Cement News tagged under: Environmental
Final decision on Lafarge burn permit expected soon, US19 December 2008, Published under Cement NewsThe Department of Environmental Quality presented an update on the requested burn permit by Lafarge at Thursday’s Air/Water Quality committee meeting. The fate of the plant’s plans to burn alternate fuel sources lay in the hands of the DEQ. Gloria Torrello explained to the board the current status of Lafarge’s application. "I talked to Melissa Byrnes this morning and the permit request is still under review," Torrella said. "I expect to hear a final decision soon." The permit request has ... |
Holcim seeks US$75 million carbon credit18 December 2008, Published under Cement NewsPT Holcim Indonesia Tbk seeks accumulative carbon credit worth US$50-70m in 10 years from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC). The credit here is given following the corporate action to use the agriculture waste as the coal substitute energy. Country Manager Geocycle of Holcim Indonesia Vincent Aloysius the carbon credit value is based on assumption the company could cut down the emission of CO2 by 500,000 at average per year in the next 10 years. "With the p... |
Australian cement industry to get emissions scheme help18 December 2008, Published under Cement NewsThe Federal Government says it is not ignoring the cement industry’s concerns about the extra costs associated with an emissions trading scheme. The Opposition says Cement Australia is threatening to scrap a $1 billion expansion at Gladstone, in central Queensland, because of the cost of the scheme. Queensland Nationals’ Senator Ron Boswell says the scheme will cost the cement industry an extra $20 million a year. Climate Change Minister Penny Wong says the Government is aware of the conc... |
Emissions trading ’could harm cement industry’, Australia17 December 2008, Published under Cement NewsThe Federal Opposition says a cement company could scrap a billion-dollar expansion in central Queensland because of extra costs imposed by an emissions trading scheme. Nationals Senator Ron Boswell says the scheme would add $20 million a year to costs in the cement industry and Cement Australia is having second thoughts about a new plant in Gladstone that would have created 60 new jobs. Senator Boswell says the Gladstone plant is owned by three multi-national companies, who could increase... |
Holcim plants trees in former mining area, Indonesia15 December 2008, Published under Cement NewsHundreds of female employees and wives of workers at cement producer PT Holcim in Cilacap, Central Java, planted trees in the company’s former mining area in Tritih Lor village in Cilacap regency Thursday. The event was part of the company’s Women Plant Trees project to support the National Tree-Planting Day movement, Holcim said in a press statement. Holcim stated that the company had planted at least 166,000 trees, including on Nusakambangan Island off Cilacap. Holcim has been criticize... |
Maytas Properties SEZ receives Holcim Award for Sustainable Construction in Asia15 December 2008, Published under Cement NewsMaytas Properties Limited, a Hyderabad based leading Property Development Company, has received Holcim Award for Sustainable Construction in Asia Pacific for its Green IT/ITeS SEZ at Maytas Hill County. Maytas Properties received the Bronze for its energy-efficient SEZ at Maytas Hill County SEZ, while China received the top prize for sustainable planning for a rural community, followed by Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam for low-impact green field university campus. Total prize money of USD 270,000... |
Mexico set to cut emissions12 December 2008, Published under Cement NewsMexico said that it would slash its carbon pollution by 50% before 2050, joining Brazil among large developing economies to pledge large reductions in greenhouse gases. Mexico will reach this goal through voluntary and non-binding commitments to improve energy efficiency in heavy industry, notably in the cement and oil sectors, Environment Minister Juan Rafael Elvira told a press conference. He unveiled key elements of the plan at the UN Framework Conference on Climate Change in Poznan, Po... |
Lafarge honoured for nature projects08 December 2008, Published under Cement NewsLafarge North America’s Davenport cement plant give the impression of heavy industry to those who pass by on Iowa 22. But the massive 840-acre site is crossed by creeks and streams and contains plenty of wildlife habitat. The company has also been working to restore prairie and wetland areas, make greater use of alternative fuels and recycle stormwater runoff. For its restoration efforts, the Lafarge plant recently received honors from the Wildlife Habitat Council, a national organization t... |
Cemex launches first Sustainable Development Report08 December 2008, Published under Cement NewsCemex has launched its first Sustainable Development Report to build on its corporate reporting framework, which was launched in 2006, and shows that improvements have been made in a number of areas, most significantly in the areas of health and safety, where employee lost time injuries reduced by 56%, alternative fuels use, which increased by 52% and rail and sea freight, which rose by 36%. Cemex has found that as a result of its approach to combine visible leadership, training and worker ... |
Roanoke Cement recognized for safe terminals05 December 2008, Published under Cement NewsShree Roanoke Cement Company (RCC) sites have achieved 11 years without a lost time accident: Castle Hayne, Richmond and Winston-Salem terminals. The Portland Cement Association has recently recognised RCC with a certificate commemorating the event. "This is a special milestone in that for 11 years, no employee of these three terminals was injured or had to miss work," says Ronnie Collins, who has served as Business Unit Safety Manager for the Mid-Atlantic, Essex Cement and Separation Techn... |