Cement News tagged under: Environmental
Mercury tests start near Ravena plant, US27 March 2009, Published under Cement NewsTesting is being carried out on nearby soil and wildlife for toxic heavy metals that may have drifted from Lafarge’s Revena plant, report local press. Last weekend, Ward Stone, a wildlife pathologist for the state Department of Environmental Conservation, took samples near the Lafarge North America plant at the urging of a local citizens group worried that pollution could be making people sick. "It defies logic that no one has actually looked into this up to now," said Elyse Griffin, co-fo... |
Holcim institutes research awards for students, Vietnam26 March 2009, Published under Cement NewsHolcim Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh University of Technology, and Can Tho University have announced a competition for students in sustainable development and environmental protection. The Holcim Prize will be given to the best research projects and is open to students of third year and above at these two universities. There will be two first, second, and third prizes worth US$600, $400, and $300 respectively, and six consolation prizes of $150. Holcim will provide up to $6,000 to the first prize-... |
Cement ban bill discussion, US25 March 2009, Published under Cement NewsTitan America representatives and opponents to the company’s proposed cement plant packed into a committee meeting in Raleigh Tuesday to discuss a proposed ban on cement plant production. Boseman’s bill puts an 18 month moratorium on cement plant production in the state. This would put the brakes on Titan America’s plans to build a cement plant in Castle Hayne. Both New Hanover County and the state have given Titan tax incentives. Boseman says while she respects former Governor Mike Easley... |
Lafarge to hold public meeting in Rensselaer County, US24 March 2009, Published under Cement NewsRensselaer County residents are being invited to a town hall-style meeting on air quality issues at the Lafarge cement plant located across the Hudson River, according to local press. Lafarge officials will present their findings on its recent voluntary emissions tests conducted last year, along with an update on its efforts to modernize its facility in Ravena. The Lafarge Cement Plant was categorized by the Environmental Protection Agency in 2007 as the nation’s fourth worst mercury pollu... |
Gresik to earn from carbon credits23 March 2009, Published under Cement NewsIndonesia’s largest cement maker PT Semen Gresik hopes to earn around IDR30bn (US$2.55m) annually from carbon credit contracts with Sindicatum Carbon Capital (SCC) of London. Under the agreement signed last weekend with the climate change and sustainable resource company, Semen Gresik is to utilize biomass and industrial waste as alternative energy to replace coal for fuel. In return, the state cement producer will earn the certified emission reduction (CERs), commonly known as carbon cre... |
Lafarge Malayan Cement recognised for safety23 March 2009, Published under Cement NewsChairman and CEO of Lafarge, Bruno Lafont presented The Safety Excellence Plaque to recognise Lafarge Malayan Cement as a member of the Safety Excellence Club. Created In 2008, The Safety Excellence Club recognizes the best countries where Lafarge operates in safety performance and commitment over time with no fatalities. Bruno Lafont was ther for a 2 day visit to Lafarge’s Business Unit in Malaysia to meet its key stakeholders, customers, shareholders, communities and employees. |
GCC faces local opposition against tyre burning plans16 March 2009, Published under Cement NewsScrap tyres would be burned to fuel a cement plant run in the Pueblo-area under plans proposed by the facility’s owner, Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua (GCC). The method also provides a partial solution to a major problem: how to deal with the 300 million car and truck tires discarded every year in the US. But it also is creating concern among some Pueblo residents and environmentalists who fear that burning tyres will produce odors and toxic emissions. "It’s really like burning hazardous was... |
ECZ acts against Chilanga pollution16 March 2009, Published under Cement NewsThe Environmental Council of Zambia (ECZ) has reduced the air emission licence validity period for Lafarge Cement from 12 months to six for failing to comply with the law. Acting ECZ senior communications officer, Chama Nyendwa, said the company had also been asked to submit stack air emission reports every two weeks for the next six months to enable ECZ to increase the frequency of monitoring the facility. Ms Nyendwa said in a statement in Lusaka yesterday that ECZ was responding to publ... |
Titan America in Energy Star Program12 March 2009, Published under Cement NewsTitan America LLC announced its partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy’s Energy Star Program. Titan will submit to independent monitoring of its plants’ energy efficiency that includes base lining, tracking, and benchmarking the company’s energy performance, using tools offered through Energy Star while continuing to implement their plan to reduce energy intensity across all of their operations using strategies provided by the program. Last... |
Meeting to focus on Lafarge plant pollution, US11 March 2009, Published under Cement NewsA Town Hall-style meeting for Rensselaer County residents will be held later this month regarding air quality issues at the Lafarge cement plant located across the Hudson River, US. The meeting comes as state and federal officials are working to reduce mercury emissions from such plants. The Lafarge plant on Route 9W in Albany County is the second-biggest emitter of mercury in the state, according to a report released earlier this month by the state Department of Environmental Conservation... |