Cement News tagged under: Environmental
County recommends go-ahead for Cemex quarry expansion, US27 August 2009, Published under Cement NewsCounty planners say a limestone quarry in the hills above Davenport, owned by Cemex, could be expanded with little risk to local water supplies. In a recent review of Cemex’s long-proposed quarry expansion, the county concludes that precautions can be taken, like filtering the runoff from mines, to prevent contamination of an underground spring used by Santa Cruz for drinking water. Cemex, which also runs the cement plant in Davenport, has sought for more than a decade to enlarge its 87-ac... |
Cimerwa looks to alternative energy sources, Rwanda27 August 2009, Published under Cement NewsRwanda’s only cement factory, Cimerwa is set to begin using peat for energy production a move that will trim-down the company’s operating costs and increase its competitiveness. Peat is a coal-like fossil fuel used as another energy source. Fiacre Birasa, the Director of Rwanda Investment Group (RIG) told Business Times on Tuesday, that peat production will be possible within the next two months. RIG is a consortium of some 43 local investors that has a controlling stake in Cimerwa. "The f... |
Opponents of Titan’s planned cement plant eye court battle25 August 2009, Published under Cement NewsTitan America has already survived a legislative campaign to stall its cement plant project. Will the company face a lawsuit next? Opponents of the controversial factory and quarry planned for Castle Hayne say they will likely challenge the project in court if Titan receives an air permit before the Army Corps of Engineers completes its more lengthy review of the project. State regulators and company officials aren’t giving any indication of when a draft permit for the project will be read... |
New Zealand: tribe throws spanner in cement plant works24 August 2009, Published under Cement NewsWaitaha wants a heritage order over an escarpment in the Waiareka Valley, which could have a major impact on the proposed Holcim (New Zealand) Ltd US$400m cement plant development. The Maori tribe has asked Minister of Maori Affairs Pita Sharples to exercise his powers under the Resource Management Act (RMA) to protect Te Ana a Raki, also known as the Whitston escarpment, which Holcim wants to mine for limestone and tuff. If Dr Sharples issues a heritage order to the Waitaki District Counc... |
Union Bridge— Lehigh Cement Co to reduce its mercury output by up to 40 per cent24 August 2009, Published under Cement NewsUnion Bridge plant manager Kent Martin said company officials have been in talks with the Maryland Department of the Environment for the past year, since an environmental group released a report citing the Union Bridge facility as one of the highest mercury releasers in the state. The US Environmental Protection Agency and MDE did not have standards for mercury releases from cement plants, but the EPA has been in the process of developing a limit over the past few years. The EPA is expected... |
Oregon weighs support for cement plant, US20 August 2009, Published under Cement NewsThe Oregon Department of Environmental Quality is weighing whether to join an Eastern Oregon cement plant in asking federal regulators to ease proposed new mercury emissions rules. The fear is that the Ash Grove Cement Co. Plant in Durkee would have to shut down, eliminating 116 jobs, unless the rules create a special subcategory for it. DEQ air quality administrator Andy Ginsberg told The Oregonian newspaper the agency will support Ash Grove in seeking a subcategory in the proposed rule... |
Cemex and LA city, county settle on US$400,00019 August 2009, Published under Cement NewsLos Angeles officials say Cemex Inc. has agreed to pay $400,000 in fines for improper discharge of material at five of its Southern California plants. The city attorney’s office said Tuesday the company violated environmental laws by improperly discharging sand, silt, and other materials at plants in Azusa, Inglewood, Los Angeles, West Hollywood and Walnut. Deputy District Attorney Stanley Williams says the money will pay for fines, penalties and investigative costs. The court-approved... |
Higher sales and lower cost boost Tasek’s profit14 August 2009, Published under Cement NewsHigher sales and lower production costs lifted Tasek Corporation Bhd’s net profit by 32% YoY to RM17.4m for the second quarter ended June 30. The cement maker’s revenue grew to RM142m in 2Q from RM117.3m previously. For the first half of the year (1H09), Tasek’s revenue was up 21% to RM217.2m and net profit came in at RM30.9m versus RM28.2m previously. The board did not declare dividend in 1H09. The company said it expected to benefit from government spending of the stimulus packages for t... |
Cemex waste plant objection, UK13 August 2009, Published under Cement NewsThe Rugby borough council looks set to dig its heels in over its opposition to Cemex’s plans to build its Climafuel plant behind its existing plant on Lawford Road In March the committee said it favoured the waste recycling plant being built at the firm’s works in Southam rather than on land known as Malpass Farm in Rugby. And after being provided with more information relating to the plant’s environmental impact councillors look set to stand by their objection. The committee... |
Dominican Republic: cement plant’s opponents take their case to the palace11 August 2009, Published under Cement NewsRepresentatives of 44 social, environmental and labor unions today asked president Leonel Fernandez to revert the concession to build a cement plant near the Los Haitises National Park (northeast), in a document delivered to the National Palace, read by the group’s spokesman Francisco A. Santos. They also ask the Head of State to abide by Decree 17-06, which seeks to preserve and improve the living conditions of the zone’s inhabitants. “Dominican society isn’t going to allow or forgive that... |