Cement News tagged under: Environmental
Rugby Cement tyre burning success, UK06 March 2009, Published under Cement NewsBurning tyres has helped reduced pollution from the Rugby Cement plant, the Environment Agency has said. And it has this week given Cemex permission to increase the amount of tyres it burns from 6t an hour to 10tph hour on a trial basis for the next six months. It equates to 40 per cent of the plant’s power. David Hudson, the agency’s environment manager, said despite some public concern about the ongoing trials figures had continually showed they had contributed to a reduction in the amou... |
Nevada Cement to hold meeting about proposed mine05 March 2009, Published under Cement NewsAn informational meeting will be held by Nevada Cement Company to discuss the cement company’s proposal to mine pozzolan material on public land in southwest Fernley. Some residents who live the closest to the proposed mine location have protested a Special Use Permit indicating the mining process will create fugitive dust problems, cement trucks would travel through neighborhoods and there would be negative impacts to the environment. Nevada Cement Company will hold an informational meeti... |
Cemex tyre trials reduce pollution04 March 2009, Published under Cement NewsRugby Cement will be allowed to burn more tyres after successfully showing it reduces air pollution. Environment watchdogs said that recent tyre-burning trials at the plant ’significantly reduced the amount of oxides of nitrogen’. Cemex, who own the plant in Lawford Road, has now been given permission to conduct further tyre trials up to a maximum rate of ten tonnes per hour. The EA’s Environment Manager, David Hudson said: "This trial has shown that using waste to produce energy will hav... |
Small Arizona town concerns about new Cemex plant02 March 2009, Published under Cement NewsA planned US$400m cement plant is worrying environmentalists and some residents in the eclectic Arizona town of Seligman. Cemex, a global conglomerate and a building materials titan, wants the plant to be finished by 2012. It will be located about 15 miles northwest of the town limits and less than 50 miles south of the Grand Canyon. While some see the facility as an economic boon that would bring badly needed jobs, a steady supply of building material and a burgeoning tax base to a sleepy... |
Tanga rehabilitation efforts27 February 2009, Published under Cement NewsTanga Cement Company has made efforts in improving the environment after mining has taken place. The company has rehabilitated two pozzolana quarries in Holili in Kilamanjaro region. "We wanted to demonstrate that with a little bit of effort, there can be something good after a quarry has been rehabilitated and to show that within the mining industry. If you dig something out of the land, you should also put something back in place in order to preserve the environment," says Juerg Fluehman... |
Eonomic crisis complicates California’s climate goals25 February 2009, Published under Cement NewsCalifornia Portland Cement, which employs 140 people in Colton, California, says the economy has put the plant’s future in doubt. The CalPortland plant is one of 11 California cement plants that is being required to upgrade to curb CO2 emissions. But the company says the plant’s future is now uncertain. The recession has sent cement prices plunging, lowered profits and forced CalPortland’s drivers to cut back on hours. And the company says it faces new expenses: the cost of meeting Califor... |
Lafarge waste utilisation, Brazil23 February 2009, Published under Cement NewsLafarge is utilising waste from the disposal site of Cantagalo (Rio de Janeiro) as fuel for its cement kilns in a move that decreases the environmental liability of the disposal site and enlarge the alternative fuels blend of Lafarge. The initiative is soon to be followed by other cement companies s Camargo Correa Cimentos, Votorantim and Cimpor. For some years Brazilian cement manufacturers have adopted co-processing, replacing part of the fossil fuel for industrial residues. Around 35 ... |
Phoenix again recognised for energy-efficiency09 February 2009, Published under Cement NewsThe Salt River Materials Group Phoenix Cement plant in Clarkdale was recently honored with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ENERGY STAR® award for 2008, after first receiving the award for 2007. To earn the 2007 award, the plant scored 97 of a possible 100 on the Energy Performance Indicator (EPI), used by the EPA to measure energy efficiency in cement plants. In order to qualify for an ENERGY STAR award a score of at least 75 is required. In addition, the plant must have a thre... |
Holcim asks NCAER to study rural housing, India05 February 2009, Published under Cement NewsHolcim has mandated the National Council for Applied Economic Research (NCAER)to conduct the first comprehensive study on rural housing in India. The study aims to review the current status of housing in rural India with a view to assess the prospects for its growth. The decision was taken at a meeting here between the Switzerland-based cement manufacturer and NCAER, an independent non-profit policy research organisation. NCAER is known for its capacity to collect original household data t... |
Siam Cement considers selling carbon credit04 February 2009, Published under Cement NewsSiam Cement Group (SCG), Thailand’s top industrial conglomerate, has been in talks with brokers to sell carbon credits generated by its THB6bn waste-heat power generation (WHG) system, the Bangkok Post reports. WHG is to be installed at all SCG’s cement plants in Thailand and Cambodia by the end of this year. The project is expected to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions from the plants by 300,000tpa. "We have studied the possibility of selling carbon credits for some time and have already sta... |