Cement News tagged: Environmental
CalPortland Rilitto plant earns EPA's Energy Star®, USA
CalPortland's Rillito cement plant, located in Arizona, has earned the US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) ENERGY STAR® certification. "CalPortland is pleased to accept EPA's ENERGY STAR certification in recognition of our energy efficiency efforts," said David Bittel, Rillito Plant Manager. "Through this achievement, we have demonstrated our commitment to environmental stewardship w...
EPA proposes updates and deadline extension
In response to a federal court ruling and data from industry, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing changes to its 2010 air standards for the US cement industry. The proposal would continue the significant emission reductions from the 2010 standards while providing industry additional compliance flexibilities, including more time to implement the proposed updates by ...
European Commission to publish ETS review report
EU Climate Change Commissioner Connie Hedegaard recently announced that the review of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) will be published before the summer break in 2012 rather than 2013. The review will take the shape of a report by the European Commission, which will propose to delay the auctioning of hundreds of millions of third phase emission allowances (EUAs) in September. The delay ...
EU – Cement not eligible for state aid compensation for high power costs
Based on the results of qualitative and quantitative assessment, the European Commission has decreed that the EU’s cement industry is not eligible for national support for industrial electricity costs under the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). “The European Commission has adopted a framework under which Member states may compensate some electro-intensive users, such as steel and aluminium...
FICEM's emission reduction and energy improvement measures
As a side event to the UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (20-22 June 2012) the Business Action for Sustainable Development (BASD), will take place previous to the Rio + 20 Summit. The objective of the meeting is to summarise the initiatives and achievements by the cement industry in the past 10 years in relation to environmental stewardship and its compromise...
WBCSD releases 2012 Progress Report
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)’s Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI) has marked 10 years of progress with the release of its 2012 Progress Report. The report provides a snapshot of the Initiative’s achievements and an outlook on the future sustainability challenges the cement industry faces. "Moving on to the second decade of the 21st century, businesses a...
Lafarge sustainability ambitions 2020
Lafarge has entered a new phase in its sustainability commitment with the launch of Sustainability Ambitions 2020. The 34 new sustainability ambitions are organised around the three main pillars of sustainable development - social, economic and environmental and they are coupled with demanding quantitative targets. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Bruno Lafont comments: "Sustainabil...
Cemex launches 'Oceans: Heart of Our Blue Planet' book
Cemex UK and Conservation International Europe have presented their book, Oceans: Heart of Our Blue Planet, at a Royal Society reception in London. The book, which has also been developed in association with the International League of Conservation Photographers and other conservation bodies, outlines life’s dependency on a healthy ocean.??Through analysis from renowned marine scientists an...
PCA Chair stresses the need for resilience at Rio+20
PCA Chairman of the Board Aris Papadopoulos called on the business leaders of the world to include resilient construction into public policy at the Rio+20 Corporate Sustainability Forum in Rio de Janeiro. Papadopoulos, CEO of Titan America, said that just building 'green' was not enough to protect human lives and business investment. "To me the conversation on sustainability was missing one e...
Cemex targets 35% alternative fuels substitution by 2015
Cemex has set a target of a 35% alternative fuel substitution rate in cement production by 2015, and is on track to make it happen. Cemex recently announced that it has invested more than US$175m, adjusting its production process and installing equipment to prepare, handle and feed alternative fuels into its cement kilns. In 2011, Cemex achieved approximately a 25% alternative fuel sub...
Holcim on track to achieve sustainable targets
Holcim said on Tuesday said it is on track to achieve its sustainability targets. I n the 2011 Holcim Corporate Sustainable Development Report, which features the company's progress against existing targets, Holcim said its self-imposed targets for reducing dust and NOx emissions have been met, and that the company leads in the industry with the lowest CO2 emissions per tonne of cement produc...
St Marys celebrates ISO 50001 achievement, Canada
Politicians and community leaders were on hand to celebrate St Marys Cement Inc’s Bowmanville Plant having received North America’s first International Organization for Standardization’s (ISO) ISO 50001 certification. The ISO 50001 standard is a framework for industrial facilities seeking to manage their energy use. Erik Madsen, CEO of St Marys Cement Inc. ˆ Votorantim Cimentos North Americ...
St Marys recognised for energy managerment, Canada
St Marys Cement-Bowmanville is the first North American industrial organization to receive the International Organization for Standardization's (ISO) ISO 50001 certification. The ISO 50001 standard is a framework for industrial facilities seeking to manage their energy use. The processes adopted and leading to the ISO 50001 certification allowed the Bowmanville plant to reduce its energy co...
Golden Bay wins renewable energy award, New Zealand
New Zealand-based Golden Bay Cement has been recognised for its use of bioenergy to reduce CO2 emissions, winning the Renewable Energy category in the 2012 EECA Awards. The company has cut CO2 emissions by a 58,000tpa and is saving $3m every year in energy costs, as a result of substituting nearly a third of the coal burned in its kiln for wood fuel, sourced from demolition and construction...
Siam Cement Group receives Gold LEED Rating
Siam Cement Group (SCG), has received a gold rating in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Existing Building: Operations & Maintenance for its corporate headquarters. The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design is a certification issued by the US Green Building Council (USGBC), the foremost rating system for sustainable building and construction. SCG won the Thai Ener...
Lafarge Ravena to comply with environmental standards, USA
The Lafarge Ravena cement plant is prepared to keep up with national emission standards which may soon become more stringent, according to Ravena Environmental Manager John Reagan. The EPA has a deadline of June 15 to initiate a proposal to amend the new rules with the US Court of Appeals. As a member of the Portland Cement Association, Lafarge plants may be required by the Environmental Pr...