Cement News tagged under: Environmental
Mixed reception for cement fuel rules, UK22 October 2004, Published under Cement NewsCement producers have labeled new Environment Agency rules on using alternative fuels in cement kilns a "mixed bag" They claimed that revisions to the Substitute Fuels Protocol will lengthen the process of granting permits to use alternative fuels unnecessarily. The agency launched its proposals to improve environmental controls on cement and lime kilns at its board meeting last week. It claimed the move would reduce air pollution around kilns and protect public health. But cement pr... |
New agency probe, UK22 October 2004, Published under Cement NewsA series of complaints about malfunctions at Rugby Cement, which apparently caused dust to rain down on parts of Newbold, are being investigated by the Environment Agency. Several readers contacted the Rugby Advertiser complaining about dust problems following the incident shortly after 5am on October 5. The Environment Agency confirmed this week an investigation into the complaints has started. EA spokeswoman Lynne Fraley said officers were investigating five complaints from four diff... |
Holcim reaches agreement with conservation groups, USA18 October 2004, Published under Cement NewsFour area conservation organizations and Holcim (US) Inc. have reached an out-of-court settlement that clears the way for Holcim to proceed with construction of one of the world’s largest cement plants and a limestone quarry on the Mississippi River in Ste. Genevieve County in Missouri. The $3 million out-of-court settlement ends the environmental groups’ four-year legal challenge to Holcim’s efforts. Under the settlement, Holcim will establish a conservation easement of almost 2,000 a... |
Lehigh’s cement dust problems14 October 2004, Published under Cement NewsSaying her concerns represented those of a number of Mitchell residents, Toni Talbott addressed the Mitchell City Council last week to complain about cement dust levels coming from Lehigh Cement Co. Talbott, in talking to the city’s leaders, certainly brought valid concerns about health threats and the potential for damage to vehicles. Mitchell Mayor Morris "Butch" Chastain and other council members told her they were aware that many residents were talking about the excessive amount of dust.... |
Health and safety measures14 October 2004, Published under Cement NewsThe Health Protection Agency (HPA) notes that the use of substitute fuels in cement kilns is subject to Integrated Pollution Prevention Control regulation and has been the source of considerable public concern. Consequently the HPA has produced this initial position statement on the public health consequences of these processes in order to help inform the debate. The HPA is referring this issue to the Committee on Medical Effects of Air Pollutants (COMEAP) for detailed consideration of healt... |
Fight quarry threat to the white horse08 October 2004, Published under Cement NewsUK campaigners yesterday urged residents living near a top Wiltshire tourist attraction to fight a cement giant’s plans to extend a quarry towards recreational land. Nearby residents claimed proposals by Lafarge Cement UK to extend the chalk quarry serving its Westbury Works, on the edge of Salisbury Plain, would spoil the enjoyment of thousands of people who used the open green space near the Westbury White Horse. Thousands of people would lose out because the planned development would ex... |
Environment Agency allows Castle Cement trial burning of MBM06 October 2004, Published under Cement NewsThe Environment Agency has confirmed that Castle Cement will be allowed to carry out a trail burning of meat and bonemeal (MBM) at its Ribblesdale works in Clitheroe, Lancashire, UK. The six-month trial will see MBM used to provide up to 50 per cent of the heat required for the cement making process. During the trial Castle Cement will still continue to burn coal, chipped tyres and substitute fuel, Cemfuel. During the trials, Castle will have to carry out a rigorous programme of emissi... |
Russian approval for Kyoto Protocol04 October 2004, Published under Cement NewsThe Russian Cabinet endorsed the Kyoto Protocol last week, making international implementation of one of the most far-reaching and controversial environmental initiatives a near certainty.The decision puts an end to months of heated domestic debate over the international treaty that aims to curb climate change by limiting greenhouse gases. The European Union has been pushing Moscow to commit to the protocol. The fate of the protocol has hinged on Russian approval. In the absence of suppor... |
Rugby Cement takeover fears01 October 2004, Published under Cement NewsLocal protesters are up in arms over news that a Mexican company which was fined more than a quarter of a million dollars for breaching air quality laws are to take over Rugby Cement. Bosses at RMC, which owns Rugby Cement, announced this week that they had accepted a takeover bid from Cemex. But members of pollution protest group Rugby In Plume, which has campaigned for years about dangerous chemicals produced at the site, are furious after discovering the company was slapped with a heft... |
Questions over the Dragon01 October 2004, Published under Cement NewsA US-Maine neighborhood group promises "consistent, persistent" effort to prod cement manufacturer Dragon Products on environmental issues, and it drew some 100 people to its first community meeting. "We don’t want to shut down Dragon," said Greg Marley of Rockland at a public gathering of Neighbors for a Safe Dragon on Tuesday night at Watts Hall. The session linked environmental and health concerns to alleged pollution from Dragon’s Route 1 plant. Marley said it will take a "consistent... |