Cement News tagged under: Environmental
Multinationals join quest for zero-carbon building07 September 2006, Published under Cement NewsA corporate-led project aimed at making zero-energy buildings a reality worldwide swelled its ranks with nine more multinationals joining in the effort this week. The consortium of construction and utilities companies wants to bring external energy used by buildings down to zero by 2050 by combining onsite generation with highly energy efficient construction and design. The Energy Efficient Buildings project, initiated in April this year by construction giants Lafarge and United Te... |
Lafarge designs new tear- and weather-resistant bag07 September 2006, Published under Cement NewsA solution to the age-old problem of damaged cement bags is being rolled out across the UK next month by Lafarge. The polyethylene packaging, claimed to be both tear- and weather-resistant and non-reactive with its cement contents, was launched in the Midlands last year following five years of research and development. Lafarge claims that the Mastercrete Original plastic sack can deliver both cost savings to builders and also reduce cement’s impact on the environment – research has e... |
Cemex hits back over ’misleading’ claims06 September 2006, Published under Cement NewsRugby’s cement plant has been named in a pollution black list by an environmental magazine. The controversial factory is included among a list of sites said to have a poor compliance record on controlling pollution. The Environment Agency has described the factory as "well managed". The revelations, published in the environmental journal Ends Report, are likely to fuel opposition to the Long Lawford Road plant from people living in its shadow. James Richens, the article’s author, says: "... |
Emissions cap may put lid on plants06 September 2006, Published under Cement NewsA plan to cap greenhouse gas emissions could mean cement plants, the biggest producers of carbon dioxide in the High Desert, will have to freeze production at current levels, local industry officials said, although plans already exist to explore commercial uses for the gas. Legislative bill AB 32, the product of a compromise between state Senate Democrats and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, passed in the Assembly on Thursday, one day after it was approved in the Senate. The bill is the first ... |
Holcim Indonesia denies conflict of interest04 September 2006, Published under Cement NewsPT Holcim Indonesia, the third largest cement maker in the country, said in a disclosure to the stock exchange, that it followed all the correct procedures when securing a waste management project from the Aceh Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (BRR) body. Its statement follows media reports that allege the firm used the influence of BRR chairman Kuntoro Mangkusubroto to secure the project which involved the destruction of expired medicines left over after a tsunami struck the country in... |
Indocement’s CDM reaches final stage04 September 2006, Published under Cement NewsPT Indocement said that the implementation of its Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project had reached the final stage. Sources at Indocement said that the CDM project started in 2005 had now reached the final stage, "whereby validation of the CDM project has been completed" (reports The Jakarta Post). Part of Indocement’s CDM project is the use of alternative fuels such as rice husks, palm kernel shells and sawdust as a substitute for fossil fuels in the burning process. |
Safety concerns hinder possible enviro deal04 September 2006, Published under Cement NewsCalifornian cement companies are reportedly working with state transportation officials on a pact to lower the level of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions produced during cement manufacturing in the state, by using a blended limestone cement. However, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) remains unconvinced a major switch in the formulation for cement used in road-building to achieve the emissions reductions would result in safe roads, according to a Caltrans source. Indust... |
Expert cautions building industry against using cement30 August 2006, Published under Cement NewsThe Malaysian construction industry must come up with a ‘greener’ alternative for cement because producing a tonne of cement causes an equal tonnage of carbon dioxide to be released into the atmosphere. This in turn results in a sharp rise in greenhouse gas emission, said an engineering expert from Curtin University of Technology. Dr Djwantoro Hardjito, who heads Curtin’s school of engineering and science, said the figure is alarming considering the fact that the production of cement worl... |
Kilns being pressed to cut emissions29 August 2006, Published under Cement NewsFrom a remote site in the heart of Bavaria, in southern Germany, the modest Solnhofen cement plant is claimed as a model for reducing pollution. The technology’s success in Germany, using SCR technology, has placed the Solnhofen plant at the center of an increasingly contentious debate in Texas over whether cement kilns in Ellis County — long a target of local clean-air advocates — should follow their German counterparts’ lead. The outcome could have serious implications for local residents... |
Plant, regulators cement cleanup deal29 August 2006, Published under Cement NewsCurrent and former owners and operators of a cement plant have come to an agreement with federal and state environmental regulators over what federal officials call "chronic air pollution violations" at the facility. Cemex, the former owner of the plant, agreed in a proposed consent decree to pay a civil penalty of nearly US$1.36m to federal authorities and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, according to the office of United States Attorney in Grand Rapids. The current owner... |