Cement News tagged: Environmental
Inventors develop cement composite, Japan
Shinsaku Fujimori of Ibaraki, Japan, and Shigeji Kobori of Saitama, Japan, have developed a novel cement that is alkalescent, capable of solidifying a wide range of soil and applicable to biological e
ACC’s ready mixed concrete plant gets ISO 14001
Mumbai-based Associated Cement Companies Ltd’s (ACC) ready mixed concrete facility at Faridabad in Haryana has recieved the ISO 14001 certification for adhering to global safety and environmenta
Holcim sets emissions and safety targets
Holcim has announced that it has set new targets for emissions and occupational health and safety.
Making tomorrow’s buildings more energy efficient
According to the International Energy Agency, the consumption of coal, oil and gas rose by 700% between the early 1960s and the year 2000. Today approximately 40% of the total energy used in OECD coun
Tarmac’s eco-friendly approach to business
Tarmac is spearheading an ambitious eco-friendly restoration project to enhance the environment in one of the first initiatives of its kind in the UK. The firm has consulted a team of environmental sp
Bryant Mather Scholarship Awarded to Raissa Ferron
The 2006 ASTM International Katherine and Bryant Mather Scholarship has been awarded to Raissa Ferron, a teaching assistant and Ph.D. candidate studying self-consolidating concrete and cementitious ma
Cement dust is ’no real risk to health’
Fears that dumped cement kiln dust would be a risk to health cannot be proved experts say. Castle Cement wants to tip dust waste from its new UK£56m kiln on farmland at the firm’s Padeswood fac
Siam City Cement to invest in alternative fuel
Siam City Cement plans to set up a new power plant burning industrial waste, a report in Krungthep Turakij said. Holcim, the major shareholder in Siam City Cement, has been successful in building a t
Climb every mountain, swim every river
Holcim has succeeded in using alternative fuel at many of its plants worldwide. Holcim has now begun to apply the new approach to its affiliate plant in Saraburi province, Thailand, with an investment
Meeting was not a secret, says Cemex
Owners of Rugby Cement Works have hit back over claims they held a secret meeting to discuss new fuel-burning proposals. Cemex outlined plans to trial the new Climafuel system at a meeting on June 2,
Italcementi receives social award
Italcementi achieved recognition for TX Active®, the photocatalytic active principle for cement products capable of fighting against air pollution, by receiving the Sodalitas Social Award. Italcementi
Ghacem Briefs Parliamentary Select Committee
Ghacem Limited last week briefed a parliamentary select committee on Environment, Science and Technology delegation on the company’s Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) programme. The acting ma
Holcim Apasco co-processes more waste
Mexican cement maker Holcim Apasco has co-processed 1Mt of waste over the last 11 years to fuel kilns at its six cement plants, 90 ready-mix facilities and four aggregates plants, local news agency No
Lafarge to reduce emissions, UK
Lafarge’s Westbury works in Wiltshire, UK is installing new equipment to control emissions after breaching its permit conditions earlier this year. Lafarge was forced to take action after the E
Anger over plans to burn waste at plant, UK
Campaigners have hit out at plans to begin burning waste at the Rugby Cement plant - all the way from London. Waste could be transported from the capital and burned at the Long Lawford Road site as th
New fuel plans at Rugby Cement?
Plans to launch a new an alternative fuel system at Rugby Cement Works have been greeted with dismay by plant opponents.