International Cement Review articles tagged under : Environment
Alternative ambitions
LafargeHolcim is delivering on its 2030 Plan to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels and increasing its usage of waste derived alternative fuels to lower its CO2 emissions by 40 per cent on its 1990 baseline.
Going alternative in Japan
Sumitomo Osaka Cement has modified its Ako plant to meet the need to burn a variety of alternative fuels.
From gas to garbage
The IFC reports on the potential to increase alternative fuel collection and usage in Egypt.
Benchmarking energy
The US Environmental Protection Agency outlines its ENERGY STAR programme as an energy benchmark and the progress made by Cemex US to manage its energy performance.
Visible cracks
CDP reports on cement company performances across a range of environmental and sustainable indicators to see where cement producers need to improve.
SPL: lessons learned
Sintef looks at the potential for co-processing in the cement industry with spent lot lining.
Ignore FSI potential at your peril
Dekra Insight outlines why any potential for serious injury is something that cannot be ignored by cement plants.
Best practice in karst mining
The high biodiversity and ecological sensitivity of karst areas presents additional challenges in terms of sustainable mining practices to cement producers as they mine for the limestone required by their production ...
Raw MSW gasification at Conch Tongling Cement
To enable Conch Tongling Cement to burn a higher rate of alternative fuels, an integrated gasification system was installed and duly tested. The system converts organic or fossil fuel-derived carbonaceous materials i...
Carbon capture breakthrough
The Low Emissions and Intensity Lime and Cement Consortium oversees trials to capture CO2 at HeidelbergCement's Lixhe plant in Belgium.
Next-generation cement carriers
The first LNG/MGO-fuelled cement carrier is launched.
Future-proofing fuel management
Saxlund works towards sustainable waste fuel handling in cement production.
The SEACON project
The SEACON project is a new research initiative into the production of an innovative concrete, containing high-chloride constituents (ie, cement, water and aggregates) in combination with non-corrosive reinforcement....
California’s changing climate
King & Spalding show how California is leading the way in legislation to mitigate climate change.
The US AF evolution
Environmental Evolution looks at how far US AF usage had progressed and how much further it might develop.
WHR in island mode
Aslan Çimento, Turkey, explains the benefits of operating a waste heat recovery system in island mode.