Cement News tagged under: environmental
Using old tyres for fuel will benefit environment16 March 2006, Published under Cement NewsThe environment will benefit from a government decision to allow Holcim to use alternative fuels at its cement plant outside Kimberley, South Africa, the company said on Wednesday. Holcim Alternative Fuels manager Johan Schoonraad said replacing traditional fossil fuels such as coal with chemically similar waste materials such as tyres, rubber, paper sludge, plastics, solvents, industrial tars and sludge is common practice throughout the world. "Appropriate waste streams will significantly ... |
Holcim Apasco provides 140 Houses16 March 2006, Published under Cement NewsHolcim Apasco and Mexican fund Provivah provided 140 houses to Veracruz, southern Mexico, under their common social programme, Holcim Apasco said on March 15, 2006. The price of each house stands at between 75,000 Mexican pesos (US$7,000) and 80,000 pesos (US$7500) according to Holcim Apasco. The local government of the state of Veracruz donated the land, where the houses were build, while Provivah covered the majority of the expenses for the construction. The families, who will live in the... |
Dramatic growth in carbon market in 200516 March 2006, Published under Cement NewsSome Euro 9.4bn worth of carbon was traded on the international market last year, up from an estimated euro 377m in 2004, according to a new report. Carbon 2006, from Norwegian consultancy and analysis company Point Carbon, found that around 362Mt of carbon dioxide (CO2) were traded in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme last year, and contracts were signed for reductions of 397Mt of CO2e from Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects. The figures for 2004 were 17Mt and 188Mt respectively. "Ca... |
Tyre-burning plant plan submitted for approval09 March 2006, Published under Cement NewsThe US State Department of Environmental Conservation has released a 92-page document answering public comments on the Lafarge Building Materials proposal to burn old tyres to fire its Ravenna cement plant across the Hudson from northern Columbia and southern Rensselaer counties. The entire application, which includes a draft permit and the public comments, were sent to the federal Environmental Protection on Feb. 23, according to DEC spokesman Rick Georgeson. The EPA will give the plan a fi... |
Green light for burning of animal waste06 March 2006, Published under Cement NewsCastle Cement, which has a major manufacturing site near Clitheroe, UK, has become the first cement manufacturer in the UK to be given the green light to burn Meat and Bone Meal (MBM) to fire its production kilns. The decision announced by the Environment Agency on Thursday follows a six-month trial period where the company fired one of its kilns using the animal by-product. Company general manager Gareth Price, of the company’s Ribblesdale works, said: "We are very pleased with the decisio... |
Tulsa plant receives conservation award06 March 2006, Published under Cement NewsLafarge North America’s Tulsa Cement Plant received international recognition for contributions to wildlife habitat conservation at the Wildlife Habitat Council’s 17th annual symposium. Lafarge demonstrated its commitment to environmental stewardship and increasing native biodiversity by achieving habitat certification at the Tulsa plant. The Tulsa Cement Plant is a limestone quarry and manufacturing facility on 1300 acres. About 130 acres are available for wildlife habitat enhancement pro... |
The La Araña cement plant upgrade03 March 2006, Published under Cement NewsOver coming months, the Financiera y Minera cement factory in La Araña, Spain will soon be cleaner, more environment-friendly, more productive and more attractive to look at than before. Restructuring work on the site, which is expected to cost some Euro 84m, will be the biggest project of its type carried out by any private company in Malaga’s history, involving the replacement of most of the present buildings on the site with new ones, while making better use of energy, cutting down on tox... |
Cement works exceeding emissions27 February 2006, Published under Cement NewsTwo tyre-burning kilns at the Lafarge plant at Westbury have exceeded the permitted emission levels of hydrogen chloride and oxides of nitrogen, says the Environment Agency. The Environment Agency has served an enforcement notice on the firm. Lafarge has until 5 April to carry out a review to pinpoint what actions it needs to take to comply with the new permit limits. Jim Flory of the Environment Agency said the notice spelled out "specific actions and timescales for (Lafarge) to ens... |
Judges weigh up cement complaint27 February 2006, Published under Cement NewsThe European Court of Justice is expected to deliver judgement in the next few months on a £54m development at a Flintshire cement works. Five judges are considering if EU laws were broken when planning permission was granted for a new kiln at the Castle Cement plant near Mold. The case was brought against the UK government after environment campaigner Klaus Armstrong-Braun complained. Castle Cement said a full environmental impact assessment had been made. Mr Armstrong-Braun, a form... |
Cement plant seeks more time to unload hazardous waste27 February 2006, Published under Cement NewsContinental Cement has asked the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for 10 days to unload hazardous waste from rail cars instead of being limited to three days as state law requires. DNR is accepting public comments about the proposed variance until March 3. The cement plant kiln burns about 90,000 tons of hazardous and non-hazardous waste a year. Much of the material burned in its kiln comes by rail car. Jerry Epperson, environmental manager for Continental Cement, said when t... |