Cement News tagged under: Environmental
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 Lafarge’s environmental permit was revoked on 17 F...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... |
Portland Limestone Cement approved – Canada09 March 2011, Published under Cement NewsPortland-limestone cement (PLC), a new type of cement that reduces CO2 emissions by 10 per cent when compared to regular cement, has been approved for use in British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec, the Canadian Cement Association reports. The cement industry applauds the Governments of British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec for their rapid approval of this new environmentally sustainable cement as it will contribute to lowering the industry’s carbon footprint not only during the manufacturing p... |
USA: Alpha buys stake in "green" cement company08 March 2011, Published under Cement NewsMine operator Alpha Natural Resources says it is buying a stake in a company that makes environmentally-friendly cement from fly ash left after burning coal. Alpha announced the deal with Alexandria, Va-based Ceratech Inc on Monday. The company says it will start with a 10.3%stake in Ceratech, with an option to acquire up to 28.3%. Alpha says Ceratech makes so-called "green cement" that uses 95% waste fly ash from power plants. The process reduces the amount of ash going into landfills and... |
India: Supreme Court challenges High Court order in Sundernagar cement plant case07 March 2011, Published under Cement NewsThe Supreme Court has issued notice to the state Environment and Forest department and private respondents on a petition challenging the Himachal Pradesh High Court’s order quashing the environmental clearance given to a cement plant. A division bench, consisting of Justice Dalveer Bhandari and Justice Deepak Verma, gave three weeks to the respondents to file a reply and fixed 25 April as the next date of hearing. The state government had signed an MOU in 1995 and an environmental clearan... |
USA: PCA applauds introduction of legislation to curtail ‘backdoor’ regulations04 March 2011, Published under Cement NewsToday Senator James Inhofe, joined by Representatives Frank Upton, Nick Rahall and Colin Peterson, introduced the “Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011” to bar the use of the Clean Air Act in the regulation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The bill would prevent the EPA from imposing backdoor legislation in the form of more federal rules. The Inhofe-Upton bill would stop unelected federal officials from circumventing the democratic process by limiting the scope of the Clean Air Act. The bil... |
Taiheiyo Philippines recognised for sustainable practices01 March 2011, Published under Cement NewsTaiheiyo Cement Phils Inc (TCPI) received an award for outstanding practices in sustainable development from the Federation of Philippine Industries (FPI) in a recent summit in Makati City. In a press statement, TCPI said it received the award along with three other companies during the FPI’s annual summit, which is aimed at instilling corporate discipline among companies as part of efforts toward achieving sustainable development for the country. FPI chairman Jesus Lim Arranza cited TCPI ... |
DG Khan establishing RDF plant, Pakistan01 March 2011, Published under Cement NewsPakistan producer, DG Khan Cement, is currently setting up a Refuse-Derived Fuel (RDF) as it intends to use industrial and agricultural waste for power generation to reduce reliance on imported coal. DG Khan Cement has already completed phase 1 of RDF at its Khairpur plant and will now undertake phase 2 at Khairpur and phase 1 at DG Khan site. With a targeted cost of PKR1.25bn, DG Khan Cement is eyeing completion of RDF project early next year. As a cost cutting effort, DG Khan is current... |
Lehigh Cement Co plans to meet pollution control requirements28 February 2011, Published under Cement NewsOfficials from Lehigh Cement Co say they are moving forward with plans to be in compliance with new air pollution requirements from the US Environmental Protection Agency, even though the requirements weren’t included in a permit renewal from the state, and it is possible Congress may limit the EPA’s ability to enforce the limits. The new air pollution standards are set forth in the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from the Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry and ... |