Cement News tagged: Environmental
UK – Superquarry, WWF and Lafarge
Plans for a new superquarry on the remote island of Harris by Lafarge are back in focus with a new court hearing expected this week.
UK – Monitors for Rugby tyre trial
A UKP400,000 monitoring programme is to keep track of air pollution, possibly produced by burning tyres at the Rugby cement plant near the town’s centre.
USA – Changing cement, changing emissions for the better
The Portland Cement Association announced the latest effort by the industry to significantly reduce the emissions burden on the environment.
Asia – Curbing global warming the Asian way
Asia’s cement producers are contributing in global climate regulation by replacing coal with rice husks that would otherwise be incinerated and dumped in landfills.
Spain – Cementos Portland invests 87m euro in environmental friendly kiln
Spanish cement manufacturer Cementos Portland is investing 87m euro in a new cement kiln at its Seville plant.
USA – Rare flower discovered on former aggregate site
When RMC South Florida Inc donated its aggregate site to Florida International University little did the company know that the site held botanical treasures.
Ireland – Proposals for use of animal waste in cement
In a report to the Irish Cabinet, senior officials of four government departments, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Food Safety Authority
Austria – RMC Austria and WWF protect rare grassland environment
RMC Austria will be helping to protect an area of nationally significant, rare dry grassland through its latest agreement with WWF. The area contains the company’s Hollitzer Quarry, operated by Readym
USA – Tyre burning plans at Lafarge Ravena, NY
Lafarge North America plans to burn tyres at its Ravena cement works with the aim to reduce its use of coal as thermal energy source and possibly cut emissions.
USA – Senate rejects plan to limit GHG emissions
While Europe gears up for carbon emission trading, the US Senate has rejected a market-based scheme to reduce the country’s emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.
UK – Greenhouse gas trading one step closer
The UK Environment Agency has contacted 1000 businesses and organisations in England and Wales in the first stage of implementing the UK component of a Europe-wide emissions trading scheme designed to
UAE – Building materials industry to invest more in environmental measures
UAE Minister of Health Hamad Rahman Al Madfa, made an appeal to the world’s cement and building material companies to double their efforts in reducing environmental pollution caused by their productio
UK – Environment Agency moves on Castle Padeswood WDF burning
The Environment Agency has opened the final stage of public consultation on Castle Cement’s application to build a new cement kiln in North Wales.
Thailand – Rock quarrying receives Environment Board support
Thailand’s National Environment Board has recommended the renewal of rock quarry concessions in reserve forest areas for Saraburi cement factories.
Azerbaijan – Ministry of Environment serves Garadagh Cement with summons
The Azerbaijani Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources is suing Garadagh Cement over the use of the Garadagh clay quarries and the Tovuz truss quarry, which the Ministry has banned the use of.
UK - Lafarge develops emissions trading strategy with help of Lloyds Register Quality Assurance Services
Emissions trading is developing internationally. The Kyoto Protocol envisages global trading in greenhouse gases from 2008, the European Comission proposes EU-wide trading at company level from 2005 o