Cement News tagged: Environmental
Philippine authorities urged to stop toxic waste burn
Local environmental groups are urging the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to immediately stop four foreign-owned cement plants under Holcim, from unlawfully burning toxic and hazardous
Cement maker’s court fight with DEQ delayed
Mercury emissions from the state’s largest cement maker are pitting the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality against Lafarge Midwest Inc of Alpena. The two sides
Public hearing on Sanghi factory
Opinion of all stakeholders will be recorded and sent to Government for its opinion Factory will take limestone from 4,950 acres on outskirts of Gottimukkala village Public
MBM could fuel North American cement kilns
Disposing of cattle meat and bone meal, or MBM, has been an environmental problem since the mid-1990s, when its use as animal feed was banned in Europe following outbreaks of Bovine Spongiform Encepha
MBM could fuel North American cement kilns
Disposing of cattle meat and bone meal, or MBM, has been an environmental problem since the mid-1990s, when its use as animal feed was banned in Europe following outbreaks of Bovine Spongiform Encepha
Cement kilns are key to air quality
A new US study suggests that controlling pollution from cement kilns in Ellis County might be the key to improving air-quality problems in North Texas that regional leaders are struggling
Greens claim cement trains to be stopped
Mounting speculation in Ireland that Iarnród Éireann will axe its cement transport operation into Cork within months. The Green Party said it has information that the company plans to
UK companies to reap CO2 benefits
British companies have been offered the prospect of a clear advantage over their European rivals under the latest European Commission plans for cutting carbon dioxide emissions (reports the UK Financi
Ashaka Cement Gets ISO Certification
Ashaka Cement Plc, has received the ISO 9001:2000 Certification from the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), in recognition of the attainment of the Nigeria Industrial Standards (NIS) in quality
UK and Sweden honouring Kyoto agreement
Britain will meet its commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under the Kyoto protocol on climate change but many
Toxic cleanup completed
Over the past 12 years, the Utah Department of Environmental Quality has been cleaning up the former Portland Cement sites in Salt Lake
Kyoto protocol will reduce European economic growth
That is the finding of a recent study from the International Council for Capital Formation, a market-based think tank. It projects
ThyssenKrupp reclassifies ’waste’ slag as product
Germany’s ThyssenKrupp Steel has been given the go-ahead by the country’s government to classify its blast furnace slag as a product
ACC wins fly ash award
ACC was awarded the National Award for being the “Best User in India” of a Mineral Component Fly Ash by Fly Ash Utilization Mission, TIFAC, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. T
Taiwanese Industrial Associations Volunteer to Reduce CO2 emissions
Seven Taiwanese industry associations including the Chinese National Federation of Industries will sign an agreement today with the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) to voluntarily
Harnessing sea power in Wales
THE UK’s first wave power station may generate over 1000 jobs as well as producing renewable energy off the waters of Milford Haven. KP Renewables