Cement News tagged under: Environmental
CalPortland fined for violating air-quality regulation, USA28 October 2010, Published under Cement NewsCalPortland Co will pay a US$350,000 fine for reportedly violating federal air-quality regulations. The deal between CalPortland Co. and the US Environmental Protection Agency claims that the company did not obtain the proper permits for major modifications it made last year in its operations at its plant near Marana. According to the EPA, the changes resulted in a significant net increase in coarse particulates. But the fine, which EPA air-enforcement officer Doug McDaniel said is on the ... |
USA: Marana cement plant fined US$350,00022 October 2010, Published under Cement NewsA Southern Arizona cement plant has agreed to pay US$350,000 to settle violations of the Clean Air Act. The Environmental Protection Agency says that CalPortland did not obtain permits required by the Clean Air Act for its cement plant in Marana. As a result, CalPortland will pay a fine and either upgrade equipment to reduce particle pollution or install a new upgraded kiln. |
Supreme Court to commence hearing on Lafarge case22 October 2010, Published under Cement NewsThe Supreme Court will commence hearing tomorrow on the crucial issue of allowing French cement giant Lafarge to carry out mining activities in the hills of Meghalaya for its plant in Bangladesh. The hearing assumes importance as two villages of east Khasi districts have locked horns with each other on the issue with residents of Nongtrai supporting the mining of limestone, while villagers of Shella opposing the revised environmental clearance given by the Centre. The Nongtrai Dorbar (Panc... |
Ciech, Lafarge Joint Investment kicks off22 October 2010, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Cement and Soda Polska Ciech have begun their joint investment, which will allow the production of so-called green cement. The investment cost ZL43m (US$15m) but the venture received a ZL12.3m (US$4.2m) subsidy from the European Union. The new plant, Zaklad Gospodarki Popiolami (ZGP), will separate cinders, which are a side product of sodium production, which will allow the saving of natural resources. The heat used for sodium production is derived from coal burning and as result a... |
Siam Cement Group leads Dow Jones Sustainability Index20 October 2010, Published under Cement NewsSiam Cement Group has become the first Thai company to lead the Dow Jones Sustainability Index’s Construction and Materials Supersector, after years of laying out Bt1.4 billion per year on social and environmental projects, The Nation reports. "The DJSI is proof that we have strong commitment," SCG president Kan Trakulhoon said on October 18. Pramote Techasupatkul, pre-sident of SCG Cement and chairman of the SCG sustainable development committee, said investment back into the community w... |
Cemex announces results of biodiversity study19 October 2010, Published under Cement NewsCemex announced today the results of a comprehensive scoping study on the biodiversity status of its operations worldwide undertaken in conjunction with BirdLife International, as part of a 10-year global partnership signed in 2007. The objective of the study is to facilitate a process that aims to enhance biodiversity conservation and development throughout Cemex operations. This process contemplates that all operational sites that overlap with areas of high conservation value will develop ... |
Lafarge wins Health and Safety award, UK18 October 2010, Published under Cement NewsCement manufacturer Lafarge Cement picked up five awards at the MPA Health and Safety Best Practice Awards 2010. The Mineral Products Association (MPA) is the trade association for the aggregates, asphalt, cement, concrete, lime, mortar and silica sand industries. Lafarge Cement won the top prize for the company-wide Clean, Green and Injury Free housekeeping initiative and also commended in the same category with a Certificate of Merit for Cauldon Works’ HazOp risk assessment tool. ... |
Tokyo Cement celebrates National Tree Planting Day, Sri Lanka18 October 2010, Published under Cement NewsIn celebration of National Tree Planting Day, which was on October 15th, Tokyo Cement Company (Lanka) PLC rallied together with the schoolchildren of Nalanda Vidyalaya Trincomalee to create a sense of awareness and responsibility, as they planted seedlings in the school premises. The senior management of Tokyo Cement, school officials and the students came together on this day to participate in this initiative to emphasise the importance of youth involvement in the environmental well-being ... |
RockTron to invest up to MYR200m in ash recycling15 October 2010, Published under Cement NewsECO-technology group RockTron (Asia) Sdn Bhd is looking at investing between MYR100m and MYR200m to build a recycling fly ash plant locally. The ashes will be collected from Tenaga Nasional Bhd’s (TNB) proposed 1000MW coal-fired plant to be built at its existing site in Manjung, Perak, Malysia that is projected to be ready in 2015. Yesterday, both parties signed an agreement to conduct a feasibility study in finding a commercial and sustainable solution for recycling ash into industrial ec... |
Siam City Cement’s sustainable growth15 October 2010, Published under Cement NewsIn its goal to establish Siam City Cement as the leading green company in the cement sector, managing director Philippe Arto this week released a sustainable development report that grades its energy conservation efforts and green initiatives. "It is important to back our words with tangible results," says Arto who heads Thailand’s second largest cement producer. In a comprehensive review of operations and an assessment of its green units’ performance last year, the report shows an impress... |