Cement News tagged under: Environmental
Holcim -EU’s CO2 goal may drive away cement firms08 June 2010, Published under Cement NewsHolcim said a tougher European Union target to cut carbon emissions could force cement companies to relocate overseas. The cement industry contributes about 10 percent of carbon dioxide emissions globally, about four times the contribution from the airline industry. The European Union has said it will deepen its target for emission cuts to 30 percent from the current 20 percent by 2020 if other countries sharpen their own ambitions to fight climate change. "Holcim supports the transition ... |
Titan America appeals order on NC plant review07 June 2010, Published under Cement NewsTitan America has appealed judge’s ruling that it must abide by a review process that would delay permits for the plant. The StarNews of Wilmington reported Titan America has appealed the ruling by Superior Court Judge Donald Stephens about the plant it wants to build in Castle Hayne. Stephens last month agreed with environmentalists and ruled that the plant must abide by a more stringent environmental review process because the project is receiving US$4.5m in local and state incentives. ... |
Proposed Khatwari plant causes protests02 June 2010, Published under Cement NewsThe proposed setting up of a cement plant at Khatwari, 5km from the main town, allegedly in violation of rules, has given rise to widespread protests in the Sundernagar valley of this district. The company setting up the proposed plant has succeeded in obtaining the NOC for the proposed plant at Khatwari on the fertile agricultural land which has sparked off bitter opposition from the farmers. The environmentalists are also up in arms against the proposed plant which they apprehend would ... |
Lafarge glass recycling efforts, USA01 June 2010, Published under Cement NewsFor the past few years, the University of Montevallo and the city of Montevallo, Alabama, USA, have been offering local residents a green option for disposing their glass refuse. What began as a program spearheaded by a UM biology professor approximately two years ago has evolved into a mutually beneficial agreement between the city and a Calera company. Shortly after UM began its recycling program, Travis Reid, the safety, environment and public affairs manager for the Lafarge cement plan... |
Lafarge Hope to burn sewage pellets31 May 2010, Published under Cement NewsLafarge is proposing to use ’processed sewage pellets’ at Hope Cement Works, between the villages of Hope, Castleton and Bradwell, which already burns unusual items such as chipped rubber tyres and bone meal. The company has applied to the Environment Agency, the Government body which regulates industrial emissions, for permission and hopes to begin using the fuel in late summer or early autumn. Officials from Lafarge informed residents in the area of the plans by issuing a newsletter to ... |
Residents asked to explain fears over cement works, UK28 May 2010, Published under Cement NewsUK health officials investigating fears a Flintshire cement factory could be linked to cancer have asked members of the public to share their "concerns". BBC News reported that Health Minister Edwina Hart ordered the investigation into concerns over the Hanson Cement plant at Padeswood. A response team has been set up by Public Health Wales, which wants any responses by 11 June. Hanson has previously said there are no health risks at the site, but said it would welcome any study. Iri... |
Egypt shuts two Torah Cement production lines26 May 2010, Published under Cement NewsEgypt has shut down two Torah Cement production lines and filed a case on charges the company damaged the environment, the environment ministry said on Tuesday. Torah is majority owned by Suez Cement. "Despite providing the firm with all technical cooperation to cut emissions and reduce environmental pollution, the firm has continued to violate environmental law and emit pollutants causing hazard to the community," the ministry said in a statement. Torah said in response it had met env... |
USA: Roanoke Cement praised for safety, air quality25 May 2010, Published under Cement NewsRoanoke Cement Company’s Winston-Salem terminal has been honored by North Carolina state and county government for its safety and air quality. The North Carolina Department of Labor and the County of Forsyth presented the respective awards to the cement terminals management. The department of labour awarded the First Year Gold Safety Award for an injury-free year at the terminal in 2009. To qualify for the award, a firm must have no fatalities and have maintained an incidence rate at lea... |
Cemex in Costa Rica uses rice husks and wood chips as fuels25 May 2010, Published under Cement NewsCemex in Costa Rica has successfully implemented a United Nations-certified Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) that substitutes conventional fossil fuels such as petroleum coke, fuel oil, and natural gas with more environmentally friendly local biomass products such as rice husks and wood chips. The biomasses are now used in cement kilns to serve as fuel during calcination. Cemex Costa Rican operations currently have a 20% alternative fuels substitution rate and this project alone helped avo... |
New Zealand: fuel plan for old tyres24 May 2010, Published under Cement NewsOwen Douglas is waiting, and willing, to take all of New Zealand’s discarded tyres – some four million of them each year. Each year about four million tyres are discarded in New Zealand. They are sent to farms and landfills, or simply dumped down gullies and piled on the side of the road. Over time, the tyres that are no longer fit for a vehicle have become an environmental nightmare – or put more bluntly, a sore on the landscape. No one, really, has taken full responsibility for disposing... |