Cement News tagged under: Environmental
Committee meet on Dundee construction16 September 2004, Published under Cement NewsA Dundee cement manufacturer has begun putting together the additional equipment needed so it can burn a number of industrial wastes and sludges within the next six months. Holcim, Inc. began construction on a number of storage tanks around the Day Road plant last week, plant environmental manager Tim Schlosser said to reporters from the Toledo Blade Meanwhile, the ad-hoc Holcim Community Advisory Committee, a citizens’ group that meets regularly with plant officials to discuss concerns, wil... |
Closure of stone crushers in RAK15 September 2004, Published under Cement NewsRAS AL KHAIMAH — The RAK Environment Protection and Industrial Development Commission (EPIDC) has ordered the closure of two rock crushers after they were found not conforming to environment-friendly standards set by the governmental body. The two facilities, located at Wadi Asfeni, were found being operated without covering their production units in violation of the rules laid down by the EPIDC. The construction materials industry is considered to be the main economic activity in RAK and th... |
Day-long fire at Dragon14 September 2004, Published under Cement NewsAn industrial fire that broke out Sunday at Dragon Cement’s plant on Route 1 in Thomaston burned for much of the day before firefighters returned to their stations. Thomaston and Rockland fire departments responded to the fire that started in a coal bin inside the cement manufacturing plant, according to Thomaston Fire Chief Michael Leo. Leo said large dust collector bags hanging inside the coal bin dropped onto motors, which ignited the bags. Smoke and fire began to spread back through ... |
St Lawrence Cement’s New York plant inches forward10 September 2004, Published under Cement NewsSt. Lawrence Cement Group Inc. has been engaged for the past several years in the process of obtaining the necessary permits for a replacement cement plant in Greenport, N.Y. The company announced that it welcomed the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner’s second interim decision to adjudicate issues such as air, visual, aesthetics and riverine habitat. "St. Lawrence Cement believes that, due to the new design of the replacement plant, the DEC commissioner... |
Mexico, US Officials take steps to clean up10 September 2004, Published under Cement NewsWith 5 million discarded tires littering the background, the US and Mexico announced an accord Thursday to clean up the mountains of rusty cars, smashed school buses and rotting rubber that are a blight on the border. Environmental officials from both countries said the first step of the massive clean-up would be to start burning the tires for fuel in cement factories. "The environmental challenges that we face do not respect political boundaries," said Richard Green, a regional administra... |
ENCI allowed to exploit local quarry until 202910 September 2004, Published under Cement NewsThe Provincial Executive of the southern Dutch province of Limburg will grant permission to Dutch cement factory ENCI to extract marl from the quarry near Sint Pietersberg until 2029, it was reported on September 9, 2004. According to the Limburg provincial traffic affairs officer Mat Vestjens, the permit will step into power as soon as possible appeal proceedings against the plan are finalised. According to the conditions of the permit, ENCI will be able to exploit the marl quarry in a... |
Mexican firm cuts energy bill07 September 2004, Published under Cement NewsCemex, the biggest cement producer in the U.S., has cut its energy bills by 17% in the past four years. The company is reaping the benefits of an ambitious decadelong effort to refit its cement plants so they can operate on low-cost, little-used fuels such as an oil-industry residue called petroleum coke and industrial waste like oily rags. Cemex’s success in reducing its energy expense offers an unusual lesson in global business, showing what a developing-world company can do when force... |
St Lawrence wants permit delay06 September 2004, Published under Cement NewsState Environmental Conservation Commissioner Erin Crotty is expected to decide next week whether to delay decisions key to construction of a $353m cement manufacturing plant in upstate New York. St. Lawrence Cement has asked Crotty to hold off on rulings governing the company’s proposed plant until state officials have had a chance to review a revised plan. Dan Odescalchi, a company spokesman, said St. Lawrence made the request last week because it wants Crotty to have the most recent infor... |
Dragon concerns06 September 2004, Published under Cement NewsNeighbours for a Safe Dragon, the group of US Mid-coast residents concerned about air emissions and pollution control at Dragon Products cement works in Thomason, New England, has postponed an informational meeting to Sept. 28. The Neighbours had originally scheduled their meeting for Sept. 9., but said Monday they needed more time to organise their presentation. A July 13 episode that resulted in a large fugitive dust cloud rising from a preheater tower was resolved quickly, the company ... |
Grasim favours use of wastes06 September 2004, Published under Cement NewsGrasim Industry favoures an extensive use of all forms of wastes including flyash in the cement production. Industrial wastes including flyash should be used more in the production process after taking note of both technical and environment feasibility of their use, the Chief Manufacturing Officer, Mr S K Maheshwari said at a workshop in India. Energy costs accounts for 40 per cent towards the input costs, Mr Maheshwari said that the domestic industry should find alternative sources to co... |