Cement News tagged under: Environmental
Cemex Philippines launches alternative waste fuels project01 September 2011, Published under Cement NewsCemex in the Philippines has partnered with two international environmental groups to implement a US$10m joint alternative fuels project at its Solid Cement plant in Antipolo, adjacent to Manila. The joint project will convert biodegradable, non-reusable, non-recyclable waste into alternative fuel. The trilateral partnership will strengthen the companies’ environmental initiatives, contribute to international efforts to address climate change, and respond to the skyrocketing prices of f... |
Locals protest against Mombasa Cement storage unit, Kenya31 August 2011, Published under Cement NewsResidents of Mikindani in Mombasa are up in arms after a cement factory set up a storage area for clinker in their neighbourhood. Mombasa Cement rented a transport company’s yard and set up a facility to store their clinker. The residents claim the dust from the clinker has been affecting them for the two or three years the facility has been in their neighbourhood. The Public Health ministry has threatened to shut down the facility claiming the company went against the recommendations of a... |
Permit hearings underway, Carolinas Cement29 August 2011, Published under Cement NewsThe N.C. Division of Air Quality has scheduled three public hearings in September on a new draft air quality permit for a proposed cement manufacturing plant in New Hanover County. Titan America / Carolinas Cement Co. has applied for an air quality permit to construct and operate a Portland cement manufacturing plant at 6411 Ideal Cement Road in Castle Hayne. The Division of Air Quality, or DAQ, has prepared a draft permit that sets limits for all applicable air quality standards for the pr... |
Land concessions for cement units cleared, India26 August 2011, Published under Cement NewsThe State Cabinet of Karnataka, India has cleared land concessions to eight cement factories, all to be located in and around Sedam and Chincholi in Gulbarga district. The total extent of lands approved for these projects is over 4,000 acres. Most of them have received waivers from the provisions of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act and the Karnataka Land Reforms Act which imposed a ban on the use of agricultural land for non-agricultural purposes. Among the cement units are Chettinad Cements... |
Lafarge to use sewage pellets as new fuel26 August 2011, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Cement UK has announced it is applying to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) for permission to use Processed Sewage Pellets (PSP) as an additional waste-derived fuel at its Dunbar Works. The Works has already managed to replace 40 per cent of its annual coal usage each year with the established waste-derived fuels, tyres and Recycled Liquid Fuel (RLF). Now the company would like to add PSP, a fuel classed as ‘carbon neutral biomass’. Dunbar Works manager Nigel Blair ... |
NY clears Lafarge as a mercury source25 August 2011, Published under Cement NewsThe New York State Department of Health has ruled out Lafarge as mercury source. On 27 June it sent letters notifying 12 of the 172 people who had undergone testing by the Harvard School of Public Health in May of 2010 that their mercury levels had been higher than normal. While blood mercury levels were higher than 5 g/mL in some individuals, the DOH letter stated, “Finding mercury in the blood at this level is not uncommon.” It went on to say that levels of 100 ng/mL would be “a mat... |
New version of Cement CO2 and Energy Protocol published24 August 2011, Published under Cement NewsThe World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)’s Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI) has published the third version of its Cement CO2 and Energy Protocol. This protocol provides a harmonised methodology for calculating CO2 emissions, with a view to report these emissions transparently. It addresses all the direct and main indirect sources of CO2 emissions related to the cement manufacturing process, in absolute as well as in specific or unit-based terms. Version 3 of ... |
Cementos Argos’ reforestation efforts, Colombia24 August 2011, Published under Cement NewsTo reduce and offset the environmental impact of its operations in the country, Cementos Argos has decided to implement reforestation projects, which have recovered 2750ha with an investment of US$12,350m. Thanks to this environmental focus, a major part of the company’s responsibility strategy, the CO2 capture project, has been registered for the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Thus, Argos has become the first cement company which has a forestry project registered with the U... |
Sri Lanka Tokyo Cement in power sale deal23 August 2011, Published under Cement NewsSri Lanka’s Tokyo Cement Company (Lanka) has signed a deal with the state power utility, Ceylon Electricity Board, to sell electricity from a 6MW biomass power plant it plans to build. Net annual electricity generation from the plant would be around 37, 230MWh which will be supplied to the national grid, it said in a stock exchange filing. The power plant will take 18 months to build and commissioning and test runs are to start by mid-2013. |
India Cement thermal power plant rejected18 August 2011, Published under Cement NewsA public hearing to discuss the establishment of a thermal power project by India Cements has been opposed on the grounds of the pollution it would generate. Residents said they were already affected by the dust produced by the cement factory. |