Cement News tagged: Environmental
Lehigh Southwest accused of creek pollution, USA
Accusing Lehigh Southwest Cement of dumping thousands of gallons of untreated wastewater containing
State releases air quality report on proposed Titan plant, USA
The North Carolina Division of Air Quality released its report on the proposed Titan Cement plant based
Cemex finalises sale of Davenport forest property sale, USA
Cemex USA recently finalised the US$30m sale of its approximately 8500-acre Redwood Forest property
Aberthaw Cement used tyre burning plans, UK
Aberthaw Cement Works in Wales, is considering the move to burn tyres as a source of fuel,
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CalPortland to pay EPA fine, USA
A CalPortland cement plant near the high desert community of Mojave has agreed to pay a fine of
Calera raises US$10.6m in venture capital
Calera, a developer of technology that converts carbon dioxide (CO2) into green building materials, has raised US$10.6m in a round of venture capital
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Catalan companies assume new limits for pollution control
Catalan cement companies have signed a new voluntary agreement with the Government by which they
CISWI, Non-Hazardous Solid Waste Rules Reproposed
On December 2, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released reproposed standards for
EPA fines Lafarge for violation of Clean Water Act
The EPA announced a US$740,000 settlement on November 29, 2011, with Lafarge North America for
Lehigh plant gets tentative permit to burn new source
The Lehigh Northeast Cement Co. plant tested the alternative material — sold by International Paper Co
UK Cement Industry continues to beat its environmental performance targets
“A landmark for the cement industry” was how Dr Pal Chana, executive director of the Mineral Products Association (MPA), described the industry’s performance against its Environment Agency agreed Sect
USA: Buzzi Unicem holds meeting on hazardous waste burning permit
Buzzi Unicem will invest more than US$1.5m in upgrades to its Cape Girardeau cement plant in Missouri if changes to its hazardous waste permit are approved.
Algae.Tec launches its first biofuels facility with Holcim Lanka
Algae.Tec has signed a collaboration agreement with Holcim Lanka Limited to build its first algae biofuels production facility in Asia that will reduce carbon dioxide emissions from cement manufacturi
UK: Greener version of cement
Bridgend firm Cenin, which is pioneering an environmentally friendlier alternative to cement, has ambitious plans to generate all its own power on-site.
India: Odisha government asks NALCO to expedite new cement factory for the use of fly ash
NALCO is to identify abandoned quarries and will undertake necessary surveys in these areas to improve the land use by using fly-ash to substitute soil and fill up quarrying voids, low laying areas, l
UK: Government calms carbon capture funding fears and counteracts rising power costs
Department of Energy and Climate Change insists GBP1bn still available for pioneering projects despite earlier comments from the Treasury.