LafargeHolcim’s Holly Hill awarded EnergyStar certification
LafargeHolcim’s Holly Hill cement plant is one of the 93 manufacturing plants that has been awarded EnergyStar certification for superior energy performance in 2017.
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Cement Australia fined in Port Kembla over raw material storage
Cement Australia's Christy Drive operation has been served fines of AUD30,000 (US$23,500) from the Environment Protection Authority for improper storage of its materials at Port...
Diamond Cement to be visited by the EPA after environmental concerns
Officers of the Environmental Protection Agency in Accra are expected to visit Diamond Cement Factory and the area of Aflao Duta in Ghana on Friday 16 February, because the land...
Pakistan: Fecto Cement appeals mining ban
Fecto Cement has requested the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to allow it to carry out stone crushing activities in the Margalla Hills, which has been listed as a national park sinc...
Nigeria: producers encouraged to use tyres as raw material
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has approached local cement producers, encouraging them to use tyres as a raw material for firing kilns.
USA: Cemex settles with EPA
Cemex and its affiliate, Kosmos Cement Company, have reached a settlement deal with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to resolve alleged historical violations of the Cle...
PCA response to new EPA Ozone Standard
The Portland Cement Association (PCA) released the following statement regarding the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ground-level ozone anticipated to be fina...
Ireland: EPA to investigate Limerick dust emissions
As it cleared a blockage from its preheater, Irish Cement’s Limerick plant caused a dust emission that coated cars and houses. The dust release at around 4am on Saturday 25 July...
PCA: ‘New EPA rule threatens economic recovery’
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday released its final "waters of the United States" (WOTUS) rule. In taking this action, EPA greatly expanded its own regu...
USA: Cupertino plant agrees lawsuit settlement
Hanson Permanente Cement Inc, owners of Lehigh Cupertino cement plant, has agreed to pay a US$2.55m penalty to settle a federal suit and install a US$5m wastewater treatment fac...