Cement News tagged: Environmental
Eighty firefighters stop cement plant blaze, US
A stubborn coal fire in a concrete silo at Keystone Cement in East Allen Township kept dozens of firefighters busy for about seven hours Saturday
Problems over tyres in Cemex’s Fairborn kiln
Two US environmental organizations recently launched a campaign to urge cement producer Cemex Inc. to trash its
Lafarge’s Richmond Plant celebrates half a century
Cement from Lafarge’s Richmond, British Columbia, plant has been used to help build the greater Vancouver landscape for the past 50 years. As the company’s first plant in North America, th
PIL seeks closure of cement plants
A PIL filed by a law student seeking closure of cement plants in and around Khrew of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district has put the Wildlife Department, the Pollution Control Board and other concerned d
BCA: Cement industry cuts CO2 emissions
The UK cement industry has cut its annual emissions of carbon dioxide, the gas linked with global warming by more than 18 per cent (over 2Mt) over the last eight years, according to the latest Perform
Cement Company Tries to Explain Pollution
Cimentos de Mocambique, has tried to blame the electricity company, EDM, for the clouds of cement dust that frequently exit its factory in the southern city of Matola.
Cement factory not harmful to Ha Long Bay
The Cam Pha Cement Factory under construction in the northern province of Quang Ninh has not affected the environment of Ha Long Bay, the province’s world heritage site, a provincial official said rec
Cement cos to claim carbon credits under Kyoto Protocol
The cement sector is set to become one of the major gainers of the clean development mechanism (CDM) under the Kyoto Protocol Agreement, which enables developing countries like India to trade carbon c
Lafarge Bath plant receives accolades
Awards were recently bestowed on Lafarge Canada Inc. in recognition of the environmental programs undertaken at its cement plant in Bath, Ontario. The awards were presented to Lafarge employees at a l
Inventors develop cement composite, Japan
Shinsaku Fujimori of Ibaraki, Japan, and Shigeji Kobori of Saitama, Japan, have developed a novel cement that is alkalescent, capable of solidifying a wide range of soil and applicable to biological e
ACC’s ready mixed concrete plant gets ISO 14001
Mumbai-based Associated Cement Companies Ltd’s (ACC) ready mixed concrete facility at Faridabad in Haryana has recieved the ISO 14001 certification for adhering to global safety and environmenta
Holcim sets emissions and safety targets
Holcim has announced that it has set new targets for emissions and occupational health and safety.
Making tomorrow’s buildings more energy efficient
According to the International Energy Agency, the consumption of coal, oil and gas rose by 700% between the early 1960s and the year 2000. Today approximately 40% of the total energy used in OECD coun
Tarmac’s eco-friendly approach to business
Tarmac is spearheading an ambitious eco-friendly restoration project to enhance the environment in one of the first initiatives of its kind in the UK. The firm has consulted a team of environmental sp
Bryant Mather Scholarship Awarded to Raissa Ferron
The 2006 ASTM International Katherine and Bryant Mather Scholarship has been awarded to Raissa Ferron, a teaching assistant and Ph.D. candidate studying self-consolidating concrete and cementitious ma
Cement dust is ’no real risk to health’
Fears that dumped cement kiln dust would be a risk to health cannot be proved experts say. Castle Cement wants to tip dust waste from its new UK£56m kiln on farmland at the firm’s Padeswood fac