Cement News tagged under: Environmental
Biomass burning plans presented at Lafarge open house, UK20 May 2009, Published under Cement NewsLafarge is working with a Kingston-based company called Performance Plants Inc, as well as scientists with both Queen’s University and the University of Guelph, to come up with a plan whereby local grown plant products will be processed and burned to provide power at the massive cement plant on Highway 33. First off, Lafarge is working to determine what is the best crop or crops to use as biomass. That’s where Performance Plants Inc comes in. “Right now, Lafarge creates the heat for its... |
Cemex teams up with World Business Council for Sustainable Development19 May 2009, Published under Cement NewsCemex, in collaboration with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and a group of leading companies in the building, equipment, and energy industries- announced the release of "Transforming the Market: Energy Efficiency in Buildings”, a new research report of the Energy Efficiency in Buildings (EEB) project. Based on extensive research, the report presents a transformation plan for the building sector and a roadmap for making the required 60% reduction in energy use... |
Cemex increases use of waste fuel, UK19 May 2009, Published under Cement NewsCemex has replaced 74% of the fuel used to heat its cement kiln at a North Lincolnshire plant with fuels made from wastes, according to reports from Contract Journal. The alternative fuels used at South Ferriby Cement Plant are Secondary Liquid Fuels (SLF) made from industrial liquid wastes that cannot be recycled, such as paint, thinners, inks and varnishes, and Climafuel which is made from household residual and commercial waste that would otherwise go to landfill. The 74% achieved by So... |
Environmental award for Titan America15 May 2009, Published under Cement NewsThe Roanoke plant in Virginia, owned by Titan America, a Titan Group subsidiary, has won the Overall Environmental Excellence Award 2009, conferred by the Portland Cement Association and the magazine Cement Americas. The award was bestowed on the criteria of performance in the areas of outreach, environmental performance, land stewardship, innovation and energy efficiency. Saving energy and raw materials, recycling and re-use of waste – these are the main elements in TITAN’s environmental ... |
EPA seeks more data from Cemex plant near Lyons13 May 2009, Published under Cement NewsState regulators must provide more information to justify the air-emissions permit awarded to the Cemex Inc. cement plant near Lyons, the Environmental Protection Agency has ruled. The cement plant faced a string of state and federal enforcement actions and agreed in March to pay a $528,325 fine. The EPA order came in response to a petition by an environmental group claiming that the state Department of Public Health and Environment had improperly granted the permit. The group, Rocky Moun... |
Richmond Township meeting on plans for quarry expansion12 May 2009, Published under Cement NewsThe Richmond Township supervisors meeting Monday began on a hill overlooking the valley where Lehigh Cement Co. wants to expand a limestone quarry. About 20 township residents joined two of the three supervisors at a property along Crystal Ridge Road. Supervisor Gary Angstadt was absent. The group included quarry opponents anxious to convey a sense of how the quarry expansion would change the area. |
Cemex demonstrates progress in its sustainability commitments12 May 2009, Published under Cement NewsCemex today announced that it continues to make substantial progress toward its goals as a sustainable building materials company with the achievement of three of its sustainability targets ahead of schedule, as well as with significant reductions in its carbon emissions. At the end of 2008, Cemex had reduced specific net carbon dioxide emissions in its cement operations by 15.8% from the Company’s 1990 baseline and remains on track to meet its target of reducing CO2 emissions per ton of ce... |
Lafarge and WWF renew partnership06 May 2009, Published under Cement NewsBruno Lafont, Chairman and CEO of Lafarge, and James P. Leape, Director-General of WWF International, have announced the renewal of the partnership between Lafarge and WWF International for another four years. This new phase of the partnership will see a continuation of the work carried out by Lafarge and the non-governmental organization since 2000. In 2000, Lafarge was the first industrial player to become a WWF ‘Conservation Partner’ by signing a five-year global partnership, first r... |
US: industry honors leaders in environmental improvement01 May 2009, Published under Cement NewsSix cement plants received special recognition for their commitment to improving the environment and their communities at the Eighth Annual Cement Industry Environment and Energy Awards, presented by Portland Cement Association (PCA) and Cement Americas magazine at PCA’s Spring Meeting in Chicago, April 28, 2009. The awards honour individual cement facilities that exemplify the spirit of continuous environmental improvement and support this spirit with action. These plants went beyond gover... |
Carolinas Cement will comply with new EPA mercury regulations24 April 2009, Published under Cement NewsA spokesperson from Carolinas Cement responded to Tuesday’s announcement from EPA regarding new proposed standards for mercury and other emissions, confirming that Carolinas Cement will comply with new regulations. “We’ll follow the new regulations to the letter,” said Bob Odom, Carolinas Cement General Manager. “We went on record in February of this year by writing a letter to Mr. Overcash at NC DENR requesting that the proposed facility be responsible for any forthcoming regulation concer... |