Cement News tagged: Environmental
Eight-thousand households in Oamaru district receiving info on Holcim’s proposed concrete plant at Weston, New Zealand
Holcim is sending copies of its plans for a cement plant to eight thousand households in the Oamaru district.
New York Cement Kilns “Must Reduce Mercury Pollution”
Three NY cement kilns account for nearly one third of all mercury pollution in the state – groups urge the governor to limit mercury pollution
GTZ, Holcim form alliance for co-processing waste, Costa Rica
German technical cooperation agency GTZ and Swiss construction and materials company Holcim have formed a partnership to co-process solid waste in Costa Rica,
Dragon Products’ Cement Plant Sets Safety Record
Dragon Products’ cement plant, located in Thomaston Maine, has hit a safety milestone: 600,000 hours without a lost time injury.
Ash Grove Cement permitted to burn tyres
The Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality announced that Ash Grove Cement Co has
Hima Cement given national park land
The government has given 450 hectares of land in Queen Elizabeth National Park to Hima Cement for limestone extraction, a move environmentalists say will scare away animals and birds and harm the tour
CO2 emission limits stifling Polish cement output
Cement producers in Poland warn that cut backs in CO2 emissions in the coming years will impede the ability of Polish cement works to satisfy domestic demand.
Brussels meeting discusses CO2 realities
An industry meeting in Brussels this week brought together a number of industry leaders in the cement sector,
Rugby Cement given permission to burn Climafuel
Bosses at Rugby Cement works have been given permission to trial a new fuel-burning system.
Anhui Conch says unit Wuhu Conch passes inspection
Anhui Conch Cement Company Limited (914) said Anhui Environmental Protection Bureau of the PRC had undergone inspection for the rectification progress of Wuhu Conch on 22 September.
ACC commissions wind energy farm in Tamil Nadu
Indian cement major ACC Ltd today said that it has successfully commissioned its first wind farm at Udayathoor in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu.
Indonesia’s Semen Gresik to build 400MW coal-fired power plants
PT Semen Gresik Tbk is planning to build low calorie coal-fired power plants with a combined capacity of about 400MW to meet power demand from its three plants.
Nevada Cement seeking zone change
The Lyon County Planning Commission is slated to hear requests for both a
Cement plants worry Albanian greens
Prime Minister Sali Berisha came under fire on Tuesday for approving cement plants his opponents say will violate environmental norms, pollute the
CRH link to pollution
A Cement Roadstone-owned brick factory is the "probable" cause of pollution on a Kilkenny farm afflicted by stunted cattle, dead trees and low milk
India is a low-intensity producer of carbon dioxide
As world leaders meet this week in New York and Washington to discuss