Cement News tagged: Environmental
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.
Cement plant to curb pollution, US
Mountain Cement Co. and two environmental groups have signed an agreement to install pollution-control equipment at one of the plant’s kilns. Under the agreement signed Wednesday, a US$5m baghou
Rugby to trial household waste fuel
Rugby Cement in the UK wants to trial a fuel made from household rubbish which is hoped will cut greenhouse gas emissions by up to 10 per cent. Cemex hopes to burn Climafuel, which contains paper, pla
Cement Association of Canada announces Lafarge award
The Ontario Region of the Cement Association of Canada (CAC) is proud to announce that the Lafarge Canada cement plant in Bath, Ontario, received the Land Stewardship Award from the US Portland Cement
Taiheiyo Cement upgrades to EMS ISO 14001:2004, Philippines
Taiheiyo Cement Philippines Inc (TCPI) has earned the distinction as the first cement plant in Cebu to implement an Environmental Management System (EMS) that has been upgraded and certified as having
DOE assesses the use of energy at Holcim
The US Department of Energy recently conducted a three-day industrial energy saving assessment at the Holcim facility near Morgan as part of a national energy efficiency effort. Through no-cost asses
Keystone Cement gets upgrade approval
Keystone Cement expects to significantly boost production at its East Allen Township plant with a US$165m upgrade approved Monday by the state Department of Environmental Protection. The project entai
Broceni cement factory’s category A pollution permit extended
The State’s Environmental Bureau (SEB) has decided to extend Liepaja’s Regional Environmental Administration’s (LREA) issued category A pollution permit for "Cemex" Broceni cement fa