Cement News tagged under: Environmental
Proposed Khatwari plant causes protests02 June 2010, Published under Cement NewsThe proposed setting up of a cement plant at Khatwari, 5km from the main town, allegedly in violation of rules, has given rise to widespread protests in the Sundernagar valley of this district. The company setting up the proposed plant has succeeded in obtaining the NOC for the proposed plant at Khatwari on the fertile agricultural land which has sparked off bitter opposition from the farmers. The environmentalists are also up in arms against the proposed plant which they apprehend would ... |
Lafarge glass recycling efforts, USA01 June 2010, Published under Cement NewsFor the past few years, the University of Montevallo and the city of Montevallo, Alabama, USA, have been offering local residents a green option for disposing their glass refuse. What began as a program spearheaded by a UM biology professor approximately two years ago has evolved into a mutually beneficial agreement between the city and a Calera company. Shortly after UM began its recycling program, Travis Reid, the safety, environment and public affairs manager for the Lafarge cement plan... |
Lafarge Hope to burn sewage pellets31 May 2010, Published under Cement NewsLafarge is proposing to use ’processed sewage pellets’ at Hope Cement Works, between the villages of Hope, Castleton and Bradwell, which already burns unusual items such as chipped rubber tyres and bone meal. The company has applied to the Environment Agency, the Government body which regulates industrial emissions, for permission and hopes to begin using the fuel in late summer or early autumn. Officials from Lafarge informed residents in the area of the plans by issuing a newsletter to ... |
Residents asked to explain fears over cement works, UK28 May 2010, Published under Cement NewsUK health officials investigating fears a Flintshire cement factory could be linked to cancer have asked members of the public to share their "concerns". BBC News reported that Health Minister Edwina Hart ordered the investigation into concerns over the Hanson Cement plant at Padeswood. A response team has been set up by Public Health Wales, which wants any responses by 11 June. Hanson has previously said there are no health risks at the site, but said it would welcome any study. Iri... |
Egypt shuts two Torah Cement production lines26 May 2010, Published under Cement NewsEgypt has shut down two Torah Cement production lines and filed a case on charges the company damaged the environment, the environment ministry said on Tuesday. Torah is majority owned by Suez Cement. "Despite providing the firm with all technical cooperation to cut emissions and reduce environmental pollution, the firm has continued to violate environmental law and emit pollutants causing hazard to the community," the ministry said in a statement. Torah said in response it had met env... |
USA: Roanoke Cement praised for safety, air quality25 May 2010, Published under Cement NewsRoanoke Cement Company’s Winston-Salem terminal has been honored by North Carolina state and county government for its safety and air quality. The North Carolina Department of Labor and the County of Forsyth presented the respective awards to the cement terminals management. The department of labour awarded the First Year Gold Safety Award for an injury-free year at the terminal in 2009. To qualify for the award, a firm must have no fatalities and have maintained an incidence rate at lea... |
Cemex in Costa Rica uses rice husks and wood chips as fuels25 May 2010, Published under Cement NewsCemex in Costa Rica has successfully implemented a United Nations-certified Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) that substitutes conventional fossil fuels such as petroleum coke, fuel oil, and natural gas with more environmentally friendly local biomass products such as rice husks and wood chips. The biomasses are now used in cement kilns to serve as fuel during calcination. Cemex Costa Rican operations currently have a 20% alternative fuels substitution rate and this project alone helped avo... |
New Zealand: fuel plan for old tyres24 May 2010, Published under Cement NewsOwen Douglas is waiting, and willing, to take all of New Zealand’s discarded tyres – some four million of them each year. Each year about four million tyres are discarded in New Zealand. They are sent to farms and landfills, or simply dumped down gullies and piled on the side of the road. Over time, the tyres that are no longer fit for a vehicle have become an environmental nightmare – or put more bluntly, a sore on the landscape. No one, really, has taken full responsibility for disposing... |
Lafarge becomes first Malaysian cement company To win green label award24 May 2010, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Malayan Cement Bhd has become the first Malaysian cement company to receive the Green Label certification from the Singapore Environment Council. The company’s president and chief executive officer Bi Yong Chungunco said its two cement products, Mascrete LH and Phoenix, fulfilled the pre-requisites to become eligible for the Green Label certification. "Besides offering advanced solutions to meet our customers’ demands, we are one step ahead, developing technological breakthroughs i... |
USA: Cupertino council votes to install air monitor near Lehigh Cement plan20 May 2010, Published under Cement NewsA recent surge in public pressure from residents regarding the air quality in neighbourhoods around the Lehigh Southwest Cement Plant has prompted the city to let the Bay Area Air Quality Management District set up an air monitoring station about two miles from the facility. The city council unanimously voted May 18 to let the air district set up a station in the parking lot at Monta Vista Park, 22601 Voss Ave. The station will operate for a minimum of one year. BAAQMD will supply and opera... |