Cement News tagged under: environmental
Oman Cement to resume Line 128 February 2012, Published under Cement NewsOman Cement Company is to resume operations at Kiln Line No 1 which was suspended last week on orders from the Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs on pollution concerns. The Oman Daily Observer reports that statement to the Muscat Securities Market the cement producer said it had “reached an agreement” with the ministry. “Based on the discussions with officials of the ministry and their understanding of all actions taken by the company to improve the environmental aspects, it ha... |
Essroc agrees to pay fine on reporting violations, USA23 February 2012, Published under Cement NewsEssroc Cement Corporation has agreed to pay a US$82,000 fine for alleged violations. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) imposed the fine to settle alleged violations of toxic chemical reporting requirements at Essroc’s plant in Nazareth, PA. According to the EPA, a June 2011 inspection revealed that Essroc did not submit annual reports for lead for three years (2006-08) when the company processed lead in amounts exceeding 130,000lbs annually. The EPA highlighted that the settleme... |
HeidelbergCement Quarry Life Award22 February 2012, Published under Cement NewsThe first edition of the Quarry Life Award launched by HeidelbergCement raised strong interest from students and researchers. Over 300 project proposals will be competing in 18 countries on four continents. At the close of entries on 17 February, more than 300 projects ideas had been registered to compete for the first Quarry Life Award launched by HeidelbergCement and its national companies. Students and researchers from Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania were asked to submit a project pro... |
DG Khan waste heat project registered with UNFCCC16 February 2012, Published under Cement NewsPakistan's DG Khan Cement’s waste heat recovery project, has been registered with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) for carbon credit. The project, situated at Dera Ghazi Khan, is generating 10.4MW of electricity, according to a filing with the Pakistan Stock Exchange yesterday. |
Pakistan: DG Khan Cement receives UN carbon credits15 February 2012, Published under Cement NewsDG Khan Cement Company is to receive CO2 credits from the UN for setting up its new waste heat recovery project. “The Waste Heat Recovery Project of the company situated at Dera Ghazi Khan, generating 10.4MW of electricity has been successfully registered with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) for carbon credit,” said DG Khan Cement. The Pakistani cement producer stated that the project was expected to generate 33,845t of CO2 equivalent per annum for a cr... |
USA: Tehachapi cement plant has one of nation's highest mercury emission levels15 February 2012, Published under Cement NewsThe Environmental Protection Agency has rated Lehigh Southwest Cement plant’s mercury emissions as the second highest in the USA. The Lehigh Tehachapi plant produced 872lb of mercury in 2010, according to the Environmental Protection Agency's Toxics Release Inventory data – the most of any cement plant in California and the second highest among all cement plants in the United States. Over the years, the mercury emissions have been a particular source of concern and contention. Historica... |
USA: Lehigh proposes land swap14 February 2012, Published under Cement NewsUnder a proposal with Lehigh Southwest Cement Co, the Shasta-Trinity National Forest around Lake Shasta could grow by about 246 acres. Lehigh Southwest Cement wants to swap about 78 acres of Forest Service land near its Mountain Gate plant for about 246 acres it owns near the McCloud arm of Lake Shasta. Jim Ellison, plant manager at Lehigh, said his company has been using the 78 acres for roads under permit from the forest service for power line access and other uses, he said. He s... |
Suez Cement bag filter project completed, Egypt09 February 2012, Published under Cement NewsEgypt’s Head of Environmental Affairs, Eng. Hossam Hegazy, accompanied by a number of senior officials from his ministry visited on Tuesday, February 7th, 2012, Tourah Portland Cement Company (TPCC), a subsidiary of Suez Cement group of Companies (SCGC) to mark the completion of the project to replace the electrostatic filters in line eight with bag house filters. The project is funded partially with a loan from the Egyptian Pollution abatement Project (EPAP II) of EEAA.??Upon arrival, th... |
China considers tougher emission rules for cement producers02 February 2012, Published under Cement NewsChina's environment ministry is considering launching stricter rules regarding NOx emissions from cement plants, which, if implemented, could sharply affect the net profits of local producers. Chinese Vice Minister of Environment Protection, Zhang Lihjun, last month said during a visit to Anhui Conch, that he ministry plans to introduce stricter rules, the Shanghai-based daily reported. China had previously said it plans to cut the cement industry’s NOx emissions by 10 per cent by 201... |
Ash Improvement Technology and Sika alliance02 February 2012, Published under Cement NewsAsh Improvement Technology Inc (AIT) and Sika AG of Switzerland announced today that they entered a Strategic Alliance to develop products to help reduce the CO2 emissions related to the production of cement. As part of the agreement, Sika has also made an investment to take an equity stake in AIT. "Construction markets worldwide are demanding innovation for more environmentally sustainable cement and concrete. Sika is committed to deliver the best technology to the market to help our custo... |