Cement News tagged under: Environmental
Lafarge environmental compliance, Bangladesh18 May 2012, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Surma Cement Ltd (LCS) which is extracting limestone from Meghalaya for its cement plant in Bangladesh, has said that it was adhering to and complying with top environmental norms in its mines here as adopted by the company in its operations in top European countries. "We are following top environmental norms in our operations here as adopted by the company operation elsewhere in Europe, (Spain, France...)," Lafarge Surma Cements Ltd (LCS) CEO Tarek Elba told the Economic Times of... |
Lafarge Ravena to comply with environmental standards, USA18 May 2012, Published under Cement NewsThe Lafarge Ravena cement plant is prepared to keep up with national emission standards which may soon become more stringent, according to Ravena Environmental Manager John Reagan. The EPA has a deadline of June 15 to initiate a proposal to amend the new rules with the US Court of Appeals. As a member of the Portland Cement Association, Lafarge plants may be required by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to follow changes to the national emission standard for hazardous air pollutan... |
Lafarge Ravena to comply with environmental standards, USA18 May 2012, Published under Cement NewsThe Lafarge Ravena cement plant is prepared to keep up with national emission standards which may soon become more stringent, according to Ravena Environmental Manager John Reagan. The EPA has a deadline of June 15 to initiate a proposal to amend the new rules with the US Court of Appeals. As a member of the Portland Cement Association, Lafarge plants may be required by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to follow changes to the national emission standard for hazardous air pollutan... |
First EU ETS report expected in June as carbon prices fall08 May 2012, Published under Cement NewsEU CO2 allowance (EUA) prices could fall below €5/t if the EU cannot agree on the set-aside proposal, according to Deutsche Bank analysts. At the start of the month, prices fell to €6.14, with Members of the European Parliament calling for the EU to intervene and reduce the supply of carbon allowances. In addition, EU Energy Commissioner Gunther Oettinger announced that the European Commission needs to prepare a proposal to encourage investment and drive EUA prices up. On 19 April, t... |
China looks to embrace sustainability04 May 2012, Published under Cement NewsWhen Li Juan took a look at European quarries last year, she was amazed by what she saw. Li, who has been a researcher at the China Building Materials Academy for more than a decade, describes her tour of the quarries as an eye-opener. Rather than growing back grass and trees, European cement producers rehabilitate their quarries down to the last detail, including bringing back the kinds of birds and insects that used to live there, Li says. The study tour was Li's first visit on biod... |
Lehigh partners biotech firm to reduce CO2 emissions03 May 2012, Published under Cement NewsLehigh Cement and Oakbio Inc of Sunnyvale are conducting research that both parties hope can lead to a green partnership. Oakbio plans to capture carbon dioxide from cement manufacturing and feed it to hand-picked microbes that researches say will produce by-products that can be sold commercially. Flue gas at the Lehigh facility can be pumped into a container housing the microbes rather than into the atmosphere. Those microbes will use that gas as their sole carbon source and produce a by... |
Hima Cement’s alternative fuels initiative, Uganda30 April 2012, Published under Cement NewsUganda-based producer Hima Cement is looking to increase its use of coffee husks as an energy source for cement production. The East African reports that the company is to spend Ush2bn ($783,570) on a project to increase production of coffee in the Rwenzori region, western Uganda, by providing seedlings. Hima Cement, part of the Lafarge Group, in turn will get coffee husks to use as an alternative energy source, thus reducing its reliance on fossil fuels such as coal, oil, natural gas or ... |
Cement industry honours 2012 leaders in environmental improvement25 April 2012, Published under Cement NewsFour cement plants received special recognition for their commitment to improving the environment and their communities at the Eleventh Annual Cement Industry Environment and Energy Awards, presented by the Portland Cement Association (PCA) and Cement Americas magazine at PCA's Spring Meeting in Chicago, 16 April 2012. The awards honour individual cement facilities that exemplify the spirit of continuous environmental improvement and support this spirit with action. Nineteen cement plants... |
Crown Cement fined US$18,33125 April 2012, Published under Cement NewsThe Bangladeshi Department of Environment (DoE) has fined MI Cement Factory, popularly known as Crown Cement, BDT1.5m (US$18,331) for air pollution. DoE director (enforcement) Munir Chowdhury fined the managing director of the cement factory at Muktarpur in Munshiganj district on Tuesday. The factory was also asked to control air pollution within a week. DoE media statement said a team led by Munir found 1113m 3 of sulphur-dioxide and 2727m 3 of suspended particulate matter in the ... |
Taiheiyo Cement recycles waste into profits24 April 2012, Published under Cement NewsTaiheiyo Cement Corp is boosting its bottom line in an efficient and ecological way by recycling industrial waste into materials for making cement. In the year ended March 2011, Taiheiyo used 395kg of waste for every tonne of cement it produced. The firm could lift its bottom line further by increasing the amount of waste it uses. As part of its efforts to expand its recycling operations, Taiheiyo is now expanding the Kamiiso plant's capacity to deal with waste. It is also installing equ... |