Cement News tagged under: Environmental
Dalmia Cement picks up Green Award 201616 October 2017, Published under Cement NewsDalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd, Dalmiapuram, has won the Green Award-2016 from Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board for the second time. The industry is the only cement plant and one among the three organisations in the State to be bestowed with the honour. Thirty-three organisations were short-listed, based on scrutiny of questionnaires from several participating units, this year. RA Krishnakumar, Dalmia executive director received the award from Chief Minister, Edappadi K Palaniswami ,durin... |
Dalmia Cement picks up Green Award 201616 October 2017, Published under Cement NewsDalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd, Dalmiapuram, has won the Green Award-2016 from Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board for the second time. The industry is the only cement plant and one among the three organisations in the State to be bestowed with the honour. Thirty-three organisations were short-listed, based on scrutiny of questionnaires from several participating units, this year. RA Krishnakumar, Dalmia executive director received the award from Chief Minister, Edappadi K Palaniswami ,durin... |
Cemex fleet first to achieve carbon neutral certification in Colombia13 October 2017, Published under Cement NewsCemex announced that it has received de Sello Verde de Verdad (True Green Label), granted by Colombian company Ecologic SAS, and the certification of neutralisation of transport-related GHG emissions in Colombia, issued by the Colombian Institute of Technical Standards and Certification (ICONTEC Internacional). This certification makes the cement producer the first company in the country with carbon neutral certification on its entire fleet. “We are proud to say that Cemex’s fleet in Col... |
Indonesia’s Negeri Sembilan Cement agrees WHR JV with Tenega Nasional12 October 2017, Published under Cement NewsNegeri Sembilan Cement Industries Sdn Bhd (NSCI), owned by Cement Industries Malaysia Bhd, has agreed with Indonesian utility giant Tenega Nasional Bhd (TNB) to a joint venture that would see waste heat from the cement plants used in the generation of electricity. TNB subsidiary TNB Repair and Maintenance Sdn Bhd will develop, operate and raise financing for the waste heat recovery (WHR) plant, which represents an investment of MYR200m (US$47.5m). The WHR unit will have a combined power g... |
German cement industry invests considerably in environmental protection11 October 2017, Published under Cement NewsGerman cement producers further invested in plant optimisation in 2016, keepign them in a leading role worldwide in terms of environmental compatibility, according to the German cement association, VDZ. The sector has taken action to reduce NOx emissions through plant optimisaiton as well as extensive research to test innovative exhaust gas cleaning technology under the particular conditions applicable during cement production. As a result, SCR technology has been brought to industrial ma... |
Vikram Cement recognised with water management award10 October 2017, Published under Cement NewsUltraTech Cement Ltd (UTCL) has been recognised at the Confederation of Indian Industry's (CII) National Awards for Excellence in Water Management 2017. Vikram Cement Works, an integrated cement manufacturing unit of UTCL, won the Confederation of Indian Industry's (CII) National Awards for Excellence in Water Management 2017 in the ‘outside the fence’ category. This award is a recognition for the ‘Sustainable Livelihood through Watershed Management’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) ... |
Vikram Cement recognised with water management award10 October 2017, Published under Cement NewsUltraTech Cement Ltd (UTCL) has been recognised at the Confederation of Indian Industry's (CII) National Awards for Excellence in Water Management 2017. Vikram Cement Works, an integrated cement manufacturing unit of UTCL, won the Confederation of Indian Industry's (CII) National Awards for Excellence in Water Management 2017 in the ‘outside the fence’ category. This award is a recognition for the ‘Sustainable Livelihood through Watershed Management’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) ... |
European Parliament releases waste-to-energy study05 October 2017, Published under Cement NewsOn 25 September 2017, the European Parliament Science and Technology Options Assessment (STOA) panel published a study entitled “Towards a circular economy-Waste management in the EU” to examines the role of waste management in the context of a circular economy transition and current state of policy development. The report provides an overview of the state-of-play of incineration and other waste management options for different wastes in the EU. Five categories of waste-to-energy processes ... |
Petition bill submitted against Lafarge Brooksfield's tyre burning project05 October 2017, Published under Cement NewsNova Scotia's opposition New Democrats have presented a petition and a bill in the legislature calling on the Liberal government to ban tyre burning in the province. The party held a news conference with opponents of the government's July decision to approve a one-year pilot project allowing Lafarge Canada to burn tyres at the Brookfield cement plant. NDP environment critic Lenore Zann said her party's bill is the same as a bill tabled by the Liberals while in opposition. The Liberal bill w... |
China will impose new environmental tax from 1 January 201804 October 2017, Published under Cement NewsBusinesses in China are being urged to prepare themselves for a new environmental tax for the start of next year. China will abandon its current system under which polluters are charged locally in favour of the nationwide environmental protection levy to reduce air, soil and water contamination, reports South China Morning Post. The new regime will see firms that cause pollution taxed under a uniform set of national rules rather than the fees being collected at the local level. For instance... |