Cement News tagged under: Environmental
Holcim again leader in sustainability11 September 2007, Published under Cement NewsHolcim has once again been named "Leader of the Industry" in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index. For the third year in succession, the globally active Group has been acknowledged as the company with the best sustainability performance in the building materials industry. Holcim has been included in both the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index and the Dow Jones STOXX Sustainability Index for five years. The recognition shows that Holcim meets the high expectations placed on global corporatio... |
Cemex Solid cement now carries ‘Green Choice’ seal11 September 2007, Published under Cement NewsAfter a several months of evaluation by the National Eco-Labelling Board of the Philippines, Solid Cement Corporation can now us the Green Choice Seal on their products. With the Green Choice Seal in three of its products — Cemex Island Portland cement, Cemex Palitada King, and Cemex Rizal Super Portland cement with Philippine Tuff, Cemex is able to assist consumers in contributing to environmental protection by helping them choose products that are not only of the best possible qua... |
BCA: Spotlight on cement industry’s environmental performance05 September 2007, Published under Cement NewsThe cement industry has today welcomed the launch of the Environment Agency’s Spotlight on business report on environmental performance in 2006, and is encouraged by the Agency’s acknowledgement of the progress in the performance of the cement sector and the development of its sector plan. Mike Gilbert, BCA Chief Executive, speaking after the launch, said ‘the cement industry has made great strides in its drive towards sustainable production achieving a 29% reduction in direct CO2 emissions... |
Parliamentary Committee Prods Chilanga Cement PLC.04 September 2007, Published under Cement NewsThe Parliamentary Committee on Energy, Environment and Tourism has urged Chilanga Cement PLC to ensure that the rehabilitation of the Electro-static precipitator (ESP) is completed within the stipulated period. The committee said this when it toured the plant to check on what the company was doing to reduce air pollution as a result of emissions from the cement production. Committee Chairman Sakwiba Sikota (Livingstone ULP MP) said Chilanga Cement should be mindful of the effect... |
Chavez orders Cemex inspection29 August 2007, Published under Cement NewsVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez ordered an environmental inspection of a plant owned by Cemex after residents complained about pollution. The president appointed a commission to study the effect of the plant on farmers in the eastern Venezuelan state of Anzoategui and to come up with a plan of action within eight days, according to a statement from the Information Ministry. "The ecological impact needs to be evaluated, because this is truly grave," Chavez said Sunday during a regu... |
Strict monitoring planned23 August 2007, Published under Cement NewsHolcim says emission monitoring at its proposed $200m plant at Weston, near Oamaru, would be well above regulatory requirements. The company’s project manager, Stuart Ward, told a consent hearing in Oamaru that in addition to local regulatory requirements, Holcim plants were governed by their own world-wide standards of emission monitoring and reporting (EMR). Ward said the company’s monitoring covered specific key substances as well as equipment calibration at least once a year. ... |
Castle Cement told to clean up its act22 August 2007, Published under Cement NewsThe Environment Agency has issued the Castle Cement’s Padeswood plant with an enforcement notice after an investigation and is even preparing to take the firm to court. The investigation was sparked by a fire on a feeder belt on July 3 that took 14 hours to extinguish. Earlier, on May 14, there was another fire 200ft up the tower involving rubber chippings on a conveyor belt, and dust emissions have been a bone of contention with residents since the UK£54m kiln went online in July 2005. "E... |
Hard rain falls22 August 2007, Published under Cement NewsA rain shower coinciding with an unexpected dust emission created problems for home and car owners in La Salle, Illinois. According to Illinois Cement Co. plant manager Jerry Crittendon, around 12:30 a.m. Monday a dust collector at one end of the kiln stopped working. Internal readings showed nothing wrong, but a visual inspection showed the malfunction. “We shut the system down to try and figure out what happened,” Crittendon said. Dust spewed into La Salle for about 30 minutes, covering ho... |
Holcim confident of meeting codes; Application about ’sustainable management’21 August 2007, Published under Cement NewsHolcim (New Zealand) Ltd’s application to build a $200m cement plant near Weston is not about economics versus the environment, the company’s counsel, Mark Christensen, told the first day of a hearing in Oamaru yesterday. While that was the theme of many opposing the proposal, it was a "false dichotomy" in this context, Mr Christensen said. "This application is about sustainable management. The proposed cement plant will use the most up-to-date processes and technology to minimise ... |
Government approves P1bn Holcim Philippines mine’s sustainable rehabilitation plan20 August 2007, Published under Cement NewsIn a signing ceremony Wednesday, Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) Director Horacio C. Ramos said that the Philippine government is optimistic that the MRP will ensure that no abandoned mine will again exist in the country. "This will resolve the issue of abandoned mines being raised by anti-mining groups. We’ve been criticised on this for so long," said Ramos. Holcim’s MRP is the first one of such program in the cement industry and the first of such project to be approved by the m... |