Cement News tagged under: Environmental
Bangadesh seminar06 September 2004, Published under Cement News"Portland Composite cement has better characteristics than the ordinary Portland Cement," said HeidelbergCement Bangladesh Limited Managing Director Engineer Mark Van Kempen. He said this at a seminar organised for giving information to engineers about the Portland Composite Cement (Cem II). For Bangladesh, Mark recommended Portland Composite Cement (Cem II). The rationale for suggesting the same is due to the fact that this kind of cement is used in building bridges and other commercial st... |
Demonstrators plant trees at cement plant03 September 2004, Published under Cement NewsEnvironmental group, Residents Against Dioxins, has marked the Global Day of Action On Waste by staging a peaceful demonstration at New Berrima’s Blue Circle southern cement plant, in south-east NSW. The group planted 16 trees in a "green circle of hope", with each tree representing 10 tonnes of particles being emitted by the cement works each year. The group has also renewed its opposition to a plan by the cement works to burn waste materials to fuel its kiln. Group spokesman Peter La... |
Indian tribe success in cement31 August 2004, Published under Cement NewsWhile many US native Indians have diversified into tourism and gambling others have moved successfully into cement. Arizona’s tribes produce an estimated $1 billion a year in gambling revenue, fourth-highest among states with Indian casinos, according to one study. Nationally, Indian gaming revenue last year was an estimated $16.7 billion. The money is helping tribes lay an economic foundation that they hope leads to self-reliance. The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community ventured o... |
Helping to replenish coral reefs31 August 2004, Published under Cement NewsMalaysia’s coral reefs have been highlighted in the media lately due to increasing stress from too many divers, El Nino and industrial accidents. Malaysia, like many other countries which rely on these fragile beauties for eco-tourism, has had to find ways to replenish endangered sites. Artificial replenishment had been the answer. This method, using a system of concrete “reef balls” has garnered increasing publicity for their apparent low cost and seemingly sound theory. However, this theo... |
Environmental group urges no waste burn27 August 2004, Published under Cement NewsA Canadian environmental group is urging the province to deny a request from two companies that want to burn Blue Box materials and recyclable hazardous waste. The Toronto Environmental Alliance has sent a letter to Environment Minister Leona Dombrowsky asking her to turn down proposals from Stelco and LaFarge Cement to burn paper, plastics, used tires and motor oil at their plants as a cheap ’’energy-from-waste’’ fuel substitute. The alliance fears such burning will harm people and... |
New plan for St Lawrence plant27 August 2004, Published under Cement NewsSt Lawrence Cement’s seemingly never-ending controversial proposal to build a new cement plant in upstate New York took a remarkable twist on Wednesday at press time. At an Aug 18 press conference St. Lawrence Cement Spokesman Dan Odescalchi and SLC officials and consultants announced several dramatic changes to the original plant proposal. In an attempt to address numerous and continuing criticisms of the plant’s height, the SLC spokesmen said the following alterations would be made to t... |
Fuel-Tech NV announces order25 August 2004, Published under Cement NewsFuel-Tech NV based in the US has announced four orders for NOxOUT projects totaling approximately US$2m. Two of the orders are for municipal solid waste incinerator facilities in Spain, while a third is for high-tech injectors for a cement kiln NOx reduction application in Korea. The last order is for the completion of a NOxOUT system on a large coal-fired utility boiler that was put on hold one year ago. The release of a second unit from this utility, which was also postponed at the same ti... |
Measures to prevent environmental pollution23 August 2004, Published under Cement NewsThe Diamond Cement Ghana Limited, a grinding plant at Aflao, Ghana, which imports clinker from an associated plant in neighbouring Togo producers of Portland cement is to build a 50m wide green belt around the factory as part of measures to make the environment free of pollution. A bag filter has been installed in the company’s clinker storage area in addition to two already in place to mop up and keep waste from spreading. The measure followed complains and by the communities around the fac... |
Design changes to St Lawrence19 August 2004, Published under Cement NewsSt Lawrence Cement Inc, said yesterday radical design changes it has made to a US$350m plant destined for Greenport, NY, should speed a five-year-old permit process and let construction start soon. The new plant with annual capacity of 2Mt would replace an older inefficient facility nearby. New technology will enable it to be well within New York State environmental norms, including air quality, water use and stack height, said project manager David Loomes. It will not be visible from 9... |
RMC: cementing a reputation for innovation19 August 2004, Published under Cement NewsEnvironmental and technical challenges have forced RMC, the UK’s largest aggregates group, to come up with a range of interesting and innovative solutions for different strands of its business. A new manufacturing process at the group’s cement plant in Rugby has secured RMC a European Award for the Environment for its work in reducing sulphur dioxide emissions. Bob Millard, manager at the plant, which is part of RMC’s Rugby Cement division, says concern about emissions prompted a decisi... |