Cement News tagged under: Environmental
Lafarge and Holcim plants in tyre agreement, Canada10 May 2011, Published under Cement NewsAs part of its plan to reduce tire waste in Newfoundland and Labrador (NL, the NL government’s Multi-Materials Stewardship Board (MMSB) has reached agreements with two Quebec cement manufacturers to eliminate a used tyre stockpile. Through the agreements, Holcim (Canada) Inc and Lafarge Canada Inc will remove the stockpile of used tyres within a two-year period. They will use the tires for tyre-derived fuel, an alternate fuel source. A tender for the transportation of the tires to Quebec wi... |
Nirma cement plant must be relocated, India10 May 2011, Published under Cement NewsThe Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that the cement plant of Nirma Industries in Bhavnagar district of Gujarat is situated in an environmentally sensitive wetland area and as a result, must be relocated. The MoEF told the apex court through an affidavit that the plant was constructed in Azone, which is the source of a sweet water body. The MoEF further submitted that it has accepted the report of an expert committee which said that the cemen... |
Lafarge charts further sustainability advances09 May 2011, Published under Cement NewsIn its newly-released 2010 Sustainability Report, Lafarge tracks its sustainable development advances of the past year. The cement producer reported progress in several fields, including CO2 emissions, specific heat consumption, alternative fuel use and air emissions. The company improved its CO2 emissions record during the year as gross CO2 emissions fell from 632kg/t of cementitious product to 626kg/t while the figure for net CO2 emissions decreased from 614kg/t to 606kg/t – improving th... |
Italgen puts Bulgaria expansion on hold04 May 2011, Published under Cement NewsItalian energy group, Italgen, will not develop any more projects in Bulgaria until the upgrade of the country’s power grid is completed, news agency SeeNews reported yesterday. Italgen, part of cement producer Italcementi, has set up a joint venture with Italian wind turbines maker Leitwind to build and operate two 9MW wind farms in Kavarna, on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast. The two wind farms had to wait a long time before being fully connected to the grid and problems related to the limite... |
Holcim US plant burns waste from BP’s Gulf of Mexico clean-up04 May 2011, Published under Cement NewsThe Holcim (US) Inc cement plant in Theodore, Ala., received the Environmental Performance Award from the Portland Cement Association (PCA) and Cement Americas magazine as part of the 2011 Cement Industry Energy and Environment Awards. The award was presented at PCA’s Spring Meeting in Chicago. This honor recognises facilities that take steps beyond those contained in environmental laws, regulations, and permits to minimize their impact on the environment. The plant was also a runner-up in ... |
Concerns over Boral rail terminal, Australia03 May 2011, Published under Cement NewsConcerns about traffic congestion caused by the proposed rail terminal at the Boral Cement Works, Australia, have been raised in a submission to the Joint Regional Planning Panel. Boral Resources has proposed the reopening and extension of an existing rail sliding and the establishment of a stockpile area and aggregate handling facility at the south of its plant at 40 Maldon Bridge Rd, Maldon Support structures and conveyers would also be set up at the unused rail unloading facility, a rep... |
Lafarge patents composition for trapping CO202 May 2011, Published under Cement NewsLafarge has filed a patent, entitled “Composition for trapping CO2”, for a hydraulic binder which it claims transforms CO2 into carbonates and/or bicarbonates. According to the abstract posted by the World Intellectual Property Organization: "The present invention relates to a hydraulic binder characterised in that said binder comprises at least enzymes that catalyse the trapping and transformation of CO2 into carbonates and/or bicarbonates, the hydraulic binder being free of cement kiln dus... |
Holcim Indonesia joins local sustainable development group28 April 2011, Published under Cement NewsSix Indonesian and multinational companies vowed on Wednesday to strengthen their commitment to reduce carbon emissions and support pro-environment business practices by establishing the Indonesian Business Council for Sustainable Development (IBCSD). The agreement to set up the council – which is the national chapter of World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) – was signed by representatives of paper maker Asia Pacific Resources International Ltd. (APRIL), national airlin... |
Romania projects boost Holcim’s participation in "Sustainable Energy Europe"27 April 2011, Published under Cement NewsHolcim Romania, which should finalise EUR12m worth of investments in its Romanian factories in Alesd and Campulung cement plants, has joined the “Sustainable Energy Europe” campaign with the “Low Carbon Footprint Products” project. During this project, which will be finished in late 2011, new facilities will be installed in order to increase the waste co-processing capacity. More than 300 projects were registered in the Production section of the “Sustainable Energy Europe” Campaign, with 70... |
Holcim’s Theodore, Ala., plant Wins Energy and Environment Award26 April 2011, Published under Cement NewsHolcim (US), Inc. announced that its Theodore plant located in Theodore, Ala, is the recipient of the 2011 Cement Industry Energy and Environment Award, specifically in the Environmental Performance category. In a release, the company said the award is sponsored by the Portland Cement Association (PCA) and Cement Americas magazine. Winners are selected by an independent panel of judges. In addition, the Theodore facility was selected as a Runner Up in the Outreach category. Holcim said it ... |