Cement News tagged: Environmental

MP impressed by cement plant, UK

16 December 2005, Published under Cement News

Rugby MP Jeremy Wright took a journey forward in time to find out what the future could hold for Rugby Cement and the controversial tyre-burning issue.

South Africa to start burning tyres

16 December 2005, Published under Cement News

South Africa’s cement industry is to start burning tyres to fuel its kilns. The initiative is intended to diversify the industry’s fuel source and to help clean up SA, which is littered with mil

Cement industry complains about CO² certificates

15 December 2005, Published under Cement News

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

15 December 2005, Published under Cement News

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

Rioclaro wins Lider Progresa prize

15 December 2005, Published under Cement News

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

15 December 2005, Published under Cement News

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

Indian industry launches enviro programs

15 December 2005, Published under Cement News

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

13 December 2005, Published under Cement News

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

13 December 2005, Published under Cement News

"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

13 December 2005, Published under Cement News

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

12 December 2005, Published under Cement News

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

08 December 2005, Published under Cement News

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

08 December 2005, Published under Cement News

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

05 December 2005, Published under Cement News

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

30 November 2005, Published under Cement News

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

30 November 2005, Published under Cement News

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