Cement News tagged under: Environmental
More pollution found near Detroit resort08 July 2005, Published under Cement NewsThe same highly alkaline contamination that forced sections of Little Traverse Bay shoreline in the Bay Harbor resort to close has been discovered in the water off Resort Township’s East Park. A recent discovery by the US Environmental Protection Agency suggests that corrosive seepage from historic cement kiln dust piles is contaminating a public area, the Traverse City Record-Eagle reported Thursday. The local health department closed two sections of shoreline within the private Bay Harbor ... |
Factory threat to cave system04 July 2005, Published under Cement NewsIndia’s longest network of underground caves is in danger from a chain of cement factories the Meghalaya government has allowed to come up right above them. Chief minister D.D. Lapang got sucked into the controversy today with the Indian Bureau of Mines alleging that his announcement of an investigation was an eyewash. The jewel of the Lumshnong cave system in the Jaintia Hills is the Krem Kotsati, which measures 21.5km and forms a 35km-long underground formation. Environmentalists say th... |
Lagan switches to MBM fuel04 July 2005, Published under Cement NewsLagan Cement has welcomed a decision by Meath County Council, Ireland, to grant planning permission for a change of fuel use to allow it to co-fuel its kilns with Meat and Bone Meal (MBM). It said the use of MBM as a fuel source will significantly reduce net CO2 emissions levels, contributing beneficially to the environment by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, required under the Kyoto protocol. Plant director Jude Lagan said: “We are pleased to have received this decision, which repres... |
Pacemco unveils new grinding concept29 June 2005, Published under Cement NewsPacific Cement Company, Inc. (Pacemco) in the Philippines is a two-time recipient of the Don Emilio Abello Energy Efficiency and Energy Management Award. Last year, Pacemco also became the fourth Hall Of Fame Awardee, and the only cement plant among the 2004 winners garnering 534,999 liters of oil equivalent (LOE), with a monetary savings of P6,419,988. Ever the innovator, the company re-engineered its cement grinding operations, employing the dual circuit system, which was the major facto... |
Holcim builds upon strong foundations29 June 2005, Published under Cement NewsHolcim Philippines successfully completed the integration of its information technology (IT) system with the Holcim Asia Pacific IT cluster, through "Connect Philippines," a seven-month in-house project that successfully standardized the company’s information and reporting systems with the SAP or Systems, Application, and Products in Data Processing template developed by Holcim Services Asia. The new system enabled simple, streamlined, and more efficient communications between the Philippine... |
Factory town questioning illnesses29 June 2005, Published under Cement NewsCement factories have brought thousands of jobs and years of prosperity to Midlothian, Texas a thriving community of about 12,000. But environmentalists say the cement plants are also responsible for some of the worst pollution in the state as their high-temperature kilns pump out millions of pounds of toxic pollutants such as arsenic, cadmium, benzene and dioxins each year. "There’s no way we know what the effect will be of these thousands of chemicals on people’s health," said Jim Schermbe... |
Petron, Holcim forge partnership24 June 2005, Published under Cement NewsPetron Corp. recently entered into a memorandum of agreement with cement company Holcim Philippines for the processing of used oil and sludge from Petron’s customers at Holcim’s cement plants. The process recovers energy from materials that other companies would already consider as waste. The waste material may be used as alternative fuel in cement production, a manufacturing process which requires very high temperatures. Under the agreement, Petron will facilitate channeling of waste ... |
WWF and Lafarge Boost Environmental Agenda22 June 2005, Published under Cement NewsLafarge, the world leader in building materials and WWF, the global conservation organization have announced the renewal of their partnership following significant progress in reducing CO2 emissions, in improving quarry rehabilitation practices and the implementation of eight key performance indicators. This pioneering partnership was launched in March 2000 for a five year period and has been renewed for a further 3-year term. "Our partnership with WWF has helped us speed up the develo... |
Emissions OK in trial waste burn10 June 2005, Published under Cement NewsAn incineration trial conducted by Green Island Cement has shown the amount of toxic pollutants produced from burning waste is not excessive, the environment watchdog said. Still, the company has been asked to do additional trial burns from next week before being allowed to undertake a 16-week trial. The operator said the quantity of dioxins released reached only 0.0011 nanogram per cubic metre of air, against a standard of 0.1 nanograms per cubic metre. Green Island Cement ran tri... |
TXI, residents to try mediation Midlothian: Cement maker wants to ditch pollution controls09 June 2005, Published under Cement NewsTexas Industries Inc., local environmental groups and Midlothian residents will meet with a mediator over the next 30 days to try to reach a compromise on the cement maker’s request to turn off pollution-control equipment for part of the year. The announcement came at the end of a preliminary hearing Tuesday before a state administrative law judge at Waxahachie City Hall. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality had ordered the hearing in March after environmental groups had opposed... |