Cement News tagged under: Environmental
Diamond Cement, Ghana, no pollution problem28 January 2005, Published under Cement NewsThe Volta Regional Parliamentary Caucus has discounted media reports that the operations of Diamond Cement Ghana Limited (DCGL), was polluting the environment and endangering the lives of the people living around the factory. A 14 member delegation led by Mr Dan Abodakpi, Member of Parliament (MP) for Keta, who undertook a verification tour in the absence of a substantive Parliamentary Select Committee on Environment, said there was no cause for alarm. Mr Abodakpi said there was a genera... |
Tyres for Mexico21 January 2005, Published under Cement NewsMillions of used tyres from the United States are ending their days in Mexico, causing headaches for border communities faced with a growing disposal problem. The topic was a central theme as US and Mexican environmental officials discussed waste management issues that link border residents from Tijuana to Matamoros. "It’s a problem begging for a solution," said Matt Hale, director of the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Solid Waste. The EPA estimates that as many as 40 million... |
Slovak anti-chrome investment19 January 2005, Published under Cement NewsSlovak building materials producer Holcim (Slovensko) has invested nearly 4.2 mln Slovak crowns 9Euro108,800) in technology upgrade, it was reported on January 14, 2005. The new technology for cement production with reduced chrome content meets the European Union environmental standards, Holcim (Slovensko) marketing and sales director Mario Grassl said. Holcim (Slovensko), part of the Swiss construction concern Holcim, is headquartered in Rohoznik, western Slovakia, is considered to be amon... |
Cement company clears rubble from damaged roadway19 January 2005, Published under Cement NewsVictorville, California: While the latest storms destroyed swaths of Highway 18 and submerged others under dirt and debris, Mitsubishi Cement, after surveying the damage to sections of the highway above and below their plant early last week, brought out the company’s heavy equipment to clear some areas and unplug a culvert. And the company’s efforts provided the California Department of Transportation with a big boost toward repairing the roadway, spokesperson Terri Kasinga said. "We clea... |
Expensive clean-up from pollution leak19 January 2005, Published under Cement NewsIt may cost more than $45 million to clean up highly alkaline contamination seeping into Little Traverse Bay, Detroit from underground cement kiln dust piles on the property of Bay Harbor, says CMS Energy, a former partner in the luxury resort. The cleanup also could impose continuing annual expenses of up to $1.6m, CMS said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Publicly held companies often report unexpected events that could affect revenues. CMS Energy was a partne... |
Chromium VI in cement18 January 2005, Published under Cement NewsNew UK restrictions on the amount of chromium VI in cement come into force yesterday, 17 January 2005. The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (COSHH 2004) will prohibit the supply or use of cement which has a chromium VI concentration of more than 2 parts per million. As well as cement itself, the restriction will apply to a wide range of products that contain cement such as mortars, grouts, tile adhesives etc. This legislation is being introduced ... |
Lehigh’s Union bridge wants new quarry start-up18 January 2005, Published under Cement NewsAlmost 10 years after the Lehigh Cement received a mining permit from the state, the company wants to begin quarrying in earnest at its 700-acre tract south of New Windsor - provoking a flurry of activity from a local residents action group, formed 18 years ago to deal with mining issues in the area. Lehigh had not planned to mine there for another 10 years, said George E. Maloney, chairman and charter member of the New Windsor Community Action Project. Then, at a Dec. 14 meeting, he said he... |
More EU industrial pollution guides agreed18 January 2005, Published under Cement NewsA forum chaired by the European Commission under the EU’s IPPC industrial pollution directive has agreed three new guidelines, known as "BREFS", on how to apply best available techniques (BAT) in specific fields. Under the directive thousands of industrial installations must apply BAT for environmental protection by October 2007. Any new plants built now must already do so. The three BREFS agreed at the meeting cover storage of bulk or dangerous materials, operation of large combustion p... |
Blunt talking17 January 2005, Published under Cement NewsAmong his first actions as the new chief executive of Missouri, Gov. Matt Blunt took a scalpel to the state’s environmental regulation agency. Blunt fired eight officials at the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and promised that others would follow, prompting speculation that the entire agency would be reshaped as part of the governor’s promise to make Missouri more "business-friendly." Blunt has said that he has no plans to eliminate the DNR, but the state of environmental regulati... |
Businesses will be socially responsible if it pays14 January 2005, Published under Cement NewsThe winner of this year’s Guardian/Ashridge Business School MBA essay competition rejects any suggestion that companies are increasingly socially responsible. Corporate social responsibility may be a company PR manager’s cause du jour; it may even win a few brownie points within the community. But, according to MBA student Nick Tilston, it is simply not taken seriously by most businesses. His award-winning essay is entitled Corporate Social Responsibility Doesn’t Matter - Business Profits... |