Cement News tagged under: Environmental
USA – Essroc downsizes but keeps environmental promise26 May 2004, Published under Cement NewsEssroc is reconsidering the scale of its Plant 1 upgrade, scheduled for completion in 2005. While company officials have released few details about the revised plans, they have confirmed they will keep their promise to improve the plant’s dust control. In a written statement, Essroc’s president and COO George Gregory, said: “Essroc will absolutely stand by all environmental commitments previously provided to regulators and the community.” After the Department of Environmental Protecti... |
Europe – Gearing up for ETS26 May 2004, Published under Cement NewsMore and more major corporations are incorporating climate change issues into their business decisions in the run-up to the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), revealed a major industry survey of the Financial Times 500 Global Index by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). In “high impact” sectors such as mining, power generation and the cement industry, 65 per cent of companies that took part in the survey are now measuring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions – up from 51 per cent last ... |
Italy - Italcementi develops eco cement25 May 2004, Published under Cement NewsItalcementi announced on 25 May at the Milan congress of the Italian Federation of Scientific and Technical Associations that it had developed a special type of ecological cement that would allow large cities to tackle NOx emissions. When in contact with sunlight, the product’s components release substances that will neutralise the polluting effects of nitrogen oxide. Levels of CO2 and SO2 are also expected to go down. Designed to coat large urban surfaces such as roads, its develope... |
Italy - Italcementi develops eco cement25 May 2004, Published under Cement NewsItalcementi announced on 25 May at the Milan congress of the Italian Federation of Scientific and Technical Associations that it had developed a special type of ecological cement that would allow large cities to tackle NOx emissions. When in contact with sunlight, the product’s components release substances that will neutralise the polluting effects of nitrogen oxide. Levels of CO2 and SO2 are also expected to go down. Designed to coat large urban surfaces such as roads, its develope... |
USA – Ash Grove to run tyre burning trial14 May 2004, Published under Cement NewsIt appears that Ash Grove Cement Company will be allowed to run a 60-day trial burning scrap tyres at its plant in Omaha, Nebraska. This follows a three-month research programme into the subject by the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (NDEQ) which has led the Department to conclude: “It is DEQ’s initial determination that tires have been safely used as a fuel in cement kilns.” The burning of scrap tyres in cement kilns already takes place at 37 plants, spread over 22 other states... |
USA – Holcim’s Three Forks works to burn tyres14 May 2004, Published under Cement NewsHolcim’s Three Forks plant in Montana wants to replace some of its traditional coal and petcoke fuels by scrap tyres, a move which has generated protests from local pressure groups. Ralph Denoski, plant manager at Three Forks, believes tyres are the best choice as the incineration of scrap tyres is environmentally-safe, disposing of tyres in a problem-free way and costing less than using coal, he commented. Holcim wants to meet 15 per cent of its fuel demands through tyre burning – estim... |
USA – Cement firm’s objection questioned14 May 2004, Published under Cement NewsRio Grande’s Tijeras plant in New Mexico faces stricter environmental pollution control legislation. Local public hearings in Bernalillo County have discussed the proposal to bring local ambient air quality standards in line with those required by the US Environmental Protection Agency since 1997. Brian McGill, environmental manager for Rio Grande Cement, said he’s not aware of another county in the United States that has adopted the challenged EPA emissions standards. Federal law require... |
EU – Closing ETS loopholes11 May 2004, Published under Cement NewsEuropean regulators are concerned that EU governments may soften the blow of emissions trading on certain energy and manufacturing companies by allocating them pollution permits from a planned reserve for new market entrants. At least nine out of 11 emission rights plans submitted are including a reserve for potential new entrants, including Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Sweden and the UK. Europe’s two largest polluters, Germany and the UK, have al... |
TXI in a hurry to cement new permit10 May 2004, Published under Cement NewsThe biggest industrial plant in North Texas is racing the calendar. If Dallas-based Texas Industries Inc wins, which means getting its permit changed by June 15, the cement maker gets to unplug some major pollution-control equipment, save millions of dollars a year, hike production and boost emissions of carbon monoxide and smog-causing compounds. The company’s sprint to the state permitting offices is fallout from the US Environmental Protection Agency’s decision last month to include Ell... |
UK – Cauldon gets PSP go-ahead07 May 2004, Published under Cement NewsLafarge’s Cauldon works, Staffordshire, has been granted the approval of the Environment Agency (EA) to reduce its fossil fuel use by a quarter, replacing it with processed sewage pellets (PSP). The project is hailed as the first in the UK and at the forefront of alternative fuel use in Europe. The pellets are made from the sludge that remains after sewage treatment and will be sourced at Northumbrian Water’s £230m Bran Sands processing plant, which processes about 1.5Mt of North-East sl... |