Cement News tagged: Environmental
Experts see states as force in fighting global warming
With the re-election of President Bush, state governments and big business will likely be the biggest forces pushing policies and developing innovative technologies aimed at reducing US emissions of t
China publishes greenhouse gas emissions
On Tuesday China reported its emissions of greenhouse gases to the United Nations for the first time. In 1994, the country emitted 2.6 billion tonnes of CO2 alone. Only figures from 1990 or 1994 were
WB to support Romania’s transport development
The World Bank Board of Directors has approved two loans for Romania amounting to US$ 275m for the Transport Restructuring System and other projects.
Essroc Cement vows to reduce dust problem
Essroc Cement Corp. officials assured the Nazareth Area Citizens Advisory Committee on Wednesday that they plan to address recent complaints about excessive dust coming from the company’s plants
NEC develop flame resistant polycarbonate based on fly ash
NEC Corporation, Japan, has announced that it has succeeded in the development of a flame resistant polycarbonate resin, which cuts manufacturing energy consumption by over 20 per cent through the use
Hima Cement completes water treatment facility
Hima Cement has completed and commissioned a water-treatment plant at the factory site at Hima in Kasese. The water purification plant worth Euro 85,000 (Shs189 million) will provide clean water for
Oficemen to sign environmental agreement
In Spain, the cement association, Oficemen, will today sign an agreement with trade unions CCOO and UGT that will commit cement plants to reducing their pollution emissions. Under the terms of the
Lafarge plans for tyre burn
Lafarge Brasil has inaugurated a new plant in Matozinhos (Minas Gerais state). The main characteristic of the new plant is the operation with industrial sub-products in the whole production process -
Extra eye to be kept on chimney
Another camera is likely to be trained on an industrial chimney in Rugby to monitor chemicals which pour out. Rugby borough council officers have recommended an extra CCTV camera at Beechwood Courts
Guangdong addresses dust problems
Guangdong Province is expected to introduce a floating dust warning system to help tackle worsening air pollution. Meteorological departments in the province have established observation stations in G
EPA pressed to set mercury limits for cement factories
Four years ago, a US Federal judge ordered the US Environmental Protection Agency to set limits on the amount of mercury cement factories may discharge into the air. Today those plants, including seve
Cement Likely to Be Used in road building
Cement could soon replace bitumen in building roads, a top Kenyan official said yesterday. A Government-backed study on the advantages of using cement instead of bitumen has been completed and experim
Company seeks to build cement production quarry
A company has revived a proposal for a limestone quarry and cement plant north of Paulden in the US. Drake Cement LLC hopes to mine limestone on 59 acres of the Prescott National Forest about five mil
Water problems blamed on cement firm
An Onoway-area man appeared before the provincial Environmental Appeal Board Friday alleging Lafarge Canada is responsible for the decline in groundwater under his property. Lafarge uses holding and s
St Lawrence Cement Greenport project
St. Lawrence Cement has been engaged for the past several years in the process of obtaining the necessary permits for a replacement cement plant in Greenport, New York. The proposed Greenport plant wo
Cement kiln emissions are under fire in Maine
A Washington, DC-based environmental group has filed a lawsuit seeking to force the federal Environmental Protection Agency to comply with a previous court order to regulate air emissions from cement