Cement News tagged under: Environmental
Cemex’s data centre recognised for energy efficiency14 October 2015, Published under Cement NewsCemex announced today that its Data Center, located in Monterrey, Mexico, was awarded the Certified Energy Efficient Datacenter (CEEDA) Gold Certification – the highest recognition for energy efficiency strategy in the datacenter industry. Cemex is the first CEEDA Enterprise Gold Certified company in the Americas and only the fifth to merit this recognition in the world. The Cemex Data Center, located in Monterrey, Mexico Cemex earned this honour after a four-month assessment pr... |
Taiheiyo Cement selected for second consecutive year for DJSI Asia Pacific09 October 2015, Published under Cement NewsTaiheiyo Cement was selected for the second consecutive year as a component of the Dow Jones Sustainability Asia/Pacific Index (DJSI Asia Pacific) in 2015. This index is the Asia Pacific version of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) and serves as one of the key benchmarks for socially responsible investment. The DJSI are the investment indices developed and offered cooperatively by the US-based S&PDow Jones Indices and Switzerland-based RobecoSAM, which evaluate the sustainability ... |
World Bank/Ecofys affirms sensitivity of cement sector to carbon leakage07 October 2015, Published under Cement NewsWhile other factors such as raw materials, energy, labour and knowledge also have to be considered in terms of carbon leakage, the impact of carbon pricing on a cost-competitive industry such as the cement industry cannot be ignored, according to “State and Trend of Carbon Pricing 2015”, a report published by the World Bank and Ecofys. “However, for sectors producing relatively homogenous products — such as commodities, steel, cement, and electricity — cost competition is crucial. … Often, p... |
PCA response to new EPA Ozone Standard02 October 2015, Published under Cement NewsThe Portland Cement Association (PCA) released the following statement regarding the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ground-level ozone anticipated to be finalised by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today. “The cement industry has for well over a century served as the foundation of economic development in the US. This is a responsibility we take seriously and with pride, as we do environmental stewardship. As part of our commitment to both the natural and the b... |
PCA response to new EPA Ozone Standard02 October 2015, Published under Cement NewsThe Portland Cement Association (PCA) released the following statement regarding the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ground-level ozone anticipated to be finalised by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today. “The cement industry has for well over a century served as the foundation of economic development in the US. This is a responsibility we take seriously and with pride, as we do environmental stewardship. As part of our commitment to both the natural and the b... |
SUEZ and Cemex launch new SRF facility, UK21 September 2015, Published under Cement NewsCemex and international recycling and waste management company SUEZ have launched a new Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF) facility which will supply the Rugby cement plant in the UK with high-specification alternative fuel for the next 25 years. Fernando A Gonzalez, CEO of Cemex and Jean-Marc Boursier, senior executive VP of SUEZ in charge of the Recycling and Waste Recovery division for Europe, along with Richard Dodd, Mayor of Rugby, officially opened the new facility on Friday. The SRF faci... |
San Miguel Corp to up investment spend21 September 2015, Published under Cement NewsPhilippine conglomerate San Miguel Corp said on Monday it is raising planned investment in cement manufacturing to almost US$1bn with the addition of three new cement plants to two previously announced facilities. President Ramon Ang outlined the investment at a briefing following the listing of San Miguel's PHP33.5bn (US$720m) worth of newly issued preferred shares. Ang said in July San Miguel was building two cement plants, worth US$800m, expected to be completed in 2017. (Source: Reute... |
Cherat Cement to invest in wind power joint venture, Pakistan11 September 2015, Published under Cement NewsCherat Cement Company Co Ltd (CCCL) informed the Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) on 10 September. that it plans to invest up to PKR250m (US$2.4m) in a joint venture wind power generation company. The planned capacity of the power project is 50MW. Shareholder approval for investment in the proposed company will be sought at CCCL's annual general meeting to be held on 16 October 2015. Nine month performance During the first nine months of FY14-15, the company's overall dispatches increased... |
CEMBUREAU: EU-ETS proposal needs to incentivise best performers07 September 2015, Published under Cement NewsThe European Commission (EC) recently published the long-awaited post-2020 EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU-ETS) proposal. Although the EC acknowledges the importance of continued carbon leakage protection, it maintains the cross-sectoral correction factor, to the disappointment of CEMBUREAU, the European cement association. “Even if the Commission claims its application will be minimised, the allocation to the best performer would be drastically reduced through the combined application wi... |
Philippine quarries set to expand07 September 2015, Published under Cement NewsFour applications for expansion of mining areas have been approved by the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) since the government relaxed rules in November last year. "We have already approved several area expansions," MGB Director Leo B Jasareno said in a text message over the weekend. Holcim Philippines Inc and its Premier subsidiary are the latest cement producers to have secured approvals for two applications. Holcim’s mineral production sharing agreement (MPSA) in Agno, Pangasinan,... |