a trial basis. The Puget Sound Clea
Green cement claim on CO2 bias
The Minister for the Environment has sought legal advice on how the EU carbon emissions trading scheme is being applied to the cement sector, on foot of a complaint that it discriminates against the S
US activists to testify against cement kiln pollution
Activists from across the country have gathered to protest the Environmental Protection Agency’s refusal to set limits
Quarry growth bad for Niagara escarpment
Milton Quarry, operated by Dufferin Aggregates, part of St. Lawrence Cement, the largest active quarry in Canada at 468 hectares is causing local environmentalists some concern. Now, the
Bestway wins social responsibility award
One of Pakistan’s leading business groups, Bestway has been named the 2005 Winner in Social Responsibility in London for demonstrating excellent standards of philanthropy and
Philippine authorities urged to stop toxic waste burn
Local environmental groups are urging the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to immediately stop four foreign-owned cement plants under Holcim, from unlawfully burning toxic and hazardous
Cement maker’s court fight with DEQ delayed
Mercury emissions from the state’s largest cement maker are pitting the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality against Lafarge Midwest Inc of Alpena. The two sides
Public hearing on Sanghi factory
Opinion of all stakeholders will be recorded and sent to Government for its opinion Factory will take limestone from 4,950 acres on outskirts of Gottimukkala village Public
MBM could fuel North American cement kilns
Disposing of cattle meat and bone meal, or MBM, has been an environmental problem since the mid-1990s, when its use as animal feed was banned in Europe following outbreaks of Bovine Spongiform Encepha
MBM could fuel North American cement kilns
Disposing of cattle meat and bone meal, or MBM, has been an environmental problem since the mid-1990s, when its use as animal feed was banned in Europe following outbreaks of Bovine Spongiform Encepha
Cement kilns are key to air quality
A new US study suggests that controlling pollution from cement kilns in Ellis County might be the key to improving air-quality problems in North Texas that regional leaders are struggling