Canada: Lafarge improving environmental impact
Lafarge has completed a CAD20m (US$15.3m) modernisation project at its Exshaw plant in Alberta. The works focussed on improving the plant’s environmental impact but also nearly ...
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Green cement volumes to rise at a CARG of 7.6% up to 2024
According to report published by Grand View Research, global green cement market is expected to reach US$37.76bn by 2024.
Best practice in karst mining Premium
The high biodiversity and ecological sensitivity of karst areas presents additional challenges in terms of sustainable mining practices to cement producers as they mine for the ...
Philippines: Republic Cement confident despite environmental crackdown
Republic Cement has vowed to continue with its expansion plans and has said that it is "ready" to face an environmental audit from the Filipino government, ABS-CBN News reports....
Myanmar: protestors vow to continue fight against MCL
Local protestors in Kyaikmaraw in southeast Myanmar have reacted angrily to the publication of a report into the building a new coal-fired cement plant, Burma News International...
Pakistan: Fecto Cement prosecuted over violating national park
Pakistan’s Capital Development Authority (CDA) has announced that it has stripped the Fecto Cement Company of its lease of plant and issued a fine of PKR420m (US$4m), the Expres...
Indonesia: President meets with Semen Indonesia protestors
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has met with community representatives who are resisting plans to build a cement factory and quarry at Mount Kendeng in Central Java, the Jakart...
Cemtech Asia and the Philippine growth trail
Cemtech Asia’s seventh conference and exhibition, which took place in Manila, Philippines, between 19-22 June, provided an exceptional opportunity to take stock of the industry’...
Raw MSW gasification at Conch Tongling Cement Premium
To enable Conch Tongling Cement to burn a higher rate of alternative fuels, an integrated gasification system was installed and duly tested. The system converts organic or fossi...
Carbon capture breakthrough Premium
The EU has awarded a €12m grant to the LEILAC (Low Emissions Intensity Lime And Cement) consortium. The consortium, led by technology provider Calix, aims to apply and demonstra...