Cement News tagged under: Environmental
Slovak producers support efforts to cut CO2 emissions23 March 2007, Published under Cement NewsSlovak cement makers support efforts to reduce CO2 emissions and improve environmental protection in Slovakia. In recent decades, producers clustered under the Association of Slovak Cement Producers (ZVC) have invested hundreds of millions of crowns in the modernisation of technologies to lower CO2 emissions by over 17 per cent and energy consumption in cement production by 25 per cent to below 3,600 MJ per ton. ZVC chairman Karol Podhora said that Slovakia’s cement producers have fulfilled ... |
Taiheiyo Cement expanding waste recycling operations22 March 2007, Published under Cement NewsTaiheiyo Cement Corp is beefing up its waste materials recycling business as it looks to increase the profitability of its growing environmental business. The company will invest around 3 billion yen at its Oita plant to place a garbage incinerator ash processing facility into service in April. The new facility will be capable of processing 40,000tpa. When combined with the existing Kumagaya plant, this will raise the company’s annual processing capacity to 100,000t. The processing... |
Holcim Romania to invest EUR2.8m in environment protection in 200722 March 2007, Published under Cement NewsThe Romanian unit of Holcim said on Wednesday it would invest some EUR2.8m (US$3.7m) in environment protection projects this year. "With the investments that we have made and that we will make in environment protection we aim to comply with a recent decision of the Council of Europe on the reduction of CO2 emissions and global warming and greenhouse effect prevention," Holcim Romania general manager Markus Wirth said in a statement. Holcim Romania spent more than EUR23.5m on enviro... |
US cement industry honors leaders in environmental improvement21 March 2007, Published under Cement NewsSix cement plants received special recognition for their commitment to improving the environment and their communities at the Sixth Annual Cement Industry Environment and Energy Awards, presented by Portland Cement Association (PCA) and Cement Americas magazine, at the Portland Cement Association’s Spring Meeting in La Jolla, Calif., on Mar. 19, 2007. The awards honor individual cement facilities that exemplify the spirit of continuous environmental improvement and support this spirit with ... |
Nine US states sue EPA over mercury emissions20 March 2007, Published under Cement NewsNine states in the US, along with several environmental groups, have sued the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for adopting a rule that refuses to regulate mercury and other pollutants from cement plants. The petition, signed by Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York was filed on February 16 in the us Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Environmental groups like Sierra Club, Downwin... |
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... |