Cement News tagged under: Environmental
Congress adjourns with no new Cemex bill04 August 2009, Published under Cement NewsLanguage refinement has held up another bill aimed at banning a mega-mining project proposed for the Santa Clarita Valley, an official said. Congress went on its summer recess Friday, and Congressman Howard "Buck" McKeon is not expected to introduce a bill aimed at Cemex Inc.’s planned mine until this fall. "They’re continuing forward with the draft they have. This is the best it’s ever looked," said Lindsey Mask, spokeswoman for McKeon, R-Santa Clarita. McKeon is gearing up to introduce ... |
Protestors rally over proposed Titan plant, US04 August 2009, Published under Cement NewsProtestors gathered in Castle Hayne on Monday to argue against Titan America’s proposed cement plant. The group say they want legislators to reconsider the bill proposed by state Sen. Julia Boseman which was denied last month. The bill could have forced Titan America to undergo an extensive environmental review and delayed the opening of the plant. State and local officials offered Titan America about US$4.5m in incentives to open a cement plant and stone quarry on the northeast Cape Fear... |
Wilmington Journal Endorses Titan Cement plans29 July 2009, Published under Cement NewsThe Wilmington Journal, a weekly newspaper that has served the African American community of Wilmington and surrounding areas since 1927, issued a letter today stating its support of Carolinas Cement Company’s plans to build a state-of-the-art cement plant in Castle Hayne. The letter was signed by Mary Alice Jervay Thatch, Editor and Publisher, and Shawn Jervay Thatch, Business Manager. The letter states that The Wilmington Journal officially endorsed Carolinas Cement on July 2, 2009 by pub... |
Holcim, Iloilo partner for waste management, Philippines28 July 2009, Published under Cement NewsTo support the local governments’ efforts on solid waste management, leading cement company Holcim Philippines has partnered with the Iloilo City Government, Solid Waste Management for Local Government Unit (SWM4LGU), and Department of Environment and Natural Resources -Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) Region 6 for the proper and safe disposal of sorted residual wastes at its Calahunan Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) using Holcim’s global technology of co-processing. The Memorandum ... |
Lafarge wins prizes for saving water23 July 2009, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Cement UK have been presented with two prestigious national awards from the Environment Agency for their commitment to saving and recycling water at Cauldon Works in the Staffordshire Moorlands. As part of the Environment Agency Water Efficiency Awards, Cauldon Works won the top prize, the chief executive’s Award, and also the Gold Award in the Water Save category, which is sponsored by the Food and Drink Federation. The awards are in recognition of the work Cauldon Works has don... |
Cement and lime sectors achieve climate change target23 July 2009, Published under Cement NewsThe Mineral Products Association (MPA) has announced that the UK cement and lime sectors have achieved their energy-efficiency goals, as detailed in their Climate Change Agreements for the target period 4 (2008). Collectively, the cement manufacturers have exceeded their target of improving specific energy consumption by 26.6% over 1990 levels ahead of schedule, recording an actual reduction level of 33.7%. Within the lime sector, the manufacturers have achieved a specific energy consump... |
Hima Cement shifts to use of cleaner energy, Uganda23 July 2009, Published under Cement NewsHima Cement expects to achieve up to 50 per cent replacement of heavy fuel with alternative energy sources in the next three years, plant manager Allen Mate said recently when the State Minister for Industry and Technology, Rev. Simon Lokodo visited the plant. Mr Mate said the alternative fuel project, which costs the company EUR1.2m (about KES3.6bn) involves substituting the costly fuel oil with coffee and rice husks, which are supplied by farmers in Kasese. “The project begun in 2000 a... |
TXI Riverside Cement plant to pay US$221,000 in fines21 July 2009, Published under Cement NewsState and Inland environmental programs will get a financial boost from a recent court judgment against TXI Riverside Cement plant, which authorities said allowed toxic cement dust to escape into residential neighborhoods in two counties. The Riverside County district attorney and the state attorney general sued the company last year, accusing it of violating state law by failing to notify its neighbours about the health risks of the dust emissions, which contained cancer-causing hexavalent... |
Cement industry group aims for zero waste21 July 2009, Published under Cement NewsThe Cement Sustainability Initiative wants to reduce the concrete landfill rate to zero by boosting awareness of the benefits of reusing concrete in a new report, “Recycling Concrete.” Since concrete is a downstream product of cement, cement producers note they can only have an indirect role in supporting the zero waste goal. It has also tried to reduce environmental impacts in other ways, such as slowing the rate of greenhouse gas emissions growth; the cement industry is responsible for ab... |
Riebeek West continues fight over plant, South Africa20 July 2009, Published under Cement NewsEnvironmentalists in Riebeek West feel their concerns about a proposed cement factory expansion in the town may not be taken seriously when the province studies a final report on the project. The Riebeek Valley Environmental Forum is vigorously opposed to the plan. The forum has urged affected parties to e-mail the Department of Environmental Affairs and Planning (Deap), saying the environmental impact report (EIR) would not give its concerns “due weight”. The EIR process has been marked ... |