Cement News tagged: Environmental
New York set standards for cement plants
Federal regulators have agreed to set standards for mercury emissions from cement plants under a legal settlement with activists and nine states, including New York.
Gangsu province cleans up, China
Northwest China’s Gansu province aims to eliminate 3.75Mt of obsolete capacity in 2009 to fulfill the targets of energy conservation and emissions reduction.
Test results released on Cemex plant
Test results are finally in on the quality of air in Davenport, just north of Santa Cruz. Summer tests
Ravena plant state’s No. 2 mercury source
The Lafarge cement plant is second only to the state’s largest coal-fired power plant in emitting mercury pollution,
EPA sues Cemex
A Lyons cement plant failed to install the best pollution controls while tainting Boulder County’s air for
China Runji waste heat power generation in progress
China Runji Cement Inc, a leading producer and distributor of cement in Anhui Province of China, ha
UK: Lafarge recalls 30,000 bags of cement
Lafarge has recalled 1500t of Blue Circle cement over fears
EBRD Fund purchases carbon credits from Ukrainian cement producer
The Multilateral Carbon Credit Fund (MCCF) established by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed to purchase carbon credits
Holcim appeal next year, New Zealand
An Environment Court appeal hearing for Holcim (New Zealand) Ltd’s proposed $300 million cement
Final decision on Lafarge burn permit expected soon, US
The Department of Environmental Quality presented an update on the requested burn permit by Lafarg
Holcim seeks US$75 million carbon credit
PT Holcim Indonesia Tbk seeks accumulative carbon credit worth US$50-70m in 10 years from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC).
Australian cement industry to get emissions scheme help
The Federal Government says it is not ignoring the cement industry’s concerns about the extra costs associated with an emissions trading scheme.
Emissions trading ’could harm cement industry’, Australia
The Federal Opposition says a cement company could scrap a billion-dollar expansion in central Queensland because of extra costs imposed by an emissions trading scheme.
Holcim plants trees in former mining area, Indonesia
Hundreds of female employees and wives of workers at cement producer PT Holcim in Cilacap, Central
Maytas Properties SEZ receives Holcim Award for Sustainable Construction in Asia
Maytas Properties Limited, a Hyderabad based leading Property Development Company, has received
Mexico set to cut emissions
Mexico said that it would slash its carbon pollution by 50% before 2050, joining Brazil among large