Holcim Mexico slashes freshwater usage
Holcim Mexico has reported a 58 per cent reduction in freshwater withdrawal across its operations since 2020, as part of an expanded water management strategy supported by new t...
Water Management
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Protecting natural water resources in the cement sector Premium
At the Santa Rosa cement plant in Colombia, CEMEX has adopted a sustainable approach to its production process. Instead of relying on water from the Teusacá River, the plant uti...
Harvested rainwater accounts for 80% of Udaipur Cement's water requirements
Being an almost two times water-positive company, Udaipur Cement Works Ltd sources about 80 per cent of freshwater requirement from harvested rainwater stored in the mines pit l...
The cement industry must tackle water management head on
This week, Sephaku Cement (Dangote group) and Holcim addressed the increasing challenge of water management and water scarcity. The issue is not just a regional one, there are m...
Holcim announces biodiversity and water strategy
Holcim has announced its strategy to become nature-positive by restoring and preserving biodiversity and water while bringing more nature into cities. The positive impact on bio...
LafargeHolcim reaches settlement with NY state
LafargeHolcim has reached a settlement after resolving alleged environmental violations at its Ravena cement plant in New York, USA. The company will therefore pay an US$850,000...
Nuvoco Vistas Corp sets water and energy consumption goals
Jayakumar Krishnaswamy, managing director of Nuvoco Vistas Corp Ltd, announces new sustainability goals for the company on World Environment Day On the occasion of 'World Enviro...
Ban on new cement plants lifted for Punjab
The Provincial Minister for Industries & Trade, Mian Aslam Iqbal, has announced that the government for Punjab, India, has lifted a ban on the cement industry after 12 years. Th...
Ambuja Cement calls on collaboration for sustainable water management
Ambuja Cement Foundation (ACF), the CSR arm of Ambuja Cements Ltd, has called for a greater emphasis on cohesive and collaborative efforts to inspire sustainable water managemen...
Mixed court orders for Pakistan's cement industry
The cement industry has received mixed court orders from Supreme Court of Pakistan and Peshawar High Court on environmental/water scarcity and the gas tariff issue, respectively...