Cement News tagged under: Environmental
Calgon Carbon (CCC) gets mercury removal contract08 January 2010, Published under Cement NewsCalgon Carbon (CCC) announced a total of US$34m in new contracts this morning from one cement plant and three electric power companies to reduce their mercury emissions with the use of Calgon’s FLUEPAC activated carbon system. The contract range from 1-5 years and can be extended beyond the initial terms. Calgon said in the press release that it expects the EPA to finalise regulations this year requiring the cement industry to control mercury emissions. It’s about time. The CEO commented... |
Permit renewal withdrawn for Lehigh, US07 January 2010, Published under Cement NewsThe Bay Area Air Quality Management District has withdrawn its Title V operating permit renewal for the Lehigh Southwest Cement Company. The air district won’t submit a new permit to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency until stricter EPA rules governing mercury and other toxic emissions take effect in the spring. However, the plant can continue to operate under its current permit indefinitely. Opponents of the long-running cement plant and quarry, formerly Kaiser Permanente, have cite... |
Lafarge Ravena plant permit renewal looms07 January 2010, Published under Cement NewsAs the deadline for public comment approaches, leading advocacy groups have formed specific concerns related to the Lafarge Ravena cement plant’s Title V operating permit (the name and requirement come from Title V of the Clean Air Act) renewal application, including concerns about a potential “loophole” that could allegedly result in no regulations of mercury at all. According to Susan Falzon of Friends of Hudson, an advocacy group that has enlisted the help of lawyers and other experts to... |
Continental Cement needs more waste storage04 January 2010, Published under Cement NewsContinental Cement Co. is seeking a state permit to build additional waste storage at its Hannibal plant. Approval by the Department of Natural Resources could take two to three years. The cost of the improvements has not been released. Continental has burned hazardous waste at Hannibal since 1986. The new facilities would be part of Green America Recycling, a Continental-owned firm that shares space at the plant on Highway 79. Continental wants to build two liquid hazardous waste storag... |
Shiva Cement to reduce 45% carbon emissions23 December 2009, Published under Cement NewsOrissa-based Shiva Cement aims to reduce carbon dioxide emission by 45 per cent through utilising direct crushing of slag. The company has installed a slag vertical roller mill (VRM) for separate grinding of slag. The process is expected to reduce consumption of limestone to 0.65t against the industry average of 1.2t while coal consumption will also decline to 0.12t as compared to 0.21-22t by average cement producers in the country. Shiva is only fifth such plant in India with such technol... |
Lafarge is Sustain-Able at Ecobuild22 December 2009, Published under Cement NewsLafarge has announced that it will exhibit at Ecobuild 2010 – the world’s biggest event dedicated to sustainable design, construction and the built environment. As well as showcasing its latest innovations in sustainable building products, Lafarge will use the exhibition as a platform for its new ‘Sustain-Able’ campaign, empowering the industry to improve its environmental performance by selecting building materials that demonstrate strong sustainability credentials. Lafarge will showcase... |
Holcim Philippines recognised for mining efforts21 December 2009, Published under Cement NewsHolcim Philippines, Inc won eight major awards during the 56th Annual National Mine Safety and Environment Conference held in Baguio City recently, including the Presidential Mineral Industry Environmental Award (PMIEA) – the country’s highest recognition for best practices in mining, safety and community relations. The PMIEA was given to Holcim Philippines’ Lugait Plant in Misamis Oriental for its outstanding social, environmental, safety and reforestation programs. This is the second yea... |
Hanson UK publishes first sustainability report17 December 2009, Published under Cement NewsHanson UK has produced its first sustainability report since becoming part of HeidelbergCement Group in 2007. The document includes information, case studies and targets on a variety of topics from carbon emissions to health and safety and brings together, for the first time, data from the former Hanson PLC UK businesses, Castle Cement and SRM – all of which are now fully integrated under the banner of Hanson UK. As a basis for the report, Hanson has adopted the concrete industry’s Sustain... |
Energy conservation award for Shree Cement, India16 December 2009, Published under Cement NewsShree Cement has won the prestigious first prize in Energy Conservation for Ras Unit V for the year 2009. Hon’ble Union Minister of Power Sh. Sushil Kumar Shinde presented the award . The award was received by Sh. M.K. Singhi, Executive Director Shree Cement Limited. Every year the Ministry of Power, Government of India identifies industrial units that have made systematic and serious attempts for efficient utilization and conservation of energy and management including implementation of in... |
Moves to protect Cebu’s coral reefs, Philippines14 December 2009, Published under Cement NewsTo protect the remaining coral reefs in the Bantayan Island in Cebu, environmental law group Batas Kalikasan and local manufacturer Cemex will embark on replacing damaged reefs with 300 artificial reef balls in the Visayan Sea. Cemex public affairs director Darwin Mariano said the program was conceptualized in August this year after learning that whale sharks, locally known as butanding, have been sighted in the Visayan Sea, particularly near the Bantayan Island. The latest initiative of C... |