Cement News tagged under: Environmental
Ash Grove plans tyre test burn06 June 2005, Published under Cement NewsAsh Grove Cement Co in Louisville will begin a controversial test burn of scrap tyres on July 13, a company spokesman said. "We’re not sure of the number of days but it will be at least three days," said Ash Grove spokesman Lance Latham said. Ash Grove plans to add scrap tyres to coal and use the fuel mixture to power its cement kilns on the outskirts of this Cass County town. "Scrap tyres will be added at various rates to find the optimum (burning) rate for our process," Latham said. Ash Gro... |
Lehigh possibly closer to burning sewage03 June 2005, Published under Cement NewsLehigh Cement Co plans to burn sewage sludge from Baltimore to power one of its plants in Carroll County is one step closer to approval. Lehigh Cement Co. runs a distribution terminal in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. The Allentown, Pa.-based company proposes to use the sludge as a complete or partial replacement for the coal it burns at its plant in Union Bridge, WBAL-TV 11 News reported. The Carroll County Environmental Advisory Council is reported to have voted unanimously in favor of th... |
Award for Shree Cement, India03 June 2005, Published under Cement NewsShree Cement Ltd has received the TERI corporate award for environment excellence & corporate social responsibility award for 2003-04. It received this award jointly with Tata International Ltd. |
Holcim Romania’s social responsibility project01 June 2005, Published under Cement NewsHolcim Romania, a unit of Swiss cement company Holcim Ltd, will organise from June 14 to June 18, 2005 a series of training courses for 60 high school students from the cities of Alesd, Turda and Campulung in a project to develop social responsibility in the cities where the company is active. The project, dubbed Build your Future, includes training courses by experts from local business training company Corporate Dynamics International. The courses will help students choose a career and in... |
Calls to appoint new watchdog on cement kiln31 May 2005, Published under Cement NewsCalls were growing last night for an independent watchdog to monitor a controversial new £4m cement kiln. The huge 300ft kiln at Padeswood near Buckley is due to be fired up next month. It will burn chemical and plastic wastes as well as old tyres. The kiln will be monitored by owners Castle Cement and independent government body Environment Agency Wales. But campaigners fear more safeguards need to be put in place after environment protection officers failed to pick up on an earlier pro... |
Dragon Cement receives historic designation31 May 2005, Published under Cement NewsThe Maine Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has designated the Dragon Cement plant and quarry as a State Significant Historic Civil Engineering Landmark. A dedication plaque was presented to the company at ASCE’s annual meeting in Rockport on May 25. Dragon joins other Maine landmarks with the designation, including Cribstone Bridge to Bailey Island, the Waldo/Hancock Bridge, the Poland Spring House, Portland Head Light and the Maine Turnpike. In addition, Dragon will ... |
EU orders cut in Italy pollution allowances31 May 2005, Published under Cement NewsEuropean Union regulators on Wednesday ordered a nine per cent reduction in air pollution allowed by permits that Italy is giving industry, seeking to ensure companies buy some allowances as the EU emissions-trading market nears completion. Italy must cut carbon-dioxide allowances to 232.5Mt a year on average from 255.5Mt to become the 24th nation in the EU trading system for energy and manufacturing companies, the European Commission said. The ruling on Italy’s plan leaves only Greece wit... |
St Marys Cement clean-air violations27 May 2005, Published under Cement NewsUS Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has cited St Marys Cement Inc (the Dixon Plant) for alleged clean-air violations at the company’s portland cement plant at 1914 White Oak Lane, Dixon, Ill. EPA alleges that the Dixon Plant modified its cement kilns without getting a state permit that would require controls to prevent deterioration of air quality. In addition, EPA alleges the plant violated state nitrogen oxide emissions rules by operating one of its kilns without installing ... |
Taiheiyo Cement increases waste burn25 May 2005, Published under Cement NewsTaiheiyo Cement Corp. (5233) has decided to turn a cement manufacturing subsidiary into a company specializing in processing industrial waste. The major cement firm has been facing pressure to change its production structure because of declining cement demand. This latest move will enable it to keep plants open by using them for new operations. In fiscal 2006, the subsidiary is expected to be transformed into a firm focusing on processing industrial waste into materials and fuel for ceme... |
Ecocem announces higher sales19 May 2005, Published under Cement NewsIreland’s independent Ecocem, announced today that the use of its GGBS product will lead to a reduction in CO2 emissions well in excess of 150,000t during 2005. The Irish company which operates a €10m manufacturing facility in Dublin Port said today that it is now on a high growth curve with sales of GGBS cement expected to at least quadruple 2004 volumes. Ecocem said use of Ground Granulated Blastfurnace Slag (GGBS) cement will also result in cost savings of several million euro per annum wh... |