Cement News tagged under: Environmental
Clinker transport causes pollution in Fiji05 June 2018, Published under Cement NewsPacific Cement Ltd (PCL) has been accused of clinker dust pollution by local residents in the settlement of Kalekana, in Fiji. Clinker is transported daily by truck to its factory and conditions are becoming intolerable for local residents outside Lami. General manager of Pacific Cement Ltd, Sowani Tuidrola confirmed the clinker belonged to PCL, but the transportation of the product was the responsibility of Williams & Gosling Ltd, which itself is contracted by MY Transport Co Ltd. Aiyub... |
WCA announces panel to discuss climate action in Paris25 May 2018, Published under Cement NewsThe World Cement Association (WCA) announced today the participants for its high-level, international expert panel at the WCA Global Climate Change Forum (GCCF) which will take place in Paris on 27 and 28 June 2018. The event will bring together CEOs and leaders of the association’s member companies, as well as external analysts, to address the environmental challenges the cement industry faces and build momentum for joint action. Experts from the International Energy Agency, the CDP (fo... |
WCA announces panel to discuss climate action in Paris25 May 2018, Published under Cement NewsThe World Cement Association (WCA) announced today the participants for its high-level, international expert panel at the WCA Global Climate Change Forum (GCCF) which will take place in Paris on 27 and 28 June 2018. The event will bring together CEOs and leaders of the association’s member companies, as well as external analysts, to address the environmental challenges the cement industry faces and build momentum for joint action. Experts from the International Energy Agency, the CDP (fo... |
Duna-Dráva Cement completes plant renovation22 May 2018, Published under Cement NewsDuna-Dráva Cement Kft has announced that a HUF7bn (US$26.12m) project to improve sustainability at its facility in Vác, Hungary, has been completed. Construction work took place between 2016-18, with the newly-renovated plant inaugurated on 18 May. The project has been successful in significantly reducing dust emissions, according to the Budapest Business Journal. A new filter system ensures that dust is contained, even in a malfunction or power outage. |
New dam project to boost Dewan Cement sales22 May 2018, Published under Cement NewsThe PKR474bn (US4bn) Diamer-Bhasha dam is expected to raise cement demand in Pakistan by as much as 20-25Mt over the next four to five years. The dam will have an installed power capacity of 4500MW. The construction of Dam would boost approximately cement demand by approximately 5Mta in Pakistan. Dewan Cement Ltd's nearest cement manufacturing plant is located in Kamilpur Hattar Industrial Estate, district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is expected to be awarded the largest cement supply contr... |
AfriSam sponsors Biodiversity category at Eco-Logic Awards09 May 2018, Published under Cement NewsSouth Affrican cement producer, AfriSam is sponsoring an award for the Biodiversity Category in the 2018 Eco-Logic Awards. The Enviropaedia Eco-Logic Awards, introduced in 2011, are designed to recognise individuals, organisations and communities that positively contribute towards a sustainable world. The 2018 Eco-Logic Awards gala event will be held on 5 June 2018. The awards have grown in popularity over the years and now cover 13 environmental categories. The award in the Biodiversity... |
AfriSam sponsors Biodiversity category at Eco-Logic Awards09 May 2018, Published under Cement NewsSouth Affrican cement producer, AfriSam is sponsoring an award for the Biodiversity Category in the 2018 Eco-Logic Awards. The Enviropaedia Eco-Logic Awards, introduced in 2011, are designed to recognise individuals, organisations and communities that positively contribute towards a sustainable world. The 2018 Eco-Logic Awards gala event will be held on 5 June 2018. The awards have grown in popularity over the years and now cover 13 environmental categories. The award in the Biodiversity... |
Cement factories offer water solution to Supreme Court09 May 2018, Published under Cement NewsThe Suo Motu case against Bestway-I, Bestway-II, DG Khan cement factories and Dandot Cement Co in Pakistan on the Shri Kates Raj Temple Pond issue seems to be wrapped, as the Supreme Court on 8 May, has received a proposal from the cement factories that they would find an alternative water source and pay for the water they use until then, local media reports. In November last year, the Supreme Court had taken notice of reports that the pond in the Katas Raj temple complex in Punjab was d... |
Cement factories offer water solution to Supreme Court09 May 2018, Published under Cement NewsThe Suo Motu case against Bestway-I, Bestway-II, DG Khan cement factories and Dandot Cement Co in Pakistan on the Shri Kates Raj Temple Pond issue seems to be wrapped, as the Supreme Court on 8 May, has received a proposal from the cement factories that they would find an alternative water source and pay for the water they use until then, local media reports. In November last year, the Supreme Court had taken notice of reports that the pond in the Katas Raj temple complex in Punjab was d... |
Rembang plant has environmental go-ahead02 May 2018, Published under Cement NewsPT Semen Indonesia says it has fulfilled all of its operational requirements at its 3.3Mta Rembang cement plant, Central Java, since last March despite a series of protests by locals over environmental issues. PT Semen Indonesia's corporate secretary, Agung Wiharto, said the company had obtained all permits to build the greenfield factory, including environmental ones. "Therefore, legally, no one can stop us now [from operating the plant]," he added after a shareholders meeting recently... |