ACC plant fails environmental compliance report
A joint committee of National Green Tribunal (NGT) has reported environmental compliance lapses at Adani Group ’s ACC Ltd Barmana cement Works (Gagal), Himachal Pradesh, India. ...
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Kirkurk cement plant reopens
Iraqi General Cement Co ’s Kirkuk factory, the country’s largest, has resumed operations following a major environmental overhaul. The work to upgrade the 45 year-old plant, fol...
Holcim's Alpena plant raises environmental concerns
A Free Press review of Michigan Department of Environment Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) records showed Holcim ’s Alpena plant (Michigan, USA) has received more than 20 air pollu...
Ambuja's proposed Ramannapet plant sparks local outcry over pollution
Plans for a new cement factory near Ramannapet have raised concerns among local residents over potential environmental impacts. The proposed plant, submitted by Ambuja Cement , ...
Lafarge Canada fined for dust pollution
Lafarge Canada Inc has been fined CAD$200,000 (US$145,395) for breaching the Environmental Protection Act, reports The Intelligencer. In October 2019 clinker dust from the compa...
Islanders press ahead with legal action against Holcim
Residents of the Indonesian island of Pulau Pari are pressing ahead with their legal action against Holcim , intending to hold the Swiss company liable for pollution and the imp...
LafargeHolcim temporarily shuts down its Mabini plant
LafargeHolcim temporarily closed the grinding plant in Mabini, Batangas, the Philippines, in compliance to the Environment Management Bureau-Region IV office's order issued on t...
Protesters close gates to Shalimar Cement
Local residents staged a sit-in outside Shalimar Cement Industry, claiming environmental pollution caused by the industry at Jitpur-Simara sub-metropolis in Bara of Nepal. Prote...
Aceh's coastline damaged by PT Lafarge Cement Indonesia's coal spill
PT Lafarge Cement Indonesia, (LafargeHolcim) is likely to face a hefty environmental clear up bill after a barge spilt 700t of coal off the Sumatra coast, polluting beaches, dam...
South Korea to impose stricter air pollution levels
The South Korean government has tightened emission standards for air pollutants of fine-dust producing businesses such as coal-fired power plants, cement factories and steelmaki...