Cement News tagged under: Environmental
Siam City Cement Plc to reduce energy costs21 November 2007, Published under Cement NewsSiam City Cement Plc (SCCC) is looking to reduce its energy costs by having EcoSiam, its waste management unit, expand its waste-treatment facilities, according to EcoSiam general manager Ghassan Broummana, the Bangkok Post reports. He said the second-phase expansion of waste-management facilities would process sludge for conversion to alternative fuels. Engineering designs call for an annual capacity of around 50,000t, and the investment amount will be finalised next year. The first phas... |
Sabanci Holding: Energy incentives for cement industry not wise15 November 2007, Published under Cement NewsSabancı Holding Cement Group head Erhan Kamışlı has said the cement manufacturing industry is an energy-intensive industry and that it would not be wise to offer free energy incentives for this business. Noting that the state is providing incentives to some “underdeveloped” cities across Turkey, Kamışlı said: “We believe that the most valuable energy will be the energy that can be found in the future. The most expensive energy is the one that doesn’t exist. Today energy is abundant, but in ... |
Holcim Hungaria Environmental Permit To Be Attacked in Court13 November 2007, Published under Cement NewsCivil organisations plan to attack in court the environmental permit issued by the Hungarian authorities to Holcim Hungaria Cementipari Zrt, the subsidiary of Swiss cement group Holcim, for the construction of a 70 bln Hungarian forint ($402.2 mln/275 mln euro) plant, it was reported on November 12, 2007. The siting of the cement prodution operation in the northwestern town of Nyergesujfalu will be opposed by the local councils of the nearby Esztergom, Tat, Tokod, Tokod-Altarolo and M... |
Nevada Cement receives OK for expansion permit, zone change08 November 2007, Published under Cement NewsNevada Cement has approval for both an expansion permit and a zone change to an adjacent property, though the former did not come before a bit of discussion before the Lyon County Board of Commissioners Thursday. Nevada Cement Company was seeking a permit to double capacity at their existing cement manufacturing facility located at 500 SR40 in Fernley. In addition, the applicant was seeking to change the zoning from RR-5 (rural residential; 20 acres minimum) to M-1 (general industrial) on a... |
Ash Grove Cement resolves clean air act violations08 November 2007, Published under Cement NewsThe Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has settled its enforcement action against Ash Grove Cement Company in Helena for violations of the Montana Clean Air Act. The enforcement action includes a $17,600 administrative penalty to resolve the violations. In the spring of 2006, Ash Grove failed to submit their source test protocol to the DEQ at least 25 days prior to a source test, as required by their air quality permit. The company also exceeded the dioxin/furan limit du... |
National Cement moves forward on plans for nature preserve30 October 2007, Published under Cement NewsFinal plans will be unveiled next month for a 147-acre nature preserve donated by National Cement Co of Alabama. The cement company announced last year its plan to create the preserve, Blue Springs Nature Preserve, and the nonprofit that would run it. The park is near the company’s Ragland cement plant. National Cement’s Chairman Spencer Weitman said in a recent park newsletter that its master plan will be unveiled Nov. 13 at the Ragland Community Center. Plans for the Blue Springs Nature... |
Eight-thousand households in Oamaru district receiving info on Holcim’s proposed concrete plant at Weston, New Zealand26 October 2007, Published under Cement NewsHolcim is sending copies of its plans for a cement plant to eight thousand households in the Oamaru district. The resource consent hearing for the plant planned for Weston was adjourned earlier this month while the panel of three commissioners considered the company’s proposal and comments from the council and other submitters. Paul Commons, general manager of Holcim says the process will take six to eight weeks for a decision to be released. The proposed plant is one of thre... |
New York Cement Kilns “Must Reduce Mercury Pollution”26 October 2007, Published under Cement NewsThree NY cement kilns account for nearly one third of all mercury pollution in the state – groups urge the governor to limit mercury pollution Environmental groups took action today to push for reductions of dangerous mercury pollution from New York cement kilns. The groups are urging the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Governor Eliot Spitzer to include mandatory mercury reductions in an air pollution permit for the Lafarge North America plant, the state’s larges... |
GTZ, Holcim form alliance for co-processing waste, Costa Rica25 October 2007, Published under Cement NewsGerman technical cooperation agency GTZ and Swiss construction and materials company Holcim have formed a partnership to co-process solid waste in Costa Rica, GTZ’s technical consultant Sandra Spies told BNamericas. Through this process, Holcim uses its cement kilns to process solid waste that cannot be processed at traditional landfills, said Spies. Holcim has carried out feasibility and technical studies for these works together with the municipalities that dispose of their tras... |
Dragon Products’ Cement Plant Sets Safety Record25 October 2007, Published under Cement NewsDragon Products’ cement plant, located in Thomaston Maine, has hit a safety milestone: 600,000 hours without a lost time injury. “This is a record for our 140 employees who work in Thomaston,” said Mark Curtis, Dragon Products Safety and Human Resources Manager. “It surpasses our last record of 596,200 hours without a lost time injury. We are proud of our safety motto to have all employees go home as healthy as they came to work.” Dragon has a long-standing safety program which includes th... |