Cement News tagged under: Environmental
Tanga rehabilitation efforts27 February 2009, Published under Cement NewsTanga Cement Company has made efforts in improving the environment after mining has taken place. The company has rehabilitated two pozzolana quarries in Holili in Kilamanjaro region. "We wanted to demonstrate that with a little bit of effort, there can be something good after a quarry has been rehabilitated and to show that within the mining industry. If you dig something out of the land, you should also put something back in place in order to preserve the environment," says Juerg Fluehman... |
Eonomic crisis complicates California’s climate goals25 February 2009, Published under Cement NewsCalifornia Portland Cement, which employs 140 people in Colton, California, says the economy has put the plant’s future in doubt. The CalPortland plant is one of 11 California cement plants that is being required to upgrade to curb CO2 emissions. But the company says the plant’s future is now uncertain. The recession has sent cement prices plunging, lowered profits and forced CalPortland’s drivers to cut back on hours. And the company says it faces new expenses: the cost of meeting Califor... |
Lafarge waste utilisation, Brazil23 February 2009, Published under Cement NewsLafarge is utilising waste from the disposal site of Cantagalo (Rio de Janeiro) as fuel for its cement kilns in a move that decreases the environmental liability of the disposal site and enlarge the alternative fuels blend of Lafarge. The initiative is soon to be followed by other cement companies s Camargo Correa Cimentos, Votorantim and Cimpor. For some years Brazilian cement manufacturers have adopted co-processing, replacing part of the fossil fuel for industrial residues. Around 35 ... |
Phoenix again recognised for energy-efficiency09 February 2009, Published under Cement NewsThe Salt River Materials Group Phoenix Cement plant in Clarkdale was recently honored with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ENERGY STAR® award for 2008, after first receiving the award for 2007. To earn the 2007 award, the plant scored 97 of a possible 100 on the Energy Performance Indicator (EPI), used by the EPA to measure energy efficiency in cement plants. In order to qualify for an ENERGY STAR award a score of at least 75 is required. In addition, the plant must have a thre... |
Holcim asks NCAER to study rural housing, India05 February 2009, Published under Cement NewsHolcim has mandated the National Council for Applied Economic Research (NCAER)to conduct the first comprehensive study on rural housing in India. The study aims to review the current status of housing in rural India with a view to assess the prospects for its growth. The decision was taken at a meeting here between the Switzerland-based cement manufacturer and NCAER, an independent non-profit policy research organisation. NCAER is known for its capacity to collect original household data t... |
Siam Cement considers selling carbon credit04 February 2009, Published under Cement NewsSiam Cement Group (SCG), Thailand’s top industrial conglomerate, has been in talks with brokers to sell carbon credits generated by its THB6bn waste-heat power generation (WHG) system, the Bangkok Post reports. WHG is to be installed at all SCG’s cement plants in Thailand and Cambodia by the end of this year. The project is expected to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions from the plants by 300,000tpa. "We have studied the possibility of selling carbon credits for some time and have already sta... |
Titan plant review moves forward, US28 January 2009, Published under Cement NewsThe Army Corps of Engineers review of Titan America’s proposed cement plant will kick into gear next week when an advisory group meets in Wilmington. The group, consisting of government agencies and interested environmental and business groups, will meet Feb. 5 at the Hampton Inn off Old Eastwood Road. That body will provide feedback to aid the Corps, which is developing a document that will disclose how Titan’s project would affect the environment and evaluate a range of alternatives. The... |
Lost time incidents drop 70 per cent27 January 2009, Published under Cement NewsLost time incidents have dropped by 70 per cent in the British cement industry over the past five years, reports Construction News. New figures released by the British Cement Association have revealed a continued downward trend in incidents on the sites of the sector’s big four – Castle Cement, Cemex, Tarmac and Lafarge. In 2003, there were 101 incidents which caused working hours to be lost. That figure fell to 31 last year. Cemex, however, was devastated by a death on one of its sites ... |
MP Ekanya to Sue Tororo Cement26 January 2009, Published under Cement NewsArrangements for filing a civil suit against Tororo Cement Industry over depletion of the environment have been concluded. Tororo county MP Geoffrey Ekanya said the National Environment Management Authority’s (NEMA) negligence and the reluctance by the management of the factory warranted him to seek legal redress. "For the last 15 years, the factory management has tormented the community and no action has been taken against them," Ekanya told The New Vision in Tororo town. He said he had ... |
Cemex aims to cut energy costs with new wind park23 January 2009, Published under Cement NewsCemex inaugurated on Thursday a wind park in southern Mexico in a bid to cut energy costs by 10 per cent and depend less on volatile prices from other electricity providers. Cemex said it developed the 250MW EURUS wind power generation park in a venture with Spanish builder Acciona. The park is located in the state of Oaxaca, where other companies have taken advantage of extremely windy regions to install generators for wind power. Acciona is investing US$550m in the EURUS project while C... |