Cement News tagged under: Environmental
Cemex to invest in dust abatement system, UK21 March 2011, Published under Cement NewsCemex is to spend UK£4m on a state-of-the-art technology abatement system for its South Ferriby plant, UK. Work on the new plant, located on the south bank of the Humber with a capacity of 0.75Mta, is being seen as a sign that that the company, which employs 150 people at South Ferriby, is coming out of the recession. One of the two kilns there – Kiln No 2 – is 44 years old and has been out of service for more than a year due to the economic slowdown. A spokeswoman for Cemex said: "This i... |
PCA: economic study details cumulative impact of regulations17 March 2011, Published under Cement NewsThe Portland Cement Association issued the following news release with regards to the impact of proposed EPA regulations on the US industry. " The US cement industry - already one of the most heavily regulated in the country - is currently facing no fewer than seven different existing or proposed EPA regulatory standards that, cumulatively, will severely hamper the industry and the economy for minimal environmental benefit. A study, released today by the Portland Cement Association (PCA), ... |
Cementir expands waste management business, Turkey16 March 2011, Published under Cement NewsCementir Holding, through its fully-owned subsidiary Recydia, operating in the field of waste management and renewables, has signed a 25 year contract to manage and process 700,000tpa of municipal solid waste in Istanbul. This represents 14% of the total municipal waste of the Turkish capital. Total investment will be around EUR28m in two years. Operations are expected to start by the end of 2011 and run-rate EBITDA from 2013 is estimated to be around EUR10m per year. |
Rally against Nirma cement plant continues, India16 March 2011, Published under Cement NewsA rally of over 5000 farmers protesting against construction of a cement plant on wetland in the Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, is continuing almost into its second week. Led by BJP’s Mahuva MLA Kanubhai, the rally started on 3 March and has travelled a distance of 350km on foot in protest the Nirma cement plant. Nirma was allotted 268ha to establish a cement plant as well as more than 3,000ha for mining leases in the surrounding areas across the coastline in Bhavnagar district. The f... |
Council to reach settlement with Ash Grove, USA15 March 2011, Published under Cement NewsAfter engaging in a three-year legal battle with Ash Grove Texas LP, the Arlington City Council appears poised to reach a settlement with the cement company over the city’s green cement policy. Mayor Robert Cluck, who tabled the matter at a meeting last month, said he believes the time is right to discuss the proposed deal at the March 22 meeting. In 2008, Ash Grove sued Tarrant County, Arlington, Dallas, Fort Worth and three other cities in 2008, saying that their green-cement policies vi... |
Environment ministry stops work on Nirma plant, India14 March 2011, Published under Cement NewsIn a victory of sorts for the farmers of Mahuva, the Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) on Saturday, stopped all work on the Nirma cement plant. The ministry has also issued a show-cause notice asking why the environment clearance given to the project under the Environment Protection Act should not be revoked, and work on the plant stopped permanently. The ministry has allowed a personal hearing for Nirma on March 16 or 17 before making the stoppage of work permanent. The... |
Australia: Cement Industry Federation against new tax14 March 2011, Published under Cement NewsAustralia’s Cement Industry Federation chief executive officer Margie Thomson says because the cement industry, is internationally competitive, a proposed carbon tax cannot be passed on to consumers. She said there are three integrated cement companies in Australia – Boral, Adelaide Brighton and Cement Australia. “Together they produce the majority of the integrated cement,” Ms Thomson said. “They employ the industry federation to put forward the issues that need to be addressed on behalf ... |
Roanoake receives fifth straight Energy Star award, USA11 March 2011, Published under Cement NewsRoanoke Cement Company, a subsidiary of Titan America LLC, has been awarded the "Energy Star" five years in a row from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Troutville plant, the only cement plant in Virginia, was the first cement plant to be certified with an Energy Star® in 2011. A cement plant may earn the Energy Star if the plant achieves energy performance within the top 25 per cent nationally using the Energy Star® performance scale. "Titan America continues to lead by e... |
Lafarge halts burning of waste fuel, Slovenia10 March 2011, Published under Cement NewsLafargeCement said on Wednesday it will respect a decision by the Administrative Court revoking the company’s environmental permit, which prohibits it from burning waste material. The Trbovlje-based plant said it had already stopped burning fuels. This comes after Lafarge Cement was informed yesterday that the Environment Inspectorate is ordering the company to stop waste incineration in compliance with the Administrative Court’s decision. Lafarge’s environmental permit was revoked on 17 F... |
Holcim Romania to invest EUR 35m in environmental projects09 March 2011, Published under Cement NewsHolcim Romania has announced that it will invest EUR 35m in 2011, 75 per cent over the 2010 value of its investments, in developing environmental and energy efficiency oriented projects, as well as for the modernising and maintenance of its technologies and equipment. Holcim Romania registered a turnover of EUR 200m in 2010, down by 20 percent compared to 2009, due to the economic crisis effects and difficult market conditions, as officials stated. The operating EBIT dropped by 53 per cent... |