Cement News tagged under: Pollution
Fiji: Pacific Cement and Tengy Cement sued over clinker shipments16 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsThe Fiji Fish Marketing Group is suing Pacific Cement, Tengy Cement and a third company, citing damage caused by the offloading of clinker in Lami, the Fiji Times reports. The Fish Marketing Group claims that the clinker has caused damage to its property and presents a risk to human health, adding that it has been forced to close its factory during the offloading process. The hearing began this week, but has been adjourned until Monday (20 March) pending the filing of more documentatio... |
UK: cement plants in Olympic park?12 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsPlans to construct four cement and concrete plants near the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London have caused outrage among local residents. If the plans are to go through, more than 900 HGV movements would go in and out of the site daily. Almost 10,000 people have signed a petition objecting the plans, which have been put forward by the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC). The main concerns of those signing the petition centre around increased traffic, noise and deterioration o... |
US cement sector wins two-year extension to meet new pollution controls24 December 2012, Published under Cement NewsThe Environmental Protection Agency has finalised rules to curb pollution for cement plants, agreeing to give industry additional time for compliance and easing some emissions limits from earlier proposals. Cement kilns will face strict limits on mercury, acid gases and fine particulate matter, but plants will not have to comply with the new limits until September 2015, two years after they were originally set to take place. There are fewer than 115 cement plants in the United States, b... |