Cement News tagged under: Environmental
Indocement considering waste processing plant24 January 2011, Published under Cement NewsPT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa is collaborating with PT Jasa Sarana, a West Java government-owned enterprise, to carry out a feasibility study for a waste processing plant in Nambo, Bogor. “Indocement is located near Nambo. Indocement can utilize this alternative fuel to replace coal,” said Indocement’s financial director Christian Kartawijaya in Bandung yesterday. The collaboration is part of the company’s investment in clean technology to reduce carbon emissions in its cement product... |
Holcim Sustainable Construction award registration closing date24 January 2011, Published under Cement NewsThe 3rd International Holcim Awards for Sustainable Construction will close for registration on March 23. The competition recognizes and celebrates innovative, future-oriented and tangible projects and visions from around the globe and is open to: sustainable building and civil engineering works, landscape, urban design and infrastructure projects. Materials, products and construction technologies are also eligible. Entries must be submitted online at www.holcimawards.org. Outstanding Ca... |
Climafuel consultation at Rugby, UK20 January 2011, Published under Cement NewsUse of more waste-derived fuels at Rugby cement plant shows further environmental gains, say Cemex Cemex UK have published a draft report for public consultation, which shows that more than doubling the levels of Climafuel (from 30% up to 65%) at their Rugby cement plant, in Warwickshire, has environmental benefits. Climafuel is an alternative fuel derived from residual household and commercial waste, which is used in the heating of the cement kiln at the plant. The report provides an eva... |
Pennsylvania Dept fines Essroc for air emission violations19 January 2011, Published under Cement NewsThe Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has fined ESSROC Cement Corp., Lower Nazareth Township, US$50,558 for air emission violations and failing to maintain data records from its air monitors as required. “ESSROC exceeded its permitted emission limits and failed to meet our requirements for making data available, which is important to ensure the company is following the limits we’ve imposed to protect air quality for everyone in the region,” says Michael Bedrin, D... |
Review of EIA for Jamaica plant and quarry18 January 2011, Published under Cement NewsJamaica’s natural resources conservation authority (NRCA) has begun reviewing an EIA submitted by Cement Jamaica Limited (CJL), an official from the national environment and planning agency told BNamericas. The project, which includes construction of a cement plant and limestone quarry at the Esquivel port industrial complex in St Catherine parish, has an estimated cost of US$340m, according to the EIA. "We’ve just circulated the EIA to external agencies and relevant personnel for them to r... |
Dangote receives quality management award, Nigeria17 January 2011, Published under Cement NewsThe quality management system NIS ISO 9001:2008 award certificate will be presented to Dangote Cement, Obajana plant and Dangote Cement, Benue plant at a ceremony in Lagos on January 20, 2011. Dangote Cement, Apapa plant will also receive the occupational health and safety management system NIS BS OHSAS 18001:2007 in recognition of its good manufacturing practice (GMP) and significant contributions to the economic advancement of Nigeria. The awards are coming after a verification of D... |
Five Holcim (US) Inc plants receive EPA’s ENERGY STAR®17 January 2011, Published under Cement NewsHolcim (US) Inc. announced today that for the third consecutive year, two of its plants – Devil’s Slide in Morgan, UT and Theodore in Theodore, AL – have earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s ("EPA") prestigious ENERGY STAR®. In addition, Holcim (US) announced that three of its plants are first time recipients of the award. Those plants are Ste. Genevieve in Bloomsdale, MO, Trident in Three Forks, MT, and Holly Hill in Holly Hill, SC. The ENERGY STAR® is the national symbol f... |
Pollution Control Board reverses ACC decision13 January 2011, Published under Cement NewsACC has resumed production on Tuesday at its old plant, which had been closed down recently following directives from the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) for violation of pollution standards. The company authorities have somehow managed to obtain permission from MPCB headquarters to restart the old plant, and accordingly the plant was restarted after forty days of closure. The over 30-year-old cement plant of ACC Limited having production capacity of 0.9Mta was forced to shut dow... |
Holcim Philippines’ co-processing gets quality certifications07 January 2011, Published under Cement NewsGeocycle, the waste management unit of cement manufacturer Holcim Philippines, was recently recognised as having management systems for its operations, environmental impact and occupational health and safety that are up par with international quality standards. On Dec. 21, Geocycle received an Integrated Management System (IMS)certificate that covers ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004, and OHSAS 18001:2007. The three are a set of quality practices used globally to measure management systems for ... |
Implementation of new EPA rules for Lehigh renewal06 January 2011, Published under Cement NewsThe Bay Area in Cupertino, California, is about to become the first in the nation to implement tough new EPA requirements on cement plants. The Bay Area Air Quality Management District is poised to issue a proposed renewal of an operating permit for Leigh Cement Plant in Cupertino. The draft permit would incorporate standards for mercury emissions that would take affect in September 2013 and reduce mercury levels by 90 per cent. The plant and its emissions have been the subject of much deb... |