Cement News tagged: Environmental
Padeswood plant concerns tackled, UK
Residents living near Padeswood cement works near Buckley are being invited to drop-in sessions by the Environment Agency
Fiji Industries Limited maker gets cleaner
Fiji Industries Limited (FIL) is committed to environment protection and has embarked on a restructuring initiative to reflect this.
UK cement companies set to gain from ETS
A flagship European scheme designed to fight global warming is set to hand hundreds of millions of pounds to some of Britain’s most polluting companies, with little or no benefit to the environm
Federal agency: NC cement plant could harm wetlands
A federal agency says a proposed cement plant and quarry in coastal North Carolina wetlands could harm rare plant, animal and aquatic species, and should be built elsewhere.
Federal agency against proposed Titan plant in Castle Hayne, US
An agency with the federal government is against the proposed Titan Cement Plant in Castle Hayne.
US EPA & DOE Award Energy Star to 5 Cemex plants
Cemex USA announced today that five of its cement manufacturing plants were awarded the top U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and US Department of Energy (DOE) recognition for their
Holcim sets benchmark in sustainability
For the fourth year in succession, Holcim has been named "Leader of the Industry" in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI). The Group has been included in both the Dow Jones Sustainability World
Lafarge embraces strict EIA compliance, Nigeria
The management of Lafarge Cement WAPCO Nigeria Plc has reiterated that its proposed new plants will comply with both Nigeria and international standard in terms of impact on the environment.
Ciech chemicals & Lafarge launch PLN40m JV
Chemical group Ciech and cement producer Lafarge are going to invest over PLN 40m into a joint venture to recycle ash for cement production, Ciech said in a press statement.
Cost to upgrade W.Va. cement plant up US$140m in two years
The cost of a cement company’s plan to retool its cement plant south of Martinsburg and increase production there has increased by about US$140m
Activists oppose Hima quarry project
Environmental activists have again called for the delay of limestone mining at the Dura quarry in Kamwenge district.
Three Holcim (US) plants earn EPA’s ENERGY STAR
Three Holcim (US) cement plants – Devil’s Slide in Morgan, Utah; Theodore in Theodore, Ala.; and Midlothian in Midlothian, Texas – have earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (E
St Marys Cement hoping to test alternative fuel
St Marys Cement Co. plans to apply for a permit that will allow for a test burn of plastic film waste, such as plastic shopping bags, as an alternative fuel in its cement-making process.
Breath of fresher air
Texas Industries Inc. has announced plans to idle four wet-process kilns. Among the company’s five kilns, only dry-process line will operate in the near-term.
Corrective measures underway at Riverside Cement
The Air Quality Management District (AQMD) says TXI Riverside Cement has made good progress in meeting the terms of a settlement stemming from air quality violations.
A UK£35m factory would turn rubbish into fuel
A UK£35m factory planned for a Warwickshire quarry would produce fuel made out of rubbish