Cement News tagged under: Environmental
Opposition grows against Holcim cement plant14 March 2007, Published under Cement NewsOpponents of Holcim’s proposed new cement plant near Oamaru are taking heart from Mighty River Power’s decision to scrap the Marsden B power station. They believe the government should be sending the same signal to Holcim as it did to Mighty River, that plants emitting huge amounts of CO2 are not acceptable. Waiareka Valley Preservation Society spokesman Rodney Jones says the proposed 1m tonne cement plant is now the largest greenfield CO2 emitting plant on the agenda in NZ. It would emit m... |
Rugby Cement investigated for dust fall-out14 March 2007, Published under Cement NewsEnvironmental officers are currently at the site of Rugby Cement in an attempt to solve the mysterious dust cloud problem. The Advertiser broke the news yesterday about how a soot-like substance had covered cars and homes in Rugby over the weekend. Many residents called our office to tell us about their experiences and have already submitted many pictures (see below). Now the Environment Agency has confirmed that officers are at Cemex’s Rugby Cement plant in Lawford Road, where... |
Alternative Fuel in Sancti Spiritus’ Cement Factory09 March 2007, Published under Cement NewsThe Siguaney cement factory in the Cuban central province of Sancti Spiritus will soon begin to substitute fuels by industrial wastes, thus applying the co-processing method used worldwide. According to Eduardo Vazquez, head coordinator for environmental management in the factory, this alternative procedure will allow the substitution of over 9000t of fuel a year which mean a million pesos saving. The expert added that the abovementioned method cheapen the costs of the manufacture process ... |
Federal agency wants cleanup at cement plant05 March 2007, Published under Cement NewsThe owners of a Victorville cement plant - which the company says is the largest in the nation - face potentially millions of dollars in penalties for failing to obtain permits and install pollution controls during major expansions, according a complaint filed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The plant is owned by Cemex California Cement LLC, a subsidiary of Cemex companies in Houston and Mexico. In the complaint filed this week in U.S. District Court in Riverside, the EPA says... |
Wastewater purification in cement plants05 March 2007, Published under Cement NewsHolcim Cement Plant launched the construction of a new wastewater purification system worth more than EUR 500,000. Holcim Ltd. has been paying significant attention to the environmental issues ever since it bought the cement plant in Popovac near Paraćinseveral years ago, investing around EUR5m into fitting new procession filters and dust emission monitoring equipment. The purifying facility will treat wastewater discharged into the Toplik River and enhance purity of the river stream pollu... |
Plan to expand quarry raises concerns02 March 2007, Published under Cement NewsA cement company’s plan to expand a quarry in Richmond Township has raised concerns about losing farmland and the effect on Moselem Creek. Allentown-based Lehigh Cement Co. barely uses a limestone quarry on 206 acres its owns along Eagle Road in Richmond. But the company hopes to use the quarry there full time in addition to a facility in Maidencreek Township. Lehigh Cement project man ager Dennis G. Wanner said the company doesn’t want to wait until the Maidencreek quarry is emptied. "In ou... |
Cement plant won’t burn tires if study says not to27 February 2007, Published under Cement NewsAn official with Lafarge says the company won’t burn tires at a Nova Scotia cement plant if a study by Dalhousie University recommends against the practice. The plant has been awarded a contract with the Resource Recovery Fund Board to collect and process the province’s used car and truck tires – about 900,000tpa. |
States, Enviros Sue EPA Over Cement Factory Emissions22 February 2007, Published under Cement NewsNew York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo today announced a multi-state legal challenge to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, for adopting a rule that refuses to regulate mercury and other pollutants from existing portland cement plants. The states seek to have a federal court overturn the rule by finding that it violates the Clean Air Act. A petition, signed by nine states, was filed today in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The states joining New Y... |
Germany Court finds claim against cement firms cartel admissible22 February 2007, Published under Cement NewsThe Duesseldorf regional court in Germany found admissible the EUR114m ($149.8m) compensation claims against six leading cement producers accused of price-fixing, according to an interim judgement on February 21, 2007. The affected companies include Dyckerhoff, HeidelbergCement, Holcim, Lafarge, Schwenk Zementwerk, and Cemex, former Readymix. They allegedly have taken part in cartel agreements and offered products at excessive prices for more than ten years. Their customers can claim com... |
Holcim and the World Conservation Union join forces to conserve biodiversity21 February 2007, Published under Cement NewsHolcim and the World Conservation Union (IUCN) have signed a cooperation agreement to work jointly on ecosystem conservation and biodiversity issues relevant to the building materials sector. Julia Marton-Lefèvre, Director General of the World Conservation Union and Markus Akermann, CEO Holcim Ltd have signed a three-year cooperation agreement to develop new ecosystem conservation standards for the Holcim Group. In placing biodiversity conservation at the core of the agreement, th... |