Cement News tagged: Environmental
Plume source identified
With six more months to complete research, Lehigh Southwest Cement Plant is confident it will solve a mysterious plume that has plagued the site for the past several months. The six-month extension wa
Holcim obtains ISO14001 award
Holcim Liban, one of the leading cement companies in Lebanon and operates the largest cement plant of the country, has recently obtained the ISO 14001 international award as an appreciation for its en
National Cement to burn tyres
The Lebec cement plant, California plant has gained permission from regional air regulators to burn old tyres as fuel, in spite of strong protests from local residents. The National Cement Company&rsq
Enviro firm sues HeidelbergCement
A small, Pasadena-based firm is suing HeidelbergCement Group, claiming the company commissioned complex environmental cleanup plans that it never paid for. Heidelberger hired the firm solely to appeas
Westbury wins battle but war not over
Campaigners fighting plans to burn toxic waste liquids at a cement works last night pledged to take their battle all the way to the European courts, after they lost their bid to stop the trial. Lafar
Bam - one year after
A year after an earthquake that killed at least 30,000 people in just seconds, and on the surface not much has changed. The mangled remains of a lost city are strewn across this once-fertile desert oa
CO2 trading targets too generous, say environmentalists
The European Union is at the centre of a new row between governments, industry and environmental campaigners over its ambitious new CO 2 emissions trading scheme, which came into effect on January 1.
FRCC named safest cement plant
FR Cement Corp (FRCC) was declared the safest cement plant in the country by the Philippine Mine Safety and Environment Association and the
EU carbon trading a possible blueprint
Climate change will become a serious business issue for many European companies from tomorrow with the start of the European
Malfunctioning concrete factory makes locals’ lives a misery
On days when the south wind blows, the clothes that villagers in Lower Chaqishi, in the northern Iraqi governorate of Sulaymaniyah, hang up to dry come in whiter than white. It sounds like an advert f
EU approves Spanish CO2 emission allocation plan
Spain’s Industry Ministry said Monday that the European Union Commission has given preliminary approval to the country’s carbon-dioxide
Pollution ’severe’ in Rayong, Chon Buri
Climate change, marine pollution and contaminated ground water are among the environmental threats that have severely damaged the livelihood of Rayong
Authority issues ultimatum to quarry’s owners
Action could be taken to stop waste material being recycled without permission in a disused limestone quarry near Kidlington.
How to cement a working relationship
Bernard Kasriel, chief executive of Lafarge, the French cement company, says he has no option but to work with others to reduce the corporate impact on the environment. If the cement business is not
Authorities pledge to protect arable land
China’s top land and resource authority pledged yesterday to support key projects while cutting down on illegal land acquisitions. Major projects focused on energy, communications, water conservation
Four countries not ready for Emissions Trading
The EU’s Environment Commissioner, Stavros Dimas, has said that Greece, Italy, Poland and the Czech Republic are not in a position to take part in the European Emissions Trading Scheme (EU-ETS) start