Cement News tagged: Environmental
St Lawrence Cement plant debate
Representatives of St. Lawrence Cement and the group Friends of Hudson offered diametrically opposing views at a forum Wednesday on the potential effects a proposed cement manufacturing facility on th
HeidelbergCement initiates legal action
HeidelbergCement has taken legal steps against the German laws on emissions trading. These laws place a completely unreasonable burden on the cement industry in Germany. The Group would like to bring
Pressure increases to scrap tyre burning
Beleaguered cement bosses are facing increasing pressure to permanently abandon controversial tyre burning trials once and for all following their latest setback.
New row on tyre burning
UK Environment Agency bosses suspended the trials at Rugby Cement in Lawford Road, Rugby, last month after monitors showed the plant released high levels of particulates - chemicals believed to cause
EU – ETS one step closer
The European Union Executive announced its approval of eight national allocation plans (NAP), sharing out CO2 emissions amongst energy-intensive industrial plants in preparation for the launch of the
Romania – Holcim Romania to invest 40m euro in run-up to 2006
Holcim Romania will be investing 40m euro in environmental protection measures by 2006. The company’s key environmental protection objectives include the reduction of atmospheric emissions and the use
USA – Environmental groups file appeal
Four environmental groups in Missouri – the Coalition for the Environment, the Missouri Sierra Club, the American Bottom Convservancy and the Webster Groves Nature Study Society – have filed an appeal
Take the A train
Cement Australia now has 10,000 tonnes of limestone stockpiled at its lime kiln north of Gladstone in preparation for this month’s plant commissioning at its new lime kiln. The company says a we
Tyre burning halted
The Environment Agency has suspended tyre burning trials at a cement works, noting that emissions from Rugby Cement went over permitted levels for nearly three hours on Monday last week due to a plant
Canada – Ontario cement industry to face new pollution limits
Environment Minister Leona Dombrowsky revealed the details of a provincial smog plan for Ontario, placing strict limits on the release of nitrogen oxide and sulphur dioxide emissions and extending the
Jamaica – New sewage treatment plant opened
As part of its efforts in securing an environmentally friendly cement production, the Caribbean Cement Company has commissioned its $5.2m sewage treatment plant, which will enable the company to recyc
Switzerland – Holcim reports on progress
With the publication of its second sustainability report “Building on the foundations”, Swiss cement maker Holcim is reporting on its progress during the past two years in a number of areas.
USA – Ash Grove Resources : meeting fly ash demand
In a joint venture with Fly Ash Management, Topeka (KS), US cement maker Ash Grove Cement has launched Ash Grove Resources (AGR). The new company is to supply supplementary cementitious
Illinois officials raise concerns
Illinois environmental officials expressed concerns Wednesday about air pollution from a massive new cement plant proposed for the Missouri side of the Mississippi River. Illinois officials have not
Incinerator group critisises cement waste burn
The UK Cleanaway group claims that by allowing cement kilns to burn more hazardous wastes there is the risk of lowering environmental standards. Cleanaway’s warning came as the Environment Agen
UK – Waste burning in cement kilns under fire by incinerator group
As the Environment Agency is currently reviewing the Substitute Fuels Protocol (SFP) incinerator group Cleanaway has criticised the burning of waste in cement kilns, claiming it could lower environmen