Cement News tagged: Environmental
Cement industry complains about CO² certificates
The Austrian cement industry is threatening to shut down its kilns temporarily if the price of legally mandated CO² certificates goes up too much.
EPA requests info on dust disposal
Florida Rock Industries Inc disclosed Wednesday that it received a request for information from the US Environmental Protection Agency about whether its subsidiary illegally disposed of construction m
Rioclaro wins Lider Progresa prize
Colombian cement company Cementos Rioclaro won for a fifth consecutive year the Lider Progresa prize for product quality, environmental management and social responsibility, it was reported on Decembe
Eurocement to pay higher environmental levy
The Federal Service for environmental, technological and atomic supervision (Rostekhnadzor) has completed an inspection of Kavkazcement, Oskolcement, Savinskiy Cement Plant and Belgorod Cement on Dece
Indian industry launches enviro programs
The World Resources Institute (WRI) and the CII Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre (CII – Godrej GBC) have announced a new national initiative to advance climate-friendly, sustainable enterprises i
Factory hopes to cement sewage deal
Sewage could be used to power the kilns at Lafarge’s Dunbar works, despite concerns about the possible environmental effect. The processed sewage pellets are being considered for use in the Lafarge wo
Fly ash should be treated as a resource
"If people can be convinced that use of fly ash can reduce the time for making the concrete, provide more solidity and reduce costs, the day is not far off when India would be able to utilise all 100M
DEP approves use of plastics at Lafarge plant
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection approved an air quality plan for LaFarge North American Inc. Whitehall Township, to use certain non-recyclable plastics as a fuel supplement in
CSE to release environmental scorecard
The Centre for Science and Environment(CSE) in India is preparing an environmental scorecard of the cement industry which poses many ecological challenges.
Holcim Awards for Sustainable Construction
In conjunction with Montreal 2005: United Nations conference on climate change, the Cement Association of Canada has gathered together Canadian industry leaders in sustainable construction to present
Ontario cement plant to burn tyres and waste
The Lafarge cement plant in Bath, Ontario will be permitted to burn scrap tyres as well as garbage such as cellulose, plastics and bone meal, in a controversial US$10m tyre and waste-burning facility
Thomaston has asked to participate in Dragon permitting
Thomaston has a direct and sustantial interest in participating in this hearing," wrote the town’s attorney, Paul Gibbons, in a Nov. 15 letter to the Board of Environmental Protection.
Lafarge wins UK award
Lafarge Cement UK, which owns Cauldon Works at Cauldon Low, near Leek, received a ‘Big Tick Award’ in Business in the Community’s Awards for Excellence. Lafarge’s entry to the awards, Cem
Builders be aware of the environment
The Auckland Regional Council is warning building contractors and developers to ensure their actions don’t impact on the environment. During the past 18 months the ARC pollution hotline received more
Ontario cement plant to burn tires
The Lafarge cement plant in Bath, Ontario will be permitted to burn scrap tires as well as garbage such as cellulose, plastics and bone meal, in a $10-million tire and waste-burning facility west of K
Cement plants could take GRP waste
Around 80 per cent of thermoset waste from the automotive industry could in future be used as a raw material and energy source in cement kilns. According to the European Composite Recycling Company (E