Cement News tagged under: Environmental
DEC accepts Lafarge environmental statement, USA19 July 2011, Published under Cement NewsThe NYSDEC (New York State Department of Environmental Conservation) has accepted the FEIS (Final Environmental Impact Statement) from the Lafarge Cement Plant in Ravena as complete. The application marks the end of one step in the years-long effort to modernise the cement plant’s operation and the beginning of another phase. According to Lafarge Environmental Manager John Reagan, following a "mandatory 10-day waiting period" the DEC can issue their Findings Statement. Soon after, Laf... |
Bamburi Cement dust filter installation, Kenya19 July 2011, Published under Cement NewsThe Bamburi cement factory in Kenya is installing a dust filter following complaints by local residents that dust was affecting them. Managing director Hussein Mansi said the project started last month and will be completed by the end of the this month. "We have put proper measures in place to ensure that the problem of dust to the environment is arrested completely," he said. |
Holcim cements sustainable building, China13 July 2011, Published under Cement NewsOne of Holcim’s key priorities in China has been to help its domestic interest, Huaxin Cement, continue to improve its sustainable development. Huaxin’s cement has been used for many national key projects including the first large dam of China Danjiangkou - world-famous Three Gorges Dam, and Beijing’s top 10 buildings. Seizing the development opportunities brought by structural adjustment of the cement industry, Huaxin follows a sustainable development strategy of low energy consumption, l... |
Lafarge waste fuel permit declined, Slovenia13 July 2011, Published under Cement NewsThe Environmental Agency (ARSO) has rejected a request by LafargeCement for a permit that would allow the Trbovlje plant to resume burning waste as an alternative fuel. The company plans to respond with legal action. ARSO rejected Lafarge Cement’s request to consider the cement plant as an existing installation and grant it an environmental permit as it already had in 2009. Instead, the agency established that the plant is a new installation that needs a new permit. The group fighting agai... |
Cembureau concerned over Waste Framework Directive08 July 2011, Published under Cement NewsCembureau, the European cement producers’ association has voiced concern over aspects of the revised Waste Framework Directive (WFD), which seeks to lift the waste status of certain waste streams. The proposed changes will reduce the total volume of waste and facilitate progress towards national waste reduction targets. The new directive could also promote resource efficiency by creating a market for new ex-waste products. However, while Cembureau recognises that lifting the waste status... |
Capitol Aggregates to invest in carbon-capture technology08 July 2011, Published under Cement NewsAustin-based carbon-capture firm Skyonic is expanding its local operations and upgrading its senior management team as it prepares to start construction of its first full-scale manufacturing facility. The changes are part of the company’s evolution — after years of testing and fundraising — into a true commercial operation, said CEO and founder Joe Jones. "It’s a lot of growth coming together at the same time," Jones said. Started as a one-man operation "at a favourite table at Starbucks,"... |
Canadian cement industry cautiously optimistic on Quebec cap-and-trade programme07 July 2011, Published under Cement NewsThe Cement Association of Canada (ACC) has expressed cautious optimism following the Quebec government’s decision to go ahead with the implementation of its two-stage greenhouse gas emissions cap-and-trade programme. The scheme will be set up in 2012 with binding targets taking effect the following year, similar to California’s programme. "We understand Quebec’s decision to develop a system of cap and trade and, given its potential adverse impact on the economy and competitiveness of our i... |
Ravena Cement plant clears first important hurdle07 July 2011, Published under Cement NewsThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has accepted the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) from the Lafarge Cement plant in Ravena as complete. The application marks the end of one step in the years-long effort to modernise the cement plant’s operation and raise its production capacity from around 1.7Mta to 2.8Mta. The FEIS includes the Title Five Air permit and State Pollution Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) permits. Lafarge Environmental Manager ... |
Pakistan: NTC to hold public hearing on 26 July06 July 2011, Published under Cement NewsThe National Tariff Commission (NTC) will hold a public hearing on 26 July to deliberate upon exempting customs duty on the import of rubber/tyre scrap. According to an NTC statement issued on Tuesday, Lucky Cement Limited approached the NTC to seek exemption of customs duty on import of rubber/tyre scrap, considering the increasing energy and coal prices. As a result, a public hearing will be held in the Commission’s hearing room, located in the State Life Building in Islamabad. In its a... |
India: Supreme Court allows Lafarge to mine in Meghalaya06 July 2011, Published under Cement NewsThe Supreme Court today allowed French cement giant Lafarge to mine limestone in the forests of the East Khasi hills in Meghalaya. A special forest bench headed by the Chief Justice S H Kapadia allowed the plea of Lafarge to mine in the forests of Meghalaya. The apex court also upheld the revised environmental clearances given to Lafarge by the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MOEF) and said, "We are satisfied with the MOEF as it has taken a due diligence exercise." The spec... |