Cement News tagged under: Environmental
EPA seeks more data from Cemex plant near Lyons13 May 2009, Published under Cement NewsState regulators must provide more information to justify the air-emissions permit awarded to the Cemex Inc. cement plant near Lyons, the Environmental Protection Agency has ruled. The cement plant faced a string of state and federal enforcement actions and agreed in March to pay a $528,325 fine. The EPA order came in response to a petition by an environmental group claiming that the state Department of Public Health and Environment had improperly granted the permit. The group, Rocky Moun... |
Richmond Township meeting on plans for quarry expansion12 May 2009, Published under Cement NewsThe Richmond Township supervisors meeting Monday began on a hill overlooking the valley where Lehigh Cement Co. wants to expand a limestone quarry. About 20 township residents joined two of the three supervisors at a property along Crystal Ridge Road. Supervisor Gary Angstadt was absent. The group included quarry opponents anxious to convey a sense of how the quarry expansion would change the area. |
Cemex demonstrates progress in its sustainability commitments12 May 2009, Published under Cement NewsCemex today announced that it continues to make substantial progress toward its goals as a sustainable building materials company with the achievement of three of its sustainability targets ahead of schedule, as well as with significant reductions in its carbon emissions. At the end of 2008, Cemex had reduced specific net carbon dioxide emissions in its cement operations by 15.8% from the Company’s 1990 baseline and remains on track to meet its target of reducing CO2 emissions per ton of ce... |
Lafarge and WWF renew partnership06 May 2009, Published under Cement NewsBruno Lafont, Chairman and CEO of Lafarge, and James P. Leape, Director-General of WWF International, have announced the renewal of the partnership between Lafarge and WWF International for another four years. This new phase of the partnership will see a continuation of the work carried out by Lafarge and the non-governmental organization since 2000. In 2000, Lafarge was the first industrial player to become a WWF ‘Conservation Partner’ by signing a five-year global partnership, first r... |
US: industry honors leaders in environmental improvement01 May 2009, Published under Cement NewsSix cement plants received special recognition for their commitment to improving the environment and their communities at the Eighth Annual Cement Industry Environment and Energy Awards, presented by Portland Cement Association (PCA) and Cement Americas magazine at PCA’s Spring Meeting in Chicago, April 28, 2009. The awards honour individual cement facilities that exemplify the spirit of continuous environmental improvement and support this spirit with action. These plants went beyond gover... |
Carolinas Cement will comply with new EPA mercury regulations24 April 2009, Published under Cement NewsA spokesperson from Carolinas Cement responded to Tuesday’s announcement from EPA regarding new proposed standards for mercury and other emissions, confirming that Carolinas Cement will comply with new regulations. “We’ll follow the new regulations to the letter,” said Bob Odom, Carolinas Cement General Manager. “We went on record in February of this year by writing a letter to Mr. Overcash at NC DENR requesting that the proposed facility be responsible for any forthcoming regulation concer... |
Lehigh fined for air quality permit violation24 April 2009, Published under Cement NewsLehigh Cement Co. agreed in a consent order by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to pay a US$10,000 penalty in regard to air quality permit violations, according to the DNR in Des Moines. A consent order is issued as an alternative to issuing an administrative order. It indicates that the DNR has voluntarily entered into a legally enforceable agreement with the other party. Lehigh has received prior notice of violation letters, administrative orders and attorney general actions for ... |
Cement industry: EPA pollution plan not achievable23 April 2009, Published under Cement NewsA group representing the U.S. cement industry says a federal government plan for cutting emissions of mercury and other air toxins at its plants is unrealistic. The Portland Cement Association said Wednesday a regulation drafted by the Environmental Protection Agency would cause some plants to close. The group said there would be shortages of cement, the key ingredient in concrete. The industry also predicted more cement imports from countries with weaker standards. EPA’s proposed rule wo... |
EPA proposes to slash mercury emissions from cement plants22 April 2009, Published under Cement NewsEPA is proposing to significantly reduce mercury emissions from Portland cement kilns, the fourth-largest source of mercury air emissions in the U.S. The proposal would set the nation’s first limits on mercury emissions from existing Portland cement kilns and would strengthen the limits for new kilns. The proposed standards also would set emission limits for total hydrocarbons, particulate matter, and sulfur dioxide from cement kilns of all sizes, and would reduce hydrochloric acid emission... |
New director to focus on alternative fuels programme17 April 2009, Published under Cement NewsThe Cemex cement plant at South Ferriby, UK has a new director, 29-year-old Philip Baynes-Clarke. He succeeds John Whyatt, who has been in charge of the plant since 2002. Mr Baynes-Clarke (pictured) joined the company in 2001 as a graduate chemical engineer. Since then he has risen through the company ranks, with responsibilities in different areas of the cement business, before becoming plant director at the company’s Barrington cement plant in Cambridgeshire in 2007. At Barrington, whi... |