Cement News tagged: Environmental
Fear over incinerator trial at cement works
Campaigners fear Cemex’s UK Barrington cement works could be earmarked as a waste incineration site. Cemex UK Operations, owner of the works, announced earlier this month it was suspending an applicat
Terminal traffic fears
An extra 21,000 trips by heavily loaded trucks will be added to already congested roads around the Anzac Bridge each year if plans for a new cement terminal at White Bay are approved. The proposed A
Dunbar emissions control
Scottish Dunbar cement works has passed a milestone in its GBP 20m programme to reduce emissions and improve environmental performance. A pre-cyclone system has been commissioned at Lafarge Cement UK
Deal with cement plant vexes environmentalists
An environmental group says it’s disappointed with a Laramie cement plant’s progress in replacing pollution controls despite an agreement last October that settled a federal air-quality la
Factory dioxin levels illegal, UK
Dioxin emissions from a North Wales cement factory were above legal limits, magistrates were told yesterday. Castle Cement, which operates a plant at Padeswood, near Mold, Flintshire, admitted nine ch
Using old tyres for fuel will benefit environment
The environment will benefit from a government decision to allow Holcim to use alternative fuels at its cement plant outside Kimberley, South Africa, the company said on Wednesday. Holcim Alternative
Holcim Apasco provides 140 Houses
Holcim Apasco and Mexican fund Provivah provided 140 houses to Veracruz, southern Mexico, under their common social programme, Holcim Apasco said on March 15, 2006. The price of each house stands at
Dramatic growth in carbon market in 2005
Some Euro 9.4bn worth of carbon was traded on the international market last year, up from an estimated euro 377m in 2004, according to a new report. Carbon 2006, from Norwegian consultancy and analysi
Tyre-burning plant plan submitted for approval
The US State Department of Environmental Conservation has released a 92-page document answering public comments on the Lafarge Building Materials proposal to burn old tyres to fire its Ravenna cement
Green light for burning of animal waste
Castle Cement, which has a major manufacturing site near Clitheroe, UK, has become the first cement manufacturer in the UK to be given the green light to burn Meat and Bone Meal (MBM) to fire its prod
Tulsa plant receives conservation award
Lafarge North America’s Tulsa Cement Plant received international recognition for contributions to wildlife habitat conservation at the Wildlife Habitat Council’s 17th annual symposium. L
The La Araña cement plant upgrade
Over coming months, the Financiera y Minera cement factory in La Araña, Spain will soon be cleaner, more environment-friendly, more productive and more attractive to look at than before. Restructuring
Cement works exceeding emissions
Two tyre-burning kilns at the Lafarge plant at Westbury have exceeded the permitted emission levels of hydrogen chloride and oxides of nitrogen, says the Environment Agency.
Judges weigh up cement complaint
The European Court of Justice is expected to deliver judgement in the next few months on a £54m development at a Flintshire cement works. Five judges are considering if EU laws were broken when planni
Cement plant seeks more time to unload hazardous waste
Continental Cement has asked the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for 10 days to unload hazardous waste from rail cars instead of being limited to three days as state law requires.
Mexican industry takes voluntary action against climate change
Mexico’s environment ministry (SEMARNAT) recognized fifteen major companies today for publicly reporting their greenhouse gas emissions through a voluntary public-private initiative known as the