Cement News tagged under: environmental
Cemex waste fuel agreement, Mexico30 January 2012, Published under Cement NewsCemex has been using waste from Mexico city as part of its production process since last November. The company ships between 500tpd and 600tpd, a figure that could rise to 1000t soon, to feed Cemex's plants in the nearby city of Puebla, 150km east of the capital. The agreement between the Federal District (FD) city officials and Cemex came after the closure of the Bordo Poniente waste site, the largest landfill in Latin America, in December because it was full. This resulted in waste ac... |
WBCSD – quarry rehabilitation guidelines released27 January 2012, Published under Cement NewsThe World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) has released Guidelines on Quarry Rehabilitation which provides practical guidance for managing the impacts of quarrying activities and ensuring that environments are properly revitalized. Led by the Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI), the project was carried out by a group of member companies and is based on methods that they have successfully employed. Philippe Fonta, Managing Director, WBCSD Cement Sustainability Initiati... |
Holcim files lawsuit over EUA theft, Romania27 January 2012, Published under Cement NewsHolcim has filed a lawsuit against Romania’s carbon registry for damages relating to EUR1m allowances that were stolen from the company in a hacking attack in 2010, Reuters reports. The company said it had filed a EUR1m claim in November 2011m in time to beat a one-year deadline imposed by Romanian law. "We've filed a claim with Romania's national environmental protection agency," a spokesman with the company told Point Carbon News, adding that the company might revise the claimed amount of... |
Dyckerhoff Ukraine in alternative fuels initiative27 January 2012, Published under Cement NewsDyckerhoff Ukraine intends to use briquettes of household fuel as waste at its Volyn Tsement plant in Zdolbuniv, Rivne region. Ukrainian News reported the company’s head of ecology, Roman Naumenko, as saying that the alternative fuels usage will start by September this year at a cost of EUR2.6m. The waste will be sorted at a waste processing plant in Rivne and be delivered by trucks to the cement plant. It is expected that the new initiative will reduce production costs by 20 per cent. |
St Marys Cement to pilot new CO2 absorption system25 January 2012, Published under Cement NewsToronto-based Pond Biofuels is piloting a new CO2 absorption system at St Marys Cement, Canada. The new equipment will cut greenhouse gases by absorbing dirty stack emissions to grow algae which can subsequently be used in oil production, converted into biodiesel and bioplastics or act as a renewable coal substitute. “Algal biomass can produce the same amount of energy as the equivalent amount of coal, and can be refined to produce higher grade fuels such as diesel and ethanol among ot... |
Lehigh quarry development discussions, USA23 January 2012, Published under Cement NewsResidents of New Windsor, Maryland, USA, are hoping that a public hearing will be granted by the US Army Corps of Engineers on a permit application by Lehigh Cement Co in relation to the development of its New Windsor quarry. The Corps first held a formal public comment period last year, but residents have continued to comment on the impact the development could have on streams and wetlands. Therefore, there remains the possibility that a new public notice could be put out, Landmark Commu... |
India: NCP demands closure of illegal cement units09 January 2012, Published under Cement NewsIndia’s opposition, National Congress Party, today demanded the government should stop all cement plants operating illegally in Jaintia Hills district beside a compensation in line with which Supreme Court had imposed on Lafarge Umiam Pvt Ltd. The demand came in the wake of the findings of the High Power Committee of Meghalaya government which submitted its report in the late hours last year. "We demand the government to close down all cement companies in operation in Jaintia Hills distri... |
Essroc to improve environmental protection measures03 January 2012, Published under Cement NewsThe Department of Justice and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Essroc Cement Company has agreed to pay a US$1.7m penalty and invest approximately US$33m in pollution control technology to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) at six of its Portland cement manufacturing plants. The settlement will protect Americans’ health by reducing more than 7000t of NOx and SO2 pollution each year. Essroc has also agreed to spend US$745,000 to mitigate the effect... |
Philippine cement sector recognised03 January 2012, Published under Cement NewsIn recognition awards outstanding practices in sustainable development, the Federation of Philippine Industries, FPI, has awarded more than just outstanding corporations. FPI also recognised exemplary industries as well as Local Government Units (LGUs) which partnered with FPI members in sustainable development initiatives. Outstanding practices in sustainable development were recognised in the areas of waste management, optimum use of resources, health and safety and corporate social respo... |
Philippines cement industry: sustainability practices praised02 January 2012, Published under Cement NewsThe Cement Manufacturers’ Association of the Philippines (CeMAP) has accepted two awards on behalf of the industry from The Federation of Philippine Industries (FPI). The cement industry was praised for its outstanding practices in the areas of waste management and corporate social responsibility (CSR). CeMAP President Ernesto Ordoñez stressed that CeMAP, through its Sustainable Development Committee, fosters among its members “more than” compliance with regulations stipulated in the Clean ... |