Cement News tagged under: Quinn Cement
Quinn fined for 2014 breaching dust emissions26 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsQuinn Cement Ltd has been fined EUR2000 plus costs after the company pleaded guilty to having previously failed to control dust emissions from its plant in Ballyconnell, Ireland. Reports of at least three houses and cars in the nearby area being coated in a film of cement dust were made to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) after a filter bag failed at the plant between 5-8 Septembeer 2014. Cavan District court heard on 21 May how the plant was shut down, while the fault was found a... |
EUR16m investment in Quinn SRF project16 January 2014, Published under Cement NewsAventas Group, formerly Quinn Manufacturing Group, is to invest EUR16m in an alternative fuels project at its Quinn Cement plant in Ireland. Aventas said it is to convert the 1.4Mta Ballyconnell plant to use solid recovered fuel (SRF) so it can reduce reliance on more expensive high-quality South African coal. According to plant manager, Barry King, the project will reduce carbon emissions by about 20 per cent. Aventas Group chief executive, Paul O'Brien said: "This is the first significan... |