Cement News tagged under: environmental
Lafarge considering R&D facility, India06 September 2011, Published under Cement NewsLafarge India is mulling over to set up a research and development (R&D) facility in India for developing solutions and products to suit the growing demand of ’green’ infrastructure and affordable housing, a senior company official said. "Demand for new infrastructure and housing in India is increasing rapidly. This growth, however, must be met through new, innovative approaches to construction that take into account social, economic and environmental imperatives. We are mulling setting up ... |
Novacem wins green award06 September 2011, Published under Cement NewsNovacem’s Carbon Negative Cement won Material ConneXion’s second annual MEDIUM Award. “If implemented, the material would take care of most of construction’s attempts at carbon reductions in one fell swoop,” says Material ConneXion Vice President Dr. Andrew H. Dent of the company’s selection for 2011 MEDIUM award. The selection, Novacem‘s Carbon Negative Cemement, replaces calcium carbonates used in typical cement formulation with magnesium silicates and uses a lower-temperature producti... |
Health and safety leads Hanson’s sustainability highlights06 September 2011, Published under Cement NewsHanson UK’s 2011 Performance and Sustainability Report, published today, shows how the company has exceeded its targets across a range of areas, including biodiversity, waste reduction, responsible sourcing and health and safety. The report, which covers the calendar year 2010, also highlights Hanson’s achievement in becoming the largest building materials company in the UK to receive the Carbon Trust Standard across all business lines. The standard is awarded to organisations that have ac... |
Lehigh, county discuss new reclamation plan01 September 2011, Published under Cement NewsLehigh Southwest Cement was the subject of a Cupertino county planning meeting Tuesday regarding the development of a new reclamation plan. A reclamation plan would see a restoration on portions of the mined land in unincorporated county land near Cupertino. Any surface mining operation conducted without an approved reclamation plan is in violation of the State Mining and Reclamation Act. The quiet and calm evening meeting at the Quinlan Community Center in Cupertino saw less than 50 atten... |
Cemex Philippines launches alternative waste fuels project01 September 2011, Published under Cement NewsCemex in the Philippines has partnered with two international environmental groups to implement a US$10m joint alternative fuels project at its Solid Cement plant in Antipolo, adjacent to Manila. The joint project will convert biodegradable, non-reusable, non-recyclable waste into alternative fuel. The trilateral partnership will strengthen the companies’ environmental initiatives, contribute to international efforts to address climate change, and respond to the skyrocketing prices of f... |
Locals protest against Mombasa Cement storage unit, Kenya31 August 2011, Published under Cement NewsResidents of Mikindani in Mombasa are up in arms after a cement factory set up a storage area for clinker in their neighbourhood. Mombasa Cement rented a transport company’s yard and set up a facility to store their clinker. The residents claim the dust from the clinker has been affecting them for the two or three years the facility has been in their neighbourhood. The Public Health ministry has threatened to shut down the facility claiming the company went against the recommendations of a... |
Permit hearings underway, Carolinas Cement29 August 2011, Published under Cement NewsThe N.C. Division of Air Quality has scheduled three public hearings in September on a new draft air quality permit for a proposed cement manufacturing plant in New Hanover County. Titan America / Carolinas Cement Co. has applied for an air quality permit to construct and operate a Portland cement manufacturing plant at 6411 Ideal Cement Road in Castle Hayne. The Division of Air Quality, or DAQ, has prepared a draft permit that sets limits for all applicable air quality standards for the pr... |
Land concessions for cement units cleared, India26 August 2011, Published under Cement NewsThe State Cabinet of Karnataka, India has cleared land concessions to eight cement factories, all to be located in and around Sedam and Chincholi in Gulbarga district. The total extent of lands approved for these projects is over 4,000 acres. Most of them have received waivers from the provisions of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act and the Karnataka Land Reforms Act which imposed a ban on the use of agricultural land for non-agricultural purposes. Among the cement units are Chettinad Cements... |
Lafarge to use sewage pellets as new fuel26 August 2011, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Cement UK has announced it is applying to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) for permission to use Processed Sewage Pellets (PSP) as an additional waste-derived fuel at its Dunbar Works. The Works has already managed to replace 40 per cent of its annual coal usage each year with the established waste-derived fuels, tyres and Recycled Liquid Fuel (RLF). Now the company would like to add PSP, a fuel classed as ‘carbon neutral biomass’. Dunbar Works manager Nigel Blair ... |
NY clears Lafarge as a mercury source25 August 2011, Published under Cement NewsThe New York State Department of Health has ruled out Lafarge as mercury source. On 27 June it sent letters notifying 12 of the 172 people who had undergone testing by the Harvard School of Public Health in May of 2010 that their mercury levels had been higher than normal. While blood mercury levels were higher than 5 g/mL in some individuals, the DOH letter stated, “Finding mercury in the blood at this level is not uncommon.” It went on to say that levels of 100 ng/mL would be “a mat... |