Cement News tagged: Environmental
Environment ministry stops work on Nirma plant, India
In a victory of sorts for the farmers of Mahuva, the Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) on Saturday, stopped all work on the Nirma cement plant.
Australia: Cement Industry Federation against new tax
Australia’s Cement Industry Federation chief executive officer Margie Thomson says because the cement industry, is internationally competitive, a proposed carbon tax cannot be passed on to consu
Roanoake receives fifth straight Energy Star award, USA
Roanoke Cement Company, a subsidiary of Titan America LLC, has been awarded the "Energy Star" five years in a row from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Lafarge halts burning of waste fuel, Slovenia
LafargeCement said on Wednesday it will respect a decision by the Administrative Court revoking the company’s environmental permi
Holcim Romania to invest EUR 35m in environmental projects
Holcim Romania has announced that it will invest EUR 35m in 2011, 75 per cent over the 2010 value of its investments,
Portland Limestone Cement approved – Canada
Portland-limestone cement (PLC), a new type of cement that reduces CO2 emissions by 10 per cent when compared to regular cement,
USA: Alpha buys stake in "green" cement company
Mine operator Alpha Natural Resources says it is buying a stake in a company that makes environmentally-friendly cement from fly ash left after burning coal.
India: Supreme Court challenges High Court order in Sundernagar cement plant case
The Supreme Court has issued notice to the state Environment and Forest department and private respondents on a petition challenging the Himachal Pradesh High Court’s order quashing the environm
USA: PCA applauds introduction of legislation to curtail ‘backdoor’ regulations
Today Senator James Inhofe, joined by Representatives Frank Upton, Nick Rahall and Colin Peterson, introduced the “Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011” to bar the use of the Clean Air Act in the regulat
Taiheiyo Philippines recognised for sustainable practices
Taiheiyo Cement Phils Inc (TCPI) received an award for outstanding practices in sustainable development from the Federation of Philippine Industries (FPI)
DG Khan establishing RDF plant, Pakistan
Pakistan producer, DG Khan Cement, is currently setting up a Refuse-Derived Fuel (RDF) as it intends to use industrial and agricultural waste for power generation to reduce reliance on imported coal.
Lehigh Cement Co plans to meet pollution control requirements
Officials from Lehigh Cement Co say they are moving forward with plans to be in compliance with new air pollution requirements from the US
Holcim Canada to launch Portland-limestone cement
A new class of cement called Portland-limestone cement (PLC) will become mainstream in Ontario and Quebec.
Lafarge to launch the UK’s lowest embodied carbon cement
Lafarge Cement has launched the UK’s lowest embodied carbon cement, Cemergi, in the latest in a series of investments
EU steel, cement firms to sell US$8.6bm CO2 -Citi
The European Union’s steel and cement industries could raise EUR6.3bn combined by 2012 from the sale of excess carbon permits, Citi Investment Research & Analysis said in a note on Tuesday.
Arlington, Dallas to consider ending green-cement policies, USA
Arlington and Dallas will consider resolutions this week to end green-cement policies giving preference to manufacturers with the lowest emissions rate