Cement News tagged under: Environmental
Italgen puts Bulgaria expansion on hold04 May 2011, Published under Cement NewsItalian energy group, Italgen, will not develop any more projects in Bulgaria until the upgrade of the country’s power grid is completed, news agency SeeNews reported yesterday. Italgen, part of cement producer Italcementi, has set up a joint venture with Italian wind turbines maker Leitwind to build and operate two 9MW wind farms in Kavarna, on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast. The two wind farms had to wait a long time before being fully connected to the grid and problems related to the limite... |
Holcim US plant burns waste from BP’s Gulf of Mexico clean-up04 May 2011, Published under Cement NewsThe Holcim (US) Inc cement plant in Theodore, Ala., received the Environmental Performance Award from the Portland Cement Association (PCA) and Cement Americas magazine as part of the 2011 Cement Industry Energy and Environment Awards. The award was presented at PCA’s Spring Meeting in Chicago. This honor recognises facilities that take steps beyond those contained in environmental laws, regulations, and permits to minimize their impact on the environment. The plant was also a runner-up in ... |
Concerns over Boral rail terminal, Australia03 May 2011, Published under Cement NewsConcerns about traffic congestion caused by the proposed rail terminal at the Boral Cement Works, Australia, have been raised in a submission to the Joint Regional Planning Panel. Boral Resources has proposed the reopening and extension of an existing rail sliding and the establishment of a stockpile area and aggregate handling facility at the south of its plant at 40 Maldon Bridge Rd, Maldon Support structures and conveyers would also be set up at the unused rail unloading facility, a rep... |
Lafarge patents composition for trapping CO202 May 2011, Published under Cement NewsLafarge has filed a patent, entitled “Composition for trapping CO2”, for a hydraulic binder which it claims transforms CO2 into carbonates and/or bicarbonates. According to the abstract posted by the World Intellectual Property Organization: "The present invention relates to a hydraulic binder characterised in that said binder comprises at least enzymes that catalyse the trapping and transformation of CO2 into carbonates and/or bicarbonates, the hydraulic binder being free of cement kiln dus... |
Holcim Indonesia joins local sustainable development group28 April 2011, Published under Cement NewsSix Indonesian and multinational companies vowed on Wednesday to strengthen their commitment to reduce carbon emissions and support pro-environment business practices by establishing the Indonesian Business Council for Sustainable Development (IBCSD). The agreement to set up the council – which is the national chapter of World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) – was signed by representatives of paper maker Asia Pacific Resources International Ltd. (APRIL), national airlin... |
Romania projects boost Holcim’s participation in "Sustainable Energy Europe"27 April 2011, Published under Cement NewsHolcim Romania, which should finalise EUR12m worth of investments in its Romanian factories in Alesd and Campulung cement plants, has joined the “Sustainable Energy Europe” campaign with the “Low Carbon Footprint Products” project. During this project, which will be finished in late 2011, new facilities will be installed in order to increase the waste co-processing capacity. More than 300 projects were registered in the Production section of the “Sustainable Energy Europe” Campaign, with 70... |
Holcim’s Theodore, Ala., plant Wins Energy and Environment Award26 April 2011, Published under Cement NewsHolcim (US), Inc. announced that its Theodore plant located in Theodore, Ala, is the recipient of the 2011 Cement Industry Energy and Environment Award, specifically in the Environmental Performance category. In a release, the company said the award is sponsored by the Portland Cement Association (PCA) and Cement Americas magazine. Winners are selected by an independent panel of judges. In addition, the Theodore facility was selected as a Runner Up in the Outreach category. Holcim said it ... |
Cemex Polska in alternative fuels venture, Poland26 April 2011, Published under Cement NewsCemex Polska and Trade have established the firm EkoPaliwa Chelm which will be responsible for the construction of a facility for the production of alternative fuel from municipal solid waste. The fuel will be used by Cemex’s Cementownia Chelm works, covering about 30 per cent of the cement facilities energy requirements. EkoPaliwa Chelm is scheduled to commence operations in 2012, as the construction work is expected to last until the end of 2011. The target output is 100,000tpa of fue... |
WBCSD releases guide to ecosystem valuation22 April 2011, Published under Cement NewsThe World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) has published a ‘Guide to Corporate Ecosystems Valuation’, a new framework designed to enhance business understanding of the benefits and value of ecosystem services including fresh water, food, fibre, and natural hazard protection. "Biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation are continuing to escalate, thereby putting business at risk, but if managed properly, can be transformed into new opportunities," Bjorn Stigson, Presiden... |
Industry urges EPA to reconsider air toxics rule22 April 2011, Published under Cement NewsCement industry officials in the US are urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reconsider its air toxics rule for the sector to resolve what they say is a major ambiguity over whether many cement facilities are subject to another recent emissions rule for incinerators rather than the air toxics rule, according to a report by Inside EPA. The industry has also filed suit over the Portland cement maximum achievable control technology (MACT) air toxics standard, and a federal appea... |