Cement News tagged under: Environmental
Lafarge in top 10 of carbon-cutting UK companies17 November 2011, Published under Cement NewsLafarge has ranked 7th in the UK’s first ever league table of ’green’ organisations. The roll, featuring more than 2,000 businesses, agencies, hospitals and government units, aims to show what progress is being made to cut carbon. Published by the Environment Agency, from information supplied to its CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme, the table is expected to act as a baseline for future years which will also show overall CO2 emissions. Lafarge Aggregates & Concrete UK, (LACUK) is the highest l... |
Siam Cement Group green investment, Philippines11 November 2011, Published under Cement NewsSiam Cement Group (SCG) has invested 24 per cent in Green Alternative Technology Specialist Inc. (GATSI), which is engaged in the manufacture of refuse-derived fuel (RDF) in Rizal province of the Philippines. In a statement, SCG said it invested THB220m, approximately US$7.33m, in the GATSI project, which has a production of 128,000tpa of RDF. The facility is scheduled for completion in early 2012. SCG seeks to fulfill the vision of becoming an ASEAN sustainable business leader by 2015, an... |
Holcim Fund to promote energy efficiency10 November 2011, Published under Cement NewsHolcim sets aside some CHF100m (EUR81m) every year to further improve energy efficiency in the Group. In 2010, a fund was set up for this purpose. The fund is an element in the Group’s comprehensive energy strategy and is financed by the proceeds from the sale of excess CO2 emissions certificates. Projects for electricity generation by means of waste heat recovery, wind power and alternative fuels as replacement of fossil heat carriers have already been approved. With these projects alone, H... |
Taiwan Cement in carbon capture venture07 November 2011, Published under Cement NewsThe Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), Taiwan’s most prestigious research-and-development organisation, has signed a letter of intent of cooperation with the Taiwan Cement Corp. to commercialise carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology. Tung Chien-hsiang, director of the ITRI Green Energy and Environmental Research Laboratories, said in a Tuesday Economic Daily News report that the institute began research aimed at developing CCS technology in 2009. Its intention was to ... |
Cemex in Poland’s Chelm recognised for excellence in environmental management02 November 2011, Published under Cement NewsCemex in Poland’s Chelm cement plant was recently registered in EMAS, the European Eco-Management and Audit Scheme, joining the elite group of 28 organisations in Poland that have met the EMAS requirements. Moreover, the Chelm plant received two awards at the second International EcoForum Conference, held in Lublin, Poland: “Environment First,” carrying the title as an environmentally friendly company; and the “Man and Company” statuette, granted for introducing innovative technology to mini... |
Cemex seeks green energy alternatives in Poland31 October 2011, Published under Cement NewsCemex Polska is seeking to replace the use of coal-fired energy with renewable energy to reduce its CO2 emissions, Polish daily Rzeczpospolita reported yesterday. Polish cement producers are pursuing ways to reduce their carbon footprint as after 2013 their carbon dioxide emissions limits will be trimmed, the daily said. According to the Polish Cement Manufacturers Association, the industry has replaced 46% of the energy from coal-fired energy sources with energy from alternative energy s... |
State reviews GCC plan to burn old tyres, USA31 October 2011, Published under Cement NewsAfter a delay of more than a year, state air-quality regulators have begun reviewing the application from Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua (GCC) to burn old tires to heat the kiln at the cement plant south of Pueblo, Colrado. Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment officials said they will probably issue a draft permit in mid-December for public comment, which could include a public hearing if requested. If regulators don’t find problems with the GCC plan, the cement maker could rec... |
Zlatna Panega alternative fuels and renewable energy plans26 October 2011, Published under Cement NewsThe Bulgarian unit of Greek group Titan, Zlatna Panega Cement, plans to reduce its carbon footprint by replacing the use of fossil fuels with alternative fuels made from waste, utilising additives and investing in renewable energy, the cement plant’s manager, Ioannis Anagnostou, told SeeNews in a recent interview. Titan has been present in Bulgaria for more than 15 years – it owns the cement plant in Zlatna Panega and is one of the leading manufacturers of high quality cement in the country... |
Holcim’s Midlothian, TX plant in EPA Green Power Partner26 October 2011, Published under Cement NewsHolcim announced that its Midlothian, TX plant has qualified for a US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Green Power Partnership and is now an EPA Green Power Partner. As a result, Holcim is among a select group of leaders in the green power market whose commitment to green power is accelerating the development of new renewable energy capacity nationwide, helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the power sector. "Holcim (US) takes the management and reduction of CO2 emissions ver... |
Holcim’s Midlothian plant becomes EPA Green Power Partner24 October 2011, Published under Cement NewsHolcim announced that its Midlothian, Texas, plant has qualified for a US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Green Power Partnership and is now an EPA Green Power Partner. The EPA Green Power Partnership is available to renewable energy leaders whose green power use meets or exceeds EPA’s green power use requirements. Jason Morin, vice president, environmental and government affairs for Holcim (US). "We are committed to managing the total impact of our energy consumption throughout the ... |